Brad Smith (footballer, born 1994)

Brad Smith

Smith with Liverpool in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bradley Shaun Smith[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994[2]
Place of birth Penrith, Australia[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 44
Youth career
2008–2013 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Liverpool 2 (0)
2014 → Swindon Town (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2011 England U17 11 (1)
2012–2014 England U19 2 (0)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2015– Australia U23 7 (1)
2014– Australia 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:27, 3 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2015

Bradley Shaun Smith (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for English club Liverpool.

Club career

Early career

Born in Penrith in Australia, Smith moved to England at the age of 14.[4] While playing for his local high school side Smith was scouted by Liverpool and invited to join their academy.[2]

Liverpool

A week before his debut, Smith was promoted to the first team alongside his U21 youth team partner Jordan Rossiter. On 26 December 2013, Smith was named on the Liverpool bench in a 2–1 loss at Manchester City.[5] Three days later, he made his senior debut for Liverpool after coming on in the 59th minute, replacing the injured Joe Allen in a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He was deployed as a left winger, but was unable to make a difference to the result as Liverpool lost the match 2–1.[6]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 7 August 2014, Smith was loaned to Swindon Town of League One on a season-long youth loan.[7] He made his debut for the club two days later, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win over Scunthorpe United at the County Ground.[8] He was recalled by Liverpool on 20 October due to a contract dispute, having played ten matches in total.[9]

Return to Liverpool

In June 2015, Smith's contract expired with the player having rejected a new deal from the club however the club continued to hold his registration and as the player was under the age of 24, Liverpool would have been due a compensation fee if he had signed for another club.[10] On 17 November 2015, Smith signed a new long term contract with Liverpool, putting an end to his contract dispute.[11] On 2 December, he came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Alberto Moreno in a League Cup quarter-final away to Southampton, assisting Divock Origi's hat-trick goal which confirmed a 6–1 victory.[12]

On 8 January 2016, he started his first FA Cup match for the club in a third round match against Exeter City and scored his first senior goal for the club.[13]

In the replay of the F.A. Cup match against Exeter City, Smith assisted the first goal, scored by Joe Allen, in the 9th minute.

International

Although he was born in Australia, Smith was also eligible to play for England as his parents are English.[14] Smith represented the England under-17 side at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and made his England U20 debut at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4] On 21 August 2014, Smith was named in the Socceroos squad to face Belgium and Saudi Arabia.[15] He completed his change of eligibility to Australia during a friendly against Belgium on September 4, 2014.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2016.[17]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2013–14 1000000010
2014–15 0000000000
2015–16 1041101[lower-alpha 1]071
Total 2041101081
Swindon Town (loan) 2014–15 7000201[lower-alpha 2]0100
Total 70002010100
Career total 90413020181
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brad Smith". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Brad Smith". Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 Garb, Daniel. "Socceroos could enter fight with England over Liverpool defender Brad Smith's eligibility". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Brad Smith: Liverpool full-back joins Swindon Town on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Swindon 3–1 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Socceroo Brad Smith, on loan at Swindon, recalled by Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers". Fox Sports Australia. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Pearce, James (2015-12-03). "Liverpool FC: How Brad Smith settled his contract dispute to become part of Klopp revolution". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  11. ↑ "Reds settle contract dispute with Brad Smith". The Telegraph. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  12. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 December 2015). "Southampton 1-6 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Exeter City 2 - 2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool's Penrith-born defender Brad Smith refuses to commit his future to Australia". foxsports.com.au. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  16. ↑ "Australia's Socceroos fall to Belgium in friendly | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  17. ↑ "B. SMITH". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

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