Martin Smith (footballer, born 1995)

Martin Smith (born 2 October 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Chesterfield.

Martin Smith
Personal information
Full name Martin Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2014 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Carlisle United (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Kilmarnock 10 (1)
2017–2018 Coleraine 23 (1)
2018–2019 Swindon Town 11 (0)
2019–2021 Salford City 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Chorley (loan) 17 (0)
2021– Chesterfield 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:32, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Smith began his career with Sunderland and had a loan spell with non-league Gateshead in November 2015.[3] In March 2016 Smith joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his professional debut on 19 March 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[4]

On 24 June 2016, Smith signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[5]

After a season at Kilmarnock, Smith signed for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine. In July 2018, he joined Swindon Town, following a recommendation from assistant manager Neil McDonald, who had been managing in Ireland while Smith was at Coleraine.[6]

He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

In July 2019 he joined Salford City on a two-year contract.[8] In November he joined Chorley on loan until January 2020.[9] On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Smith had left Salford City by mutual consent.[10]

On 14 January 2021, Smith signed for National League side Chesterfield.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2015–16[12] Premier League 0000000000
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[13] National League 1000001[lower-alpha 3]020
Carlisle United (loan) 2015–16[12] League Two 2000000020
Kilmarnock 2016–17[12] Scottish Premiership 101002000121
Coleraine 2017–18[13] NIFL Premiership 231400000271
Swindon Town 2018–19[13] League Two 11000101[lower-alpha 4]0130
Salford City 2019–20[14] League Two 4000001[lower-alpha 4]050
2020–21[15] League Two 4000003[lower-alpha 4]070
Salford City Total 80000040120
Chorley (loan) 2019–20[14] National League 17010—1[lower-alpha 3]0190
Chesterfield 2020–21[15] National League 00——1[lower-alpha 3]010
Career total 722503080882
  1. Cup competitions include the FA Cup, Scottish Cup and Irish Cup
  2. League Cup competitions include the League Cup, Scottish League Cup and League of Ireland Cup
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Coleraine

References
  1. "Premier League players released or retained by their clubs". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. "Martin Smith". 11v11. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Sunderland midfielder joins neighbours on loan". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "Sunderland loanee Martin Smith on his debut and move to Carlisle". Carlisle United. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. "Kilmarnock bring in 11 new players on the same day". BBC Sport. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. Reynolds, Shaun (7 July 2018). "Town confirm three new signings on the eve of Spanish pre-season training camp". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49092267
  9. https://www.chorleyfc.com/2019/11/01/martin-smith-recruited-from-salford/
  10. "Martin Smith departs". Salford City FC. 11 January 2021.
  11. "Spireites land Smith". Chesterfield FC. 14 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. Martin Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  14. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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