Sam Smith (footballer, born 1998)

Samuel Toby Smith (born 8 March 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cheltenham Town, on loan from Reading.

Sam Smith
Personal information
Full name Samuel Toby Smith[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
(on loan from Reading)
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2014 Manchester United
2014–2016 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Reading 8 (1)
2016 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 7 (2)
2018–2019 → Oxford United (loan) 14 (0)
2019 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Cambridge United (loan) 28 (7)
2020 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2021– → Cheltenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Club

On 26 August 2016, Smith joined Bishop's Stortford on loan until 27 November 2016.[4]

During the summer of 2017, Smith signed his first professional contract with Reading.[5] He scored his first goal for Reading in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on 22 August 2017.[6]

In February 2018, Smith signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021.[7]

At the end of July 2018, Smith joined Oxford United of League One on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut as a substitute in the first match of the league season, a 4–0 away defeat to Barnsley.[9] His first start and home debut came in the following match, a 2–0 defeat to Fleetwood Town.[10] He scored his first goal for Oxford in a 3–0 EFL Trophy win over Fulham Under 21s on 4 September 2018.[11] His loan was ended early at the end of 2018, with Smith's record standing at 3 goals (all in the EFL Trophy) in 23 appearances in all competitions.[12]

In January 2019, Smith joined Shrewsbury Town of League One on loan until the end of the 2018-19 Season.[13]

On 2 August 2019, Smith was loaned to Cambridge United of League Two until the end of the 2019-20 Season.[14]

On 16 October 2020, he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until 7 January 2021.[15] After making five appearances, Smith returned to Reading.[16]

On 29 January 2021, Smith joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 November 2020[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2017–18[19] EFL Championship 811021–112
Total 81102100112
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2016–17 National League North 720000–72
Oxford United (loan) 2018–19 League One 14020304[lower-alpha 1]3233
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2018–19 League One 2000000020
Cambridge United (loan) 2019–20 League Two 287210000308
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2020–21 League Two 5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
Career total 64105161538015
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. "Sam Smith". 11v11. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. "Sam Smith - Forward - First Team - Cambridge United". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Sam's the man for Blues". Bishop's Stortford F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "Fresh Academy talent sign professional contracts". Reading F.C. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. "Reading 3–1 Millwall". BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. "Sam Smith signs new Royals contract". Reading F.C. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. "Sam Smith seals loan switch to Oxford United". Reading F.C. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. Williams, Chris (4 August 2018). "REPORT Barnsley 4 Oxford United 0". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. Williams, Chris (11 August 2018). "REPORT Oxford United 0 Fleetwood Town 2". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  11. Pritchard, David (4 September 2018). "Oxford United 3–0 Fulham Under 21s". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. Pritchard, David (29 December 2018). "Sam Smith leaves Oxford United with Tony McMahon on verge of exit". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  13. "Sam Smith: Shrewsbury Town sign Reading striker on loan". BBC. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  14. "U'S ADD READING STRIKER SAM SMITH ON SEASON LOAN". BBC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  15. "Tranmere sign Reading striker Smith". BBC Sport. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. "Young and Smith return to parent clubs after loan spell at Prenton Park". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  17. "Robins welcome Smith arrival". Cheltenham Town FC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  18. "S.Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  19. "Games played by Sam Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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