Grant Smith (footballer, born 1993)

Grant Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 21
Youth career
Reading
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2014 → Bognor Regis Town (loan)
2014 Hayes & Yeading United 0 (0)
2014 Farnborough 3 (0)
2014-2015 Hayes & Yeading United 18 (0)
2015–2016 Bognor Regis Town
2016–2018 Boreham Wood 92 (0)
2018– Lincoln City 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Grant Smith (born 20 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City, as a goalkeeper.

Career

After playing youth football for Reading and Fulham, Smith joined the development squad at Brighton & Hove Albion for the 2012-13 season, agreeing a one-year contract extension in May 2013.[2] He joined Bognor Regis Town in February 2014,[3] remaining with the club for the remainder of the season. In May 2014 he was released by Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] He joined Hayes & Yeading United in September 2014[5] but was quickly on the move again joining Farnborough,[6] debuting in the club's 3-0 Football Conference South home defeat to Ebbsfleet United on 4 October 2014.[7] However, after just three appearances, Smith returned to Hayes & Yeading United at the end of October[8] and made his debut for the club in the 1-1 Football Conference South home draw with Sutton United on 2 November 2014.[9] The 2015-16 season saw his second spell with Bognor Regis Town where he was an ever present in the club's successful season which included a run to the semi-final of the FA Trophy; Smith's efforts saw him named the fans' player of the year but the distance in travelling from his Reading home saw him elect to leave the club at the end of the season[10] and join Boreham Wood,[11][12][13] Smith signed for Lincoln City in June 2018.[14] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "New Deals for Development Squad Players". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Official Website. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rocks are so near a title challenge - yet so far". Bognor Regis Observer. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sis released, four to be offered deals". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Official Website. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Akurang`s On The Move Again". NonLeague.Pitchero.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Squad update". Farnborough F.C. Official Website. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Report: Farnborough 0-3 Ebbsfleet United". Farnborough F.C. Official Website. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Day adds exciting trio to Farnborough squad". Farnborough F.C. Official Website. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hayes & Yeading Utd 1 Sutton United 1". Hayes & Yeading F.C. Official Website. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rocks hunt for new keeper as Smith moves on". Bognor Regis Observer. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Grant Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Grant Smith: Boreham Wood sign goalkeeper from Bognor Regis". BBC Sport. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Grant Smith: Lincoln sign Boreham Wood goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Grant Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.


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