Brad Smith (footballer, born 1994)

Brad Smith
Smith playing for Liverpool in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bradley Shaun Smith[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994[2]
Place of birth Penrith, Australia[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing position Left back / left winger
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
(on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2013 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Liverpool 5 (0)
2014 → Swindon Town (loan) 7 (0)
2016– AFC Bournemouth 5 (0)
2018– → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2011 England U17 11 (1)
2012–2014 England U19 2 (0)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2015– Australia U23 8 (1)
2014– Australia 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2017

Bradley Shaun Smith (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC on loan from AFC Bournemouth.

Born in Sydney, Smith moved to England to play youth football for Liverpool as a teenager, eventually making his professional debut for the side in 2013. He has also spent time on loan at Swindon Town in 2014.

Smith represented England at youth levels (eligible through his parents) but subsequently switched to play for Australia.

Club career

Early career

Born in Penrith in Australia, Smith moved to England at the age of 14.[4] While playing for his local high school side Smith was scouted by Liverpool and invited to join their academy.[2]

Liverpool

A week before his debut, Smith was promoted to the first team alongside his U21 youth team partner Jordan Rossiter. On 26 December 2013, Smith was named on the Liverpool bench in a 2–1 loss at Manchester City.[5] Three days later, he made his senior debut for Liverpool after coming on in the 59th minute, replacing the injured Joe Allen in a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He was deployed as a left winger, but was unable to make a difference to the result as Liverpool lost the match 2–1.[6]

Loan to Swindon Town

On 7 August 2014, Smith was loaned to Swindon Town of League One on a season-long youth loan.[7] He made his debut for the club two days later, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win over Scunthorpe United at the County Ground.[8] He was recalled by Liverpool on 20 October due to a contract dispute, having played ten matches in total.[9]

Return to Liverpool

In June 2015, Smith's contract expired with the player having rejected a new deal from the club however the club continued to hold his registration and as the player was under the age of 24, Liverpool would have been due a compensation fee if he had signed for another club.[10] On 17 November 2015, Smith signed a new long term contract with Liverpool, putting an end to his contract dispute.[11] On 2 December, he came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Alberto Moreno in a League Cup quarter-final away to Southampton, assisting Divock Origi's hat-trick goal which confirmed a 6–1 victory.[12]

On 8 January 2016, he started his first FA Cup match for the club in a third round match against Exeter City and scored his first senior goal for the club.[13] In the replay of the F.A. Cup match against Exeter City, Smith assisted the first goal, scored by Joe Allen, in the 9th minute.[14] Smith made his first Premier League start against AFC Bournemouth on 16 April 2016 in a 2–0 victory for his side.[15] He made his second Premier League start on 1 May against Swansea in a 3–1 loss, and was sent off for a second yellow card in the 76th minute.[16]

AFC Bournemouth

On 23 July, it emerged that Liverpool had accepted an offer from Bournemouth for Smith,[17] and the move was confirmed on 27 July, after he had flown back from Liverpool's pre-season tour of the US for a medical at the south coast club.[18] A buy-back clause was included in the transfer agreement.[19] Smith made his competitive debut for Bournemouth in a win over Morecambe in the 2016–17 EFL Cup on 24 August 2016.[20] He then made his Premier League debut for the club on 27 November 2016 against Arsenal. He played 81 minutes as Bournemouth lost 3–1.[21] It was not until Boxing Day that Brad Smith made his second league appearance for Bournemouth starting in its away match to Chelsea.[22] Smith had only limited opportunities in his first season at Bournemouth, with Charlie Daniels preferred at left back.[23]

Seattle Sounders FC

On 8 August 2018, Smith was loaned to Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.[24]

International

Although he was born in Australia, Smith was also eligible to play for England as his parents are English.[25] Smith represented the England under-17 side at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and made his England U20 debut at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4] On 21 August 2014, Smith was named in the Socceroos squad to face Belgium and Saudi Arabia.[26] He completed his change of eligibility to Australia against Belgium on 4 September 2014.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2017[28]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 1000000010
2014–15 0000000000
2015–16 4041101[lower-alpha 1]0101
Total 50411010111
Swindon Town (loan) 2014–15 League One 7000201[lower-alpha 2]0100
AFC Bournemouth 2016–17 Premier League 5010200080
2017–18 0000200020
Total 50104000100
Career total 180517020311
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brad Smith". Liverpool Football Club. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Brad Smith". Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 Garb, Daniel. "Socceroos could enter fight with England over Liverpool defender Brad Smith's eligibility". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Brad Smith: Liverpool full-back joins Swindon Town on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Swindon 3–1 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Socceroo Brad Smith, on loan at Swindon, recalled by Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers". Fox Sports Australia. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Pearce, James (2015-12-03). "Liverpool FC: How Brad Smith settled his contract dispute to become part of Klopp revolution". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  11. ↑ "Reds settle contract dispute with Brad Smith". The Telegraph. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  12. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2 December 2015). "Southampton 1–6 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Exeter City 2 – 2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Greco, John (21 January 2016). "Aussies Abroad: Brad Smith sparks Liverpool FA Cup win". Goal. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Socceroos' Smith starts in Liverpool's win over Bournemouth".
  16. ↑ "Brad Smith red card, sent off, Liverpool v Swansea, video highlights". Fox Sports. 1 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool accept Brad Smith bid from Bournemouth – Sky sources". Sky Sports. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Lusby, Jack (27 July 2016). "CONFIRMED: Brad Smith joins Bournemouth in £6 million deal".
  19. ↑ "Liverpool could recoup £100m in transfer fees this summer".
  20. ↑ "Smith solid in Bournemouth debut". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Arsenal 3–1 Bournemouth". Soccerway.
  22. ↑ "Chelsea 3–0 Bournemouth". Soccerway.
  23. ↑ Somerford, Ben (3 June 2017). "Smith reflects on 'difficult' 2016–17". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  24. ↑ Ciaccio, Danny (8 August 2018). "Seattle Sounders sign 24-year-old fullback Brad Smith from AFC Bournemouth on loan". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Liverpool's Penrith-born defender Brad Smith refuses to commit his future to Australia". foxsports.com.au. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  27. ↑ "Australia's Socceroos fall to Belgium in friendly | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  28. ↑ "B. SMITH". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "Quartet of accolades for Philippe Coutinho at LFC Players' Awards". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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