Ryan Smith (footballer)

Ryan Smith

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Craig Matthew Smith
Date of birth	10 November 1986 (1986-11-10)
Place of birth	Islington, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Arsenal	0	(0)
2005–2006	→ Leicester City (loan)	17	(1)
2006–2007	Derby County	15	(0)
2007–2009	Millwall	17	(0)
2008–2009	→ Southampton (loan)	14	(0)
2009–2010	Crystal Palace	5	(0)
2010–2011	Sporting Kansas City	32	(4)
2012–	Chivas USA	0	(0)
National team‡
2002	England U-16	6	(2)
2003	England U-17	3	(0)
2004–2005	England U-18	2	(1)
2004–2006	England U-19	6	(1)
2004–2006	England U-20	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2009

Ryan Craig Matthew Smith (born 10 November 1986 in Islington) is an English footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.

Career

Arsenal

An England youth international, Smith started his career at Arsenal. He made his Arsenal debut against Rotherham United on 28 October 2003 at the age of 16. He also managed to start against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. All of the matches in which he played for Arsenal were in the Carling Cup, including a game on 9 November 2004 against Everton which saw him go off injured after 20 minutes.

Leicester City

On 30 September 2005, Smith was signed by Leicester City on loan for the whole of the 2005–06 season. Although initially a first team player for Leicester, he lost his place in the side midway through the season, and after less than six months he and Leicester agreed by mutual consent that the loan should end. He returned to Arsenal on 10 March 2006.

Derby County

On 4 August 2006, Smith agreed personal terms on a 3 year contract with Championship outfit Derby County. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Southampton on 6 August. After struggling to break into a Derby side pushing for promotion, and the arrival of several midfielders in the January transfer window.

Millwall

Smith moved on loan to League One side Millwall on 21 March 2007 on an initial one-month loan deal, but this was extended on 17 April 2007 to run until the end of the 2006–07 season. Smith impressed during his time on loan at Millwall and manager Willie Donachie expressed an interest in retaining the youngster's services. In July 2007 Milwall paid £150,000 for Smith, who signed a two year contract with the club. However, injuries and a big drop in form resulted in limited appearances for Smith at Millwall.

Southampton

On 3 October 2008, he joined Southampton initially on a three month loan. The transfer became permanent on 1 January 2009, when Smith signed a 6-month contract. He was released by Southampton on 2 May 2009.

Crystal Palace

On 26 August 2009, he signed a contract with Crystal Palace. He made his Crystal Palace first team debut on 27 August in the 2–0 Carling Cup defeat to Manchester City coming on as a substitute in the second half. He left on 25 January 2010 after coming to the end of his short term contract.

Kansas City Wizards/Sporting KC

On 27 January, Smith joined Grimsby Town on trial, playing for The Mariners in a behind the closed doors friendly against Hull City at Blundell Park.

On 2 February 2010, it was reported that Smith would join Kansas City Wizards on trial during their preseason training camp in Arizona,and on 2 March he signed a two-year deal with the club. Smith scored on his Kansas City debut in a 4–0 win over D.C. United.

While still under contract to Sporting Kansas City, Smith left in June 2011, eventually trialing in Spain with Real Zaragoza in July. Kansas City declined to transfer him, however.

Chivas USA

On November 21, 2011, Sporting Kansas City traded Smith's rights to Chivas USA in exchange for two 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft picks.

Career statistics

(correct as of 30 March 2010)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Arsenal	2003–04	0	0	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0
Arsenal	2004–05	0	0	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0
Total	2003–2006	0	0	0	6	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	0
Leicester (loan)	2005–06	17	1	3	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1	3
Total	2005–2006	17	1	3	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1	3
Derby	2006–07	15	0	2	5	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0	3
Total	2006–2007	15	0	2	5	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0	3
Millwall (loan)	2006–07	6	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	3
Millwall	2007–08	16	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	0	0
Millwall	2008–09	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
Total	2006–2009	17	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	0	0
Southampton	2008–09	13	0	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0	1
Total	2006–2009	13	0	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0	1
Crystal Palace	2009–10	5	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	0
Total	2009–present	5	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	0
Sporting Kansas City	2010	25	3	6	0	0	0	na	na	na	-	-	-	1	1	6
Total	2010–present	1	1	1	0	0	0	na	na	na	-	-	-	1	1	1
Career totals		68	2	7	15	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	83	2	24

Personal

Smith's father is American, from New Jersey. He first attended St. Aloysius College secondary school, which was attended by Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole, before moving on to Highbury Grove School, where he was a class mate of Jamie O'Hara.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• MLS player profile
• Ryan Smith career stats at Soccerbase
• Official website: www.ryansmith11.com