Michael Smith (footballer, born 1991)

Michael Smith

Smith playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael John Smith[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991
Place of birth Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England[2]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 9
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Darlington 37 (6)
2010 → Workington (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2014 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2012 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 6 (3)
2012 → Newport County (loan) 9 (4)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 8 (2)
2013–2014 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 23 (9)
2014–2016 Swindon Town 65 (21)
2015–2016 → Barnsley (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → Portsmouth (loan) 16 (4)
2016– Portsmouth 18 (3)
2017 → Northampton (loan) 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:22, 14 April 2017 (UTC).

Michael John Smith (born 17 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth.

Career

Darlington

Born in Wallsend, Smith made his debut in the Football League on 5 April 2010, replacing Chris Moore in the 77th minute of Darlington's 1–0 home defeat by Hereford United in League Two.[3] He scored his first Football League goal on 1 May 2010, in the 79th minute of Darlington's 2–0 away win at Macclesfield Town.[4]

He joined Conference North club Workington on loan for a month on 29 October 2010,[5] and made six appearances before returning to Darlington.[6] In his first four Conference matches back with Darlington he scored six goals.[7] On 30 April 2011 he signed a new two-year contract along with Phil Gray and John McReady. In July 2011 Smith went on 2-week trial with Stoke City. Stoke didn't resume their interest in Smith and was sent back to Darlington. Watford then took Smith on trial. However, he was also later sent back to Darlington.[8]

Charlton

On 31 August 2011, Smith signed a three-year contract at Charlton Athletic[9] He made his Charlton debut against FC Halifax Town in the FA Cup, coming on in the 87th minute. Shortly after coming on he set up the fourth goal of the match from a cross.

On 17 January 2012, Smith joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on a loan deal to the end of the 2011–12 season.[10] He scored his first goal for Accrington on 28 January 2012 in a 4–3 win against Gillingham in which he bagged a hattrick.[11] On 12 March it was announced Smith had returned to his parent club after suffering a season ending knee injury.

On 14 August 2012, Smith made his full first team debut for Charlton Athletic in a League Cup defeat to Leyton Orient. In November 2012 Smith joined Newport County on a one-month loan[12] and scored on his debut versus Cambridge United 6 November. On 8 March 2013, Michael joined League One side Colchester United on loan until 6 April 2013.[13]

On 30 July 2013, Smith joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on loan until 1 January 2014[14] and was given the number 9 shirt. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2013–14 season against Torquay United on 3 August 2013, the gamed ended 1–1.[15] He played the entire ninety minutes in "The Dons" second league game of the season, a 1–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers at Kingsmeadow on 11 August 2013.[16]

Swindon Town

On 22 January 2014, Smith signed for Swindon Town for an initial £100,000. He made his debut on 25 January 2014 in a 3–1 win against Shrewsbury Town, scoring Swindon's first and third goals.[17]

Portsmouth

On deadline day, January 2016 Smith joined League Two side Portsmouth on loan. On 23 June 2016 he signed for Portsmouth on a permanent basis.[18] On 30 August 2016 he scored a hat-trick against Yeovil Town in an EFL Trophy tie, though Portsmouth lost the match 4–3.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2017[20]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Other[21] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Darlington 2009–10 710000000071
2010–11 29500000000295
2011 100000000010
Total 37600000000376
Charlton Athletic 2011–12 001000000000
2012–13 000010000000
2013–14 000000000000
Total 001010000020
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2012 620000000000
Newport County (loan) 2012–13 940000000000
Colchester United (loan) 2013 820000000000
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2013–14 239110010002510
Swindon Town 2014 20800000000208
2014–15 4013102211004416
2015–16 500000000050
Total 6521102211006924
Barnsley (loan) 2015–16 13000000000130
Portsmouth (loan) 2015–16 16400000000164
Portsmouth 2016–17 18300003300216
Career total 194513132540020658

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. Headline. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.
  3. ↑ "Darlington 0–1 Hereford". BBC Sport. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Macclesfield 0–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Walker, Martin (29 October 2010). "Smith Joins Workington". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "First Team Appearances 2010/11 season". Workington A.F.C. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "GameCAFCs played by Michael Smith in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. If necessary, select season required via "Choose another season" dropdown menu.
  8. ↑ "Smith on trial at Stoke-4 arrive at Arena". Soccerbase. vitalFootball. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Smith makes move to The Valley". Charlton Athletic. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Accrington Stanley complete double transfer deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 4–3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  12. ↑ Smith joins Newport
  13. ↑ "Smith Signs". Colchester United F.C. 8 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Dons sign Charlton striker". AFC Wimbledon. 30 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Torquay 1–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Swindon 3 – 1 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Michael Smith: Portsmouth sign Swindon striker for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Yeovil Town 4–3 Portsmouth". somersetlive.co.uk. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Michael Smith profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs
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