Connor Smith (footballer, born 1993)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Michael Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Mullingar, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Mullingar Athletic A.F.C | ||
| 2010–2012 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Watford | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Stevenage (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | (1) |
| 2017– | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 5 August 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:20, 8 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
Connor Michael Smith (born 18 February 1993) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Yeovil Town.
Career
Born in Ireland, Smith came to prominence in 2010, finishing as runner-up to Ben Greenhalgh on the television show Football's Next Star.[2] He joined the academy setup at Watford later that year in May, signing a two-year apprenticeship.
In November 2011, Smith joined Isthmian League side Wealdstone on loan until January 2012, along with Britt Assombalonga.[3] In January, the loan was extended for a further two months after the club had remained unbeaten.[4]
Smith signed his first professional contract with Watford in May 2012.[5] His professional debut for Watford came on 18 August 2012, in a 3–2 victory over Crystal Palace in the Football League Championship, replacing Sean Murray as a substitute.On 8 January 2014, Smith signed on loan for Gillingham until the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]
On 1 September 2015, Smith signed for League Two side Stevenage on an initial month loan.[7] Smith left Watford on 21 January 2016 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. The next day Smith signed a permanent contract with AFC Wimbledon. Despite only playing 11 games for the Dons, Smith joined Plymouth Argyle.[8] He scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against former club AFC Wimbledon on 4 October 2016.[9]
Having helped Plymouth Argyle to achieve promotion to League One, Smith was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] Following his release by Plymouth, Smith signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 August 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2012–13[12] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2013–14[13] | League One | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16[15] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2015–16[15] | League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2016–17[16] | League Two | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Yeovil Town | 2017–18[17] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 25. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "Smith targets Wembley final appearance". Watford Observer. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ↑ "Watford pair Connor Smith and Britt Assombalonga have joined Wealdstone on loan". Watford Observer. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ↑ "Smith and Assombalonga extend Stones loan". Vital Football. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ↑ "Watford boss Sean Dyche stresses that is it only the start for youngsters offered professional contracts". Watford Observer. 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ↑ "Gills Land Championship Midfielder". Gillingham FC. 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Connor Smith and Jack Jebb join Stevenage". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "Connor Smith: Plymouth Argyle sign AFC Wimbledon midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2 Plymouth Argyle 1: Defeat for Pilgrims in EFL Trophy tie". plymouthherald.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle: Jordan Slew & Connor Smith among nine released". BBC Sport. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Connor Smith: Yeovil Town sign Plymouth Argyle midfielder on free transfer". BBC Sport. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Connor Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Connor Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Connor Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
External links
- Connor Smith at Soccerbase
- Ireland stats at UEFA
- Connor Smith at Soccerway