Dominic Smith (footballer, born 1996)
Dominic Smith pictured in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dominic James Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 February 1996||
Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Telford United | ||
Youth career | |||
−2014 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Tamworth (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2016 | → Barrow (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → Southport (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2018– | AFC Telford United | 17 | (1) |
National team | |||
2013–2015 | Wales U19 | 13 | (0) |
2015– | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:12 10 September 2018 (UTC) |
Dominic James Smith (born 9 February 1996) is an English born footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Telford United. A product of the Shrewsbury Town youth system, he is eligible to play for Wales, for whom he has represented at Under−19 and Under−21 level.[4]
Club career
Smith joined the Shrewsbury Town youth system at the age of seven,[5] and was allocated a squad number by manager Graham Turner in December 2012,[6] making the match-day squad for the first time in a League One home match against Brentford where he was an unused substitute in a goalless draw at the New Meadow.[7]
He signed his first professional contract in February 2014,[8] and spent most of the following season on loan at Conference North side Tamworth.[9] He made his senior debut on 4 October, playing in a 2–2 draw away to Guiseley in which he was given a yellow card in the 74th minute.[10] He made 23 league appearances for the Lambs and two more in the FA Cup, scoring the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw against North Ferriby United on 8 November.[11] His loan was extended on 31 December,[12] and he was recalled by Shrewsbury on 9 April 2015.[13]
Smith made his Football League and Shrewsbury debut in a 4–2 home win over Colchester United on 10 October 2015, playing the full 90 minutes.[5][14] Featuring regularly during the 2015–16 season, he signed a contract extension in March 2016, keeping him at the club until summer 2018.[15][16]
Early the following season, Smith joined National League side Barrow on loan until January 2017,[17] however he was recalled in October 2016 by new manager Paul Hurst due to an injury crisis at his parent club.[18]
After featuring only infrequently following his recall, Smith subsequently joined National League North side Southport on a half-season loan in July 2017,.[19] Hurst hoped that Smith would "catch the eye" during this loan spell, in order for him to secure a future away from Shrewsbury, as he was out of the clubs plans.[20] On his return to his parent club, he was released by mutual consent in March 2018,[21] going on to join local rivals AFC Telford United on a deal until the end of the season.[22]
International career
Smith is eligible to represent Wales owing to his Welsh grandmother, and made his debut for the Under−19 squad in May 2013.[23] He was called up to the Under−21 squad for the first time in March 2015,[24] making his debut in the 54th minute of a 3–1 win over Bulgaria in Cardiff.[25] He won his second cap, and made his first start, for the Under−21 side in September 2016, playing the entirety of a 4–0 defeat against Denmark in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match.[26]
Style of play
Smith can play at either centre-back or right full-back.[27]
Personal life
Smith attended Belvidere School in Shrewsbury as a youngster.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 April 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2012–13[28] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14[29] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15[30] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16[31] | League One | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2016–17[32] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2017–18[33] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Tamworth (loan) | 2014–15[34] | Conference North | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Barrow (loan) | 2016–17[32] | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Southport (loan) | 2017–18[34] | National League North | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
AFC Telford United | 2017–18[34] | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 95 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 2 |
- ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 16TH MAY 2015" (PDF). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Smith". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town FC Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Dom Smith post Colchester". Shrewsweb. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Youth promise pleases GT". Shrewsweb. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Pictures and Analysis of Shrews 0 Brentford 0". Shropshire Star. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town sign teenage trio on professional contracts". BBC Sport. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Matt Williams: Shrewsbury Town want closer AFC Telford links". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Guiseley 2–2 Tamworth". Tamworth F.C. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lambs take a point from the Villagers". Tamworth F.C. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tamworth FC extend Dominic Smith loan". Tamworth Herald. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "League Two news: Shrewsbury recall defender Smith from Tamworth". Burton Mail. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 4–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Smith signs new deal". Shrewsweb. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town: Dom Smith learned fast during Tamworth loan spell". BBC Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Dominic Smith: Barrow sign Shrewsbury defender on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst recalls Dom Smith from Barrow loan spell". Shropshire Star. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "Transfers: Dominic Smith signs on loan". Southport F.C. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ "Paul Hurst happy with Shrewsbury Town comeback". Shropshire Star. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "Dom Smith moves on". Shrewsweb. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Smith signs". AFC Telford United. 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dom makes Wales under-19 debut". Shrewsweb. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Smith's Welsh U21 call-up". Shrewsweb. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tamworth FC loan man makes Wales under-21s debut". Tamworth Herald. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wales 0–4 Denmark 2017 qualifying group 5". UEFA. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "Micky Mellon believes he was proved 'right' on Dominic Smith switch". Shropshire Star. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 Dominic Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links
- Profile at shrewsburytown.com
- Dominic Smith at Soccerbase