Liam Smyth

Liam Daniel Smyth (born 6 September 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Braintree Town, on loan League Two club Stevenage.

Liam Smyth
Personal information
Full name Liam Daniel Smyth[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Braintree Town
(on loan from Stevenage)
Youth career
2016–2018 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Stevenage 4 (0)
2020 → Braintree Town (loan) 10 (4)
2020– → Braintree Town (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2018– Northern Ireland U19 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:49, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Whilst a first year scholar in the Stevenage academy,[3] Smyth made his first-team debut in the club's 8–0 loss to Charlton Athletic in the EFL Trophy on 9 October 2018, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in the match.[4] In doing so, he became Stevenage's third youngest debutant at the age of 17 years and 36 days old.[3][5] He made his Football League debut in the club's 0–0 home draw with Port Vale on 23 October 2018.[6] Smyth signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 November 2018.[3] He went on to make four appearances for Stevenage during the 2018–19 season, whilst also still playing regularly for the club's U18 team.[7]

Having made two substitute appearances for the first-team during the first half of the 2019–20 season,[8] Smyth was loaned out to National League South club Braintree Town on 11 January 2020.[9] He made his Braintree debut the same day,[2] before scoring his first goal a week later in a 4–1 away victory over Oxford City.[10] The loan agreement was extended for a further month and Smyth went on to score four times in ten appearances during his time at Braintree.[2] Smyth subsequently rejoined Braintree on loan in September 2020.[11]

International career

Smyth was called up to represent Northern Ireland at U19 level for his country's pair of friendlies against Slovakia U19s in September 2018.[12] He had previously trained with the under-19 squad in Lilleshall six months earlier.[12][13] Smyth played in both matches, scoring the first goal in the second match, an eventual 4–1 victory on 7 September 2018.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2018–19[7] League Two 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20[8] League Two 1010000020
Total 4010001060
Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20[2] National League South 104000000104
2020–21[2] National League South 7100000071
Total 175000000175
Career total 215100010235
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Soccerway – Liam Smyth". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "Smyth pens pro deal". Stevenage F.C. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Stevenage 0–8 Charlton Athletic". Stevenage F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. "Boroguide – Player Records". Boroguide. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. "Stevenage 0–0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. "Games played by Liam Smyth in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. "Games played by Liam Smyth in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. "Smyth & Smith join Braintree on loan". Stevenage F.C. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. "Oxford City 1–4 Braintree Town". Soccerway. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. "Braintree Town lose out to Ipswich Town under-23s in friendly". Braintree & Witham Times. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  12. "Liam Smyth called up for Northern Ireland U19s". Stevenage F.C. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. "Five players called up for International Duty with Northern Ireland". Stevenage F.C. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  14. "U19 boss Stephen Frail in upbeat mood following challenge matches". Irish FA. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.


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