Liam Smith (footballer, born 1995)

Liam Phillip Smith (born 28 September 1995 in South Shields) is an English professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Newcastle United.

Liam Smith
Personal information
Full name Liam Phillip Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995
Place of birth South Shields, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Youth career
2002–2018 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2016 → Blackpool (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2016

Smith graduated from the Newcastle United Academy in 2015, signing his first professional contract with the club.[2]

In March 2016, Smith joined Blackpool on a two-month youth loan deal.[3] He made his professional debut in Blackpool's match against Coventry City in March 2016,[4] and played seven further games.

In July 2016, Smith was signed on loan through to January 2017 by Crewe Alexandra,[5] though he suffered an ankle injury during pre-season and returned to Newcastle for treatment,[6] returning to Crewe in September.[7] He suffered a second ankle injury shortly after his return to Crewe Alexandra[8] and returned to Newcastle United, having made no appearances for the League Two side.[9] In August 2017, Smith played for Newcastle United U21s in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Crewe at Gresty Road, and scored his side's opening goal in the 4th minute of a 2-1 win.[10]

Career statistics
As of 19 July 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2015–16 Premier League 0000000000
Blackpool (loan) 2015–16 League One 8000000080
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2016–17 League Two 0000000000
Career total 8000000080

References
  1. "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads". premierleague.com. Premier League. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. "Young Quartet Sign First Pro Deals". Newcastle United FC. 1 July 2015.
  3. "Smith Joins Blackpool On Loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. "Loan Watch: Smith Makes Blackpool Bow". Newcastle United. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. "Newcastle United youngster Liam Smith joins Crewe Alexandra on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. "Liam Smith: Newcastle midfielder returning from Crewe after injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. Morse, Peter (15 August 2016). "Newcastle United man Liam Smith faces wait for Crewe Alex debut". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. "Smith Suffers Major Set-Back" (Press release). Crewe Alexandra. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  9. "Southampton Under-23s 3 Newcastle United Under-23s 0". Newcastle United. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. "Crewe Alex 1-2 Newcastle Utd U23s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.


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