Dominic Smith (footballer, born 1996)

Dominic James Smith (born 9 February 1996) is an English born footballer who plays as a defender for Alfreton Town. A product of the Shrewsbury Town youth system, he is eligible to play for Wales, for whom he has represented at Under−19 and Under−21 level.[4]

Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith pictured in 2016
Personal information
Full name Dominic James Smith[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Wellington, Shropshire, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alfreton Town
Youth career
0000−2014 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Shrewsbury Town 31 (0)
2014–2015 → Tamworth (loan) 23 (1)
2016 → Barrow (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Southport (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2019 AFC Telford United 25 (1)
2019 → Alfreton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2019– Alfreton Town 35 (1)
National team
2013–2015 Wales U19 13 (0)
2015–2016 Wales U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Smith joined the Shrewsbury Town youth system at the age of seven,[5] and was allocated a squad number by manager Graham Turner in December 2012,[6] making the match-day squad for the first time in a League One home match against Brentford where he was an unused substitute in a goalless draw at the New Meadow.[7]

He signed his first professional contract in February 2014,[8] and spent most of the following season on loan at Conference North side Tamworth.[9] He made his senior debut on 4 October, playing in a 2–2 draw away to Guiseley in which he was given a yellow card in the 74th minute.[10] He made 23 league appearances for the Lambs and two more in the FA Cup, scoring the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw against North Ferriby United on 8 November.[11] His loan was extended on 31 December,[12] and he was recalled by Shrewsbury on 9 April 2015.[13]

Smith made his Football League and Shrewsbury debut in a 4–2 home win over Colchester United on 10 October 2015, playing the full 90 minutes.[5][14] Featuring regularly during the 2015–16 season, he signed a contract extension in March 2016, keeping him at the club until summer 2018.[15][16]

Early the following season, Smith joined National League side Barrow on loan until January 2017,[17] however he was recalled in October 2016 by new manager Paul Hurst due to an injury crisis at his parent club.[18]

After featuring only infrequently following his recall, Smith subsequently joined National League North side Southport on a half-season loan in July 2017.[19] Hurst hoped that Smith would "catch the eye" during this loan spell, in order for him to secure a future away from Shrewsbury, as he was out of the clubs plans.[20]

On his return to his parent club, he was released by mutual consent in March 2018,[21] going on to join local rivals AFC Telford United on a deal until the end of the season.[22] On 11 January 2019, Smith was loaned out to Alfreton Town for one month.[23] After playing five games for the club, it was announced on 13 February, that the loan deal had been extended until the end of the season.[24] However, Smith was recalled by Telford on 26 March 2019.[25]

He joined Alfreton on a permanent basis in summer 2019, signing a one-year deal.[26]

International career

Smith is eligible to represent Wales owing to his Welsh grandmother, and made his debut for the Under−19 squad in May 2013.[27] He was called up to the Under−21 squad for the first time in March 2015,[28] making his debut in the 54th minute of a 3–1 win over Bulgaria in Cardiff.[29] He won his second cap, and made his first start, for the Under−21 side in September 2016, playing the entirety of a 4–0 defeat against Denmark in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match.[30]

Style of play

Smith can play at either centre-back or right full-back.[31]

Personal life

Smith attended Belvidere School in Shrewsbury as a youngster.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13[32] League One 0000000000
2013–14[33] 0000000000
2014–15[34] League Two 00—000000
2015–16[35] League One 210300000240
2016–17[36] 10020001[lower-alpha 1]0130
2017–18[37] 0000000000
Total 310500010370
Tamworth (loan) 2014–15[38] Conference North 23120—00251
Barrow (loan) 2016–17[36] National League 60———60
Southport (loan) 2017–18[38] National League North 23000—00230
AFC Telford United 2017–18[38] 121———121
2018–19[38] 13000—2[lower-alpha 2]0150
Total 772000020812
Alfreton Town (loan) 2018–19[38] National League North 90——10100
Alfreton Town F.C. 2019–20[38] 29120—21332
2020–21[38] National League North6011—0061
Total 441310031503
Career total 15239100611685
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 16TH MAY 2015" (PDF). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "Games played by Dominic Smith". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. "Shrewsbury Town FC Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. "Dom Smith post Colchester". Shrewsweb. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. "Youth promise pleases GT". Shrewsweb. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. "Pictures and Analysis of Shrews 0 Brentford 0". Shropshire Star. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. "Shrewsbury Town sign teenage trio on professional contracts". BBC Sport. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. "Matt Williams: Shrewsbury Town want closer AFC Telford links". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. "Guiseley 2–2 Tamworth". Tamworth F.C. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. "Lambs take a point from the Villagers". Tamworth F.C. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. "Tamworth FC extend Dominic Smith loan". Tamworth Herald. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  13. "League Two news: Shrewsbury recall defender Smith from Tamworth". Burton Mail. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  14. "Shrewsbury Town 4–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  15. "Smith signs new deal". Shrewsweb. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  16. "Shrewsbury Town: Dom Smith learned fast during Tamworth loan spell". BBC Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. "Dominic Smith: Barrow sign Shrewsbury defender on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. "Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst recalls Dom Smith from Barrow loan spell". Shropshire Star. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  19. "Transfers: Dominic Smith signs on loan". Southport F.C. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  20. "Paul Hurst happy with Shrewsbury Town comeback". Shropshire Star. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  21. "Dom Smith moves on". Shrewsweb. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  22. "Smith signs". AFC Telford United. 9 March 2018.
  23. Dom Smith joins the Reds on loan, alfretontownfc.com, 11 January 2019
  24. Dom Smith loan extended until end of season, alfretontownfc.com, 13 February 2019
  25. Adam Curry returns on loan, alfretontownfc.com, 28 March 2019
  26. "Dom Smith is Reds second signing". Alfreton Town FC. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  27. "Dom makes Wales under-19 debut". Shrewsweb. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  28. "Smith's Welsh U21 call-up". Shrewsweb. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  29. "Tamworth FC loan man makes Wales under-21s debut". Tamworth Herald. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  30. "Wales 0–4 Denmark 2017 qualifying group 5". UEFA. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  31. "Micky Mellon believes he was proved 'right' on Dominic Smith switch". Shropshire Star. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  32. "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  33. "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  34. "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  35. "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  36. "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  37. "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  38. Dominic Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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