Matthew Smith (footballer, born 1999)

Matthew Smith
Personal information
Full name Matthew Smith
Date of birth (1999-11-22) November 22, 1999
Place of birth Redditch, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Twente
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 20
Youth career
2013 West Brom
2013–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Manchester City 0 (0)
2018– → FC Twente (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Wales U17 8 (0)
2016– Wales U19 3 (0)
2017– Wales U21 5 (1)
2018– Wales 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:43, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Matthew Smith (born 22 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Twente, on loan from Manchester City, and the Wales national football team.

Professional career

Born in Redditch, Smith was a youth product of West Brom before moving to the youth academy of Manchester City at the age of 14.[1] On 3 July 2018, Smith moved on loan to FC Twente for the 2018–19 season.[2]

International career

After captaining the youth sides of Manchester City and Wales, Smith received a call-up to the senior Wales national football team on 20 May 2018.[3] He made his debut for Wales in a friendly 0–0 tie with Mexico on 28 May 2018, replacing Tom Lawrence after 81 minutes..[4]

References

  1. ↑ "All about Matt Smith – Manchester City FC". MCFC.
  2. ↑ "FC Twente loans Matthew Smith from Manchester City" (in Dutch). FC Twente. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Manchester City academy midfielder called up by Ryan Giggs for Wales senior squad – City Watch".
  4. ↑ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
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