Will Smallbone

William Anthony Patrick Smallbone (born 21 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Southampton. Born in England, Smallbone represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

Will Smallbone
Personal information
Full name William Anthony Patrick Smallbone[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England[3]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Southampton 12 (0)
National team‡
2017 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2018– Republic of Ireland U19 5 (2)
2020– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:49, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:46, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 21 February 2017, Smallbone signed a professional contract with Southampton.[5] Smallbone made his professional debut for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the opening goal.[6]

On 22 February 2020, Smallbone went on to make his Premier League debut in a 2–0 victory over Aston Villa.[7]

Having just started to appear regularly for the first team, on 16 January 2021, Smallbone suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a 2–0 defeat at Leicester. As a result, he is expected to be out of action for up to six months.[8]

International career

Smallbone made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21s against Italy U21s in October 2020.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2016–17[10] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[11] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[12] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[13] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Southampton 2019–20[13] Premier League 901100—101
2020–21[14] Premier League 300000—30
Total 1201100—131
Career total 120110060191
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Will Smallbone". 11v11. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "Shoot For The Stars: Southampton's FA Cup Wonderkid Will Smallbone". Shoot. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. "Player profiles: Will Smallbone". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. "Smallbone pens first professional deal". Southampton FC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Southampton 2 Huddersfield Town 0". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. Collins, Ben (22 February 2020). "Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa: Some of my team have played way out of EFL Cup final - Dean Smith". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. "Will Smallbone: Southampton midfielder faces up to six months out with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. "Italy U21 2-0 Republic of Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  14. "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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