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Martin Smith (footballer, born 1995)

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Martin Smith
Personal information
Full name Martin Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Salford City
Number 24
Youth career
2012–2014 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
2015Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2016Carlisle United (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Kilmarnock 10 (1)
2017–2018 Coleraine 23 (1)
2018–2019 Swindon Town 11 (0)
2019– Salford City 4 (0)
2019–2020Chorley (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:18, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Martin Smith (born 2 October 1995) is an English footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Salford City.

Career

Smith began his career with Sunderland and had a loan spell with non-league Gateshead in November 2015.[3] In March 2016 Smith joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his professional debut on 19 March 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[4]

On 24 June 2016, Smith signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[5]

After a season at Kilmarnock, Smith signed for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine. In July 2018, he joined Swindon Town, following a recommendation from assistant manager Neil McDonald, who had been managing in Ireland while Smith was at Coleraine.[6]

He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

In July 2019 he joined Salford City on a two-year contract.[8] In November he joined Chorley on loan until January 2020.[9]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2015–16[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[11] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2015–16[10] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kilmarnock 2016–17[10] Scottish Premiership 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1
Coleraine 2017–18[11] NIFL Premiership 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Swindon Town 2018–19[11] League Two 9 0 0 0 1 0 1[d] 0 11 0
Career total 45 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 54 2
  1. ^ Cup competitions include the FA Cup, Scottish Cup and Irish Cup
  2. ^ League Cup competitions include the League Cup, Scottish League Cup and League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Coleraine

References

  1. ^ "Premier League players released or retained by their clubs". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Martin Smith". 11v11. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Sunderland midfielder joins neighbours on loan". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Sunderland loanee Martin Smith on his debut and move to Carlisle". Carlisle United. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock bring in 11 new players on the same day". BBC Sport. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Shaun (7 July 2018). "Town confirm three new signings on the eve of Spanish pre-season training camp". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49092267
  9. ^ https://www.chorleyfc.com/2019/11/01/martin-smith-recruited-from-salford/
  10. ^ a b c "Games played by Martin Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Martin Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

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