Tommy Smith (footballer born 1990)

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Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith - It 8.jpg
Smith in 2009
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jefferson Smith[1]
Date of birth 31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) (age 21)
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Centre back / Left back
Club information
Current club Ipswich Town
Number 20
Youth career
North Shore United
Crewe Alexandra
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007– Ipswich Town 50 (4)
2008 → Stevenage (loan) 15 (0)
2010 → Brentford (loan) 8 (0)
2011 → Colchester United (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2007 England U17 1 (0)
2008 England U18 3 (0)
2010– New Zealand 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 25 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2011

Thomas Jefferson "Tommy" Smith (born 31 March 1990) is an English-born New Zealand international footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. A graduate of the Ipswich academy, he is a left-sided defensive player, most adept at centre back or left back. He spent the second half of the 2007–08 season on loan at Stevenage in the Conference National before making his Ipswich debut in August 2008.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Ipswich Town

[edit] Academy

Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Smith is a product of the Ipswich Town academy and signed a three-year professional contract in August 2007.[2] He was on the shortlist for the Wickes Young Apprentice Trophy, given to the best youth player in the Championship,[3][4] but Mark Beevers won the award.[5]

[edit] Loan to Stevenage

In February 2008, Smith joined Stevenage in the Conference National on a one-month emergency loan.[6][7] Later the loan was extended until the end of the season.[8] He played 15 games for the club before returning to Ipswich.[9]

[edit] Return to Ipswich

His form for Stevenage led to him getting his opportunity in the Ipswich first team on the first day of the 2008–09 season. Ipswich went on to lose the game 2–1 to Preston North End.

That season, Smith broke his ankle in training, and missed the majority of the season. However, by the time he made his return to first team action, manager Jim Magilton had left the club and been replaced by Roy Keane. Smith featured heavily in Keane's early games as Ipswich manager, with the former Manchester United midfielder opting to give some of the club's younger talent – such as Connor Wickham and Smith – a chance to prove themselves.

However, injury stalled Smith's progress once again, when he suffered another horrific training ground injury – this time to his hand. In his absence Gareth McAuley and Damien Delaney formed a solid defensive partnership ahead of deputising goalkeeper Arran Lee-Barrett. Smith was unable to force his way back into the first team in the short-term.

[edit] Loan to Brentford

On 7 January 2010, Smith joined Brentford on a temporary basis. In doing so, Smith would replace Pim Balkestein at Griffin Park, who had been on loan at the club from Ipswich too. Smith played eight games during his brief spell at Brentford, before being recalled by Ipswich on 15 March.[10]

[edit] Return to Ipswich

Smith scored his first professional goal for Ipswich away against Middlesbrough in the first game of the 2010–11 Championship, which Ipswich won 3–1.

[edit] Loan to Colchester United

On 17 March 2011, Smith signed for Colchester United on loan for the rest of the 2010–11 season.

[edit] International career

Born in England, Smith resided in New Zealand during his youth and as a result holds dual nationality. This gave him the opportunity to declare himself eligible for the New Zealand national football team ("All Whites"), though he has also represented England at U-17 and U-18 level. Smith played in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea during September, 2007 despite not playing a part in England's qualification for the tournament.[11]

In December 2009, after the New Zealand national football team had qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Smith declared that he wanted to play for New Zealand and made himself available for All Whites selection,[12] having been offered the opportunity by the Kiwi's boss, Ricki Herbert. He made his full international debut on 3 March 2010, starting in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Mexico in Los Angeles, USA on 3 March 2010.[13][14] Smith was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup[15] and made his first World Cup Finals appearance in New Zealand's opening game, a 1–1 draw against Slovakia.[16] He also went on play every minute of New Zealand's World Cup campaign and achieved a historical three points at the tournament.

[edit] Club career statistics

All-time club performances
Club Season England Conference National FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Stevenage Borough F.C.
on loan from Ipswich Town
(Conference National)		 2007–08 15 0 15 0
Club Total 15 0 15 0
Club Season England Championship FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Ipswich Town F.C.
(Football League Championship)		 2008–09 2 0 2 0
2009–10 14 0 1 0 15 0
2010–11 12 2 3 0 15 2
Club Total 28 2 4 0 32 2
Club Season England League One FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Brentford F.C.
on loan from Ipswich Town
(Football League One)		 2009–10 8 0 8 0
Club Total 8 0 8 0
Career totals 51 2 4 0 55 2
Last updated 28 Oct 2010

[edit] International caps

International appearances
# Date Opponent Score Result Competition Match report
1 3 March 2010  Mexico 2–0 Loss Friendly Report
2 24 May 2010  Australia 2–1 Loss Friendly Report
3 29 May 2010  Serbia 1–0 Win Friendly Report
4 4 June 2010  Slovenia 3–1 Loss Friendly Report
5 15 June 2010  Slovakia 1–1 Draw 2010 World Cup Report
6 20 June 2010  Italy 1–1 Draw 2010 World Cup Report
7 24 June 2010  Paraguay 0–0 Draw 2010 World Cup

Report
Last updated 26 June 2010

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 1 January 2010 and 31 January 2010". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/January%202010.ashx/January%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 
  2. ^ Tommy signs up, Ipswich Town F.C..
  3. ^ Wickes Young Apprentice Trophy 2008 Shortlist Announced
  4. ^ Tommy up for Award, Ipswich Town F.C..
  5. ^ Sheffield Wednesday's Mark Beevers nets Wickes Young Apprentice of the Year Award, The Football League.
  6. ^ Central defender joins Boro, Stevenage Borough F.C..
  7. ^ Tommy to join Stevenage, Ipswich Town F.C..
  8. ^ Tommy Loan Extended, Ipswich Town F.C..
  9. ^ BOROUGH RELEASE 5, Stevenage Borough F.C..
  10. ^ "Tommy back with Town". Ispwich Town F.C. official website. 2010-03-15. http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10272~1994490,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  11. ^ Tommy in England Squad, Ipswich Town F.C..
  12. ^ Rattue, Chris (23 December 2009). "Soccer: Smith's switch major boost for All Whites". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10617147&ref=rss. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  13. ^ "All Whites team for Cup warm-up named". Stuff.co.nz. NZPA. 9 February 2010. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/3308355/All-Whites-team-for-Cup-warm-up-named. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  14. ^ New Zealand 0 – 2 Mexico
  15. ^ "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-cup/3676399/All-Whites-World-Cup-squad-named. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
  16. ^ "New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia". BBC Sport. 15 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_12. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 

[edit] External links

England squad – 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
England
New Zealand squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
New Zealand
Ipswich Town F.C. – current squad
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