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Will Smallbone
Personal information
Full name William Anthony Patrick Smallbone[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England[3]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Southampton 7 (0)
International career‡
2017 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2018– Republic of Ireland U19 5 (2)
2020– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

William Anthony Patrick Smallbone (born 21 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English Premier League side Southampton. Born in England, Smallbone represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

Club career

On 21 February 2017, Smallbone signed a professional contract with Southampton.[5] Smallbone made his professional debut for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the opening goal.[6]

On 22 February 2020, Smallbone went on to make his Premier League debut in a 2–0 victory over Aston Villa.[7]

International career

Smallbone made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21s against Italy U21s in October 2020.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Will Smallbone". 11v11. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Shoot For The Stars: Southampton's FA Cup Wonderkid Will Smallbone". Shoot. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Player profiles: Will Smallbone". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Smallbone pens first professional deal". Southampton FC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Southampton 2 Huddersfield Town 0". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ Collins, Ben (22 February 2020). "Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa: Some of my team have played way out of EFL Cup final - Dean Smith". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Italy U21 2-0 Republic of Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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