Craig Mackail-Smith

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Craig Mackail-Smith
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Mackail-Smith playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011
Personal information
Full name Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith
Date of birth 25 February 1984 (1984-02-25) (age 27)
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2003 St. Albans City 45 (2)
2003–2004 Arlesey Town 54 (17)
2004–2007 Dagenham & Redbridge 106 (38)
2007–2011 Peterborough United 185 (80)
2011– Brighton & Hove Albion 25 (6)
National team‡
2005–2006 England C 7 (4)
2011– Scotland 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:06, 13 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith (born 25 February 1984) is a footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker. He has also played for England C and at full international level for Scotland. He was the winner of League One Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

He was brought through the youth system at St Albans City, scoring two goals in 30 starts and 15 substitute appearances. He was released at the end of the 2003 season and joined Arlesey Town where he played for only one season, a highlight of which was knocking Dagenham & Redbridge out of the FA Trophy.[1] He later joined Dagenham & Redbridge in 2004 when the club was in the Football conference,[2] When he was at the club he scored 14 times in the league he picked up 5 yellow cards and received 0 red cards he was also substituted 3 times.[3] then on 29 January 2007 he was signed by Peterborough United with Dagenham retaining 15% of any future transfer fee.

[edit] Peterborough United

Mackail-Smith had a slow start to life as a Peterborough United striker, playing only rarely in his first season in League Two. But when the side had reached league 1 he took up a regular forward position in the first team and he[4] linked up well with the then Peterborough United striker Aaron McLean ,Mclean would later move to Hull City A.F.C in 2010.[5] Steve Claridge posted a scouting report on the 23rd of September 2008 on Mackail Smith he described him as a[4] “ a rampaging Nordic Viking with his long blond hair” and he was impressed by the way he would pick up the ball and run at defenders, attacking at every opportunity in what Claridge described as a positive way. Mackail Smith managed to rack up 35 goals for the club during the the 2010- 2011 season. The 35 goals that he scored during that season made him the most prolific scorer in England for the season and also bagged him the coveted prize of Npower Football league One Player of the Year Award.[6][7] His then manger Darren Ferguson (the son of Sir Alex Ferguson) described him as a hard working front man who has an excellent goal to game ratio. When Mackail Smith was interviewed by BBC Sport in June 2011 he was quoted in saying that[8]“ I want to play at the highest level I can attain and I want to play in the Premier League” and he continued to say that “Though obviously it all depends on what kind of club comes in for me” He was the subject of interest from premiership teams Norwich City, Everton F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C. and QPR On 29 May 2011 Mackail-Smith scored the second goal in the 3–0 win against Huddersfield at Old Trafford to clinch promotion for Peterborough United to the Championship.[9]

[edit] Brighton & Hove Albion

On 4 July 2011 Mackail-Smith joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an initial £2.5million, possibly rising to £3.25million, signing a four-year deal.[10] Mackail-Smith's first goal for Brighton was a winner in the south coast derby against Portsmouth. Mackail-Smith has gone on to score 6 goals in the 2011-12 season as of January 2012, making him Brighton's joint top scorer in the league.

[edit] International career

Mackail-Smith first played internationally against Brazil.[11] Mackail-Smith qualified to play for Scotland through his Edinburgh-born grandmother Margaret and confirmed his interest in playing for Scotland if called up.[12] On 24 March 2011, he received a call-up from Scotland boss Craig Levein for a friendly with Brazil on 27 March.[13] He made his international debut when he came on as a substitute for Kenny Miller in the 87th minute.[14][15] He scored his first international goal against Liechtenstein on 8 October 2011 in a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier.[16] and played in the match v Spain in Alicante on 12th Oct 2011, winning a penalty which David Goodwillie scored from, in a match that Spain won 3-1.

[edit] International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2011 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz  Liechtenstein 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

[edit] Career statistics

As of 3 December 2011
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2004–05 Conference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 12
2005–06 Conference 38 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 11
2006–07 Conference 28 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 15
Total 106 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 38
Peterborough 2006–07 League Two 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8
2007–08 League Two 36 12 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 19
2008–09 League One 46 23 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 53 26
2009–10 Championship 43 10 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 47 11
2010–11 League One 45 27 4 2 3 3 1 0 3 3 56 35
Total 185 80 14 12 7 4 2 0 3 3 211 99
Brighton & Hove Albion 2011–12 Championship 20 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 7
Career total 311 124 16 12 9 5 2 0 3 3 341 144

[edit] Honours

Peterborough United F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "NonLeagueDaily.com". NonLeagueDaily.com. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=15471. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 
  2. ^ Dagenham and Redbridge mad. "Craig Mackail Smith Dagenham and Redbridge player stats". Dagenham and Redbridge Mad. http://www.dagenhamandredbridge-mad.co.uk/brighton__hove_albion/player/season_135/craig_mackailsmith_27999/index.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  3. ^ Dagenham and Redbridge mad. "Craig Mackail Smith Dagenham and Redbridge player stats". http://www.dagenhamandredbridge-mad.co.uk. http://www.dagenhamandredbridge-mad.co.uk/brighton__hove_albion/player/season_135/craig_mackailsmith_27999/index.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  4. ^ a b Steve Claridge (2008-09-23). "Craig Mackail Smith Dagenham and Redbridge player stats". guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2008/sep/23/peterborough.leagueonefootball. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  5. ^ Wikipedia. "Aaron McLean career". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_McLean. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  6. ^ The football league (2011-03-20). "Craig Mackail-Smith named Npower Football league One Player of the Year". The football league. http://www.football-league.co.uk/flawards/news/20110320/craig-mackail-smith-named-league-1-player-of-the-year_2293338_2319373#. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  7. ^ Wikipedia. "Darren Ferguson". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Ferguson. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  8. ^ BBC Sport. "Peterborough United accept Craig Mackail-Smith offer". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13605335.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  9. ^ Begley, Emlyn (2011-05-29). "BBC Sport – Huddersfield 0–3 Peterborough". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13489373.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  10. ^ "Craig Mackail-Smith heads to Brighton in four-year deal". BBC Sport. 2011-07-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13991715.stm. Retrieved 2011-07-04. 
  11. ^ and scored three times.html "Mackail-Smith relishing chance to face Brazil after shock Scotland call-up, he scored a five minute hattrick". Mail Online. 25 March 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1369659/Craig-Mackail-Smith-called-Scotland-squad-Brazil-friendly and scored three times.html. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 
  12. ^ "Mackail Smith keen to follow Boyd to Scotland". Peterborough Today. 5 May 2009. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/mackail_smith_keen_to_follow_boyd_to_scotland_1_130607. Retrieved 24 April 2010. 
  13. ^ "Scots call for Peterborough striker Craig Mackail-Smith". BBC Sport. 24 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9431234.stm. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
  14. ^ "Scotland 0–2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 27 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9431234.stm. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  15. ^ "New Scots star to give debut shirt to his grandma after the game in which he scored three times". MirrorFootball (Trinity Mirror). 28 March 2011. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Craig-Mackail-Smith-will-give-his-first-international-shirt-to-his-Scottish-born-granny-Margaret-after-the-Peterborough-striker-made-his-debut-against-Brazil-article717897.html. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  16. ^ "Mackail-Smith goal keeps Scots' Euro 2012 hopes alive". BBC Sport. 8 October. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/15138390.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  17. ^ "QPR's Adel Taarabt wins Football League player of year". BBC Sport. 21 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9431137.stm. Retrieved 21 March 2011. 
  18. ^ "PFA Divisional Awards: Npower League One". Professional Footballers Association. 17 April 2010. http://www.givemefootball.com/league-one/pfa-divisional-awards-npower-league-one. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 

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