Richard Smallwood (footballer)
 Smallwood playing for Middlesbrough in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Smallwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Redcar, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2010 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2014 | Middlesbrough | 60 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Rotherham United | 38 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 18 February 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Richard Smallwood (born 29 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Rotherham United.
Club career
Smallwood's natural position is the holding role in the centre of midfield; he has also been known to play centre back. He is a product of the Middlesbrough Academy and later became captain of the reserve team. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Smallwood signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] Smallwood made his debut for Middlesbrough on 19 October 2010 in a 1–0 away defeat to Nottingham Forest.[4] In January 2011, Smallwood signed a 18-month contract with the club.[5] On 2 May 2011, Smallwood scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Cardiff City.[6] He scored his second goal for the club on 25 September 2012, completing the scoring in a 3–1 win away to Preston North End in the third round of the League Cup.[7] On 3 November, he scored his second league goal in a 4–1 win away to Charlton Athletic.[8] However, in the 2013–14 season, Smallwood soon lost his first team place following new arrivals.[9] Under the management of Aitor Karanka, Smallwood was among the players to be offloaded as part of Karanka's reducing the squad size.[10]
On 23 January 2014, Smallwood joined Rotherham United on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[11] Shortly after arriving at Rotherham United, Smallwood quickly went straight into the first team; he was sent-off for a late challenge on Billy Knott, as Rotherham United beat Port Vale 1-0 on 21 August 2014.[12] As a result of the challenge, Smallwood had to serve a three-match suspension, missing the last two games of the season and one match in the play-offs.[13]
Smallwood scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out after taking the fifth penalty to win it as Rotherham secured promotion with a penalty shoot-out victory against Leyton Orient.[14] After the match, Smallwood said it was the first time he had taken a penalty in his professional career.[15] As a result of his good performance at Rotherham United, the club made a bid to sign Smallwood in early July, only to be rejected by Middlesbrough.[16]
Initially signed in an emergency loan deal,[17] Smallwood signed for Rotherham United on a permanent basis after Middlesbrough accepted a £175,000 bid for him.[18][19]
Smallwood scored his first ever goal for Rotherham United in their 3-3 home draw with Derby County with a sublime free-kick from the edge of the area.
International career
He was a member of the England under-18 squad which defeated Austria 2–0 at Hartlepool United's Victoria Park on 16 April 2008.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2014.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 4 | |
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Boro extend scholarships of four academy players". Gazette Live. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Macaskill, Sandy (20 October 2010). "Nottingham Forest 1 Middlesbrough 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "Duo pen Boro deals". Sky Sports. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cardiff 0-3 Middlesbrough" BBC Sport. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Preston 1-3 Middlesbrough" BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "Charlton 1-4 Middlesbrough" BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "I know he is a good player with a lot of potential': Richard Smallwood still on Aitor Karanka radar". Gazette Live. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough: Aitor Karanka wants squad size reduced". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rotherham United land Richard Smallwood". Rotherham United FC. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rotherham United 1 - 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Boro midfielder Richard Smallwood aiming for Wembley glory with Rotherham United". Gazette Live. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Maiden, Phil (28 August 2014). "Leyton Orient 2 – 2 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Richard Smallwood: 'I'd never taken a senior-level penalty before play-off final shootout winner'". Gazette Live. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Transfer news: Middlesbrough turn down bid for Richie Smallwood". Sky Sports. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ritchie's Back". Rotherham United FC. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Smallwood seals permanent switch". Rotherham United FC. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Richie Smallwood set for Rotherham return as Boro accept £175,000 bid". Gazette Live. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Richard Smallwood". The Football Association.
- ↑ Richard Smallwood career statistics at Soccerbase
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