Martin Smith
Personal information
Full name Martin Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 South Shields
Youth career
2012–2014 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Carlisle United (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Kilmarnock 10 (1)
2017–2018 Coleraine 23 (1)
2018–2019 Swindon Town 11 (0)
2019–2021 Salford City 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Chorley (loan) 17 (0)
2021 Chesterfield 11 (0)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 7 (0)
2022– South Shields 57 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Martin Smith (born 2 October 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for South Shields.

Career

Smith began his career with Sunderland and had a loan spell with non-league Gateshead in November 2015.[3] In March 2016 Smith joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his professional debut on 19 March 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[4]

On 24 June 2016, Smith signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[5]

After a season at Kilmarnock, Smith signed for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine. In July 2018, he joined Swindon Town, following a recommendation from assistant manager Neil McDonald, who had been managing in Ireland while Smith was at Coleraine.[6]

He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

In July 2019 he joined Salford City on a two-year contract.[8] In November he joined Chorley on loan until January 2020.[9] On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Smith had left Salford City by mutual consent.[10]

On 14 January 2021, Smith signed for National League side Chesterfield.[11]

On 16 July 2021, Smith signed for Hartlepool United.[12] Smith was released by Pools at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13] He made 15 appearances in all competitions for the League Two side.

On 1 June 2022, Smith signed for South Shields.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2015–16[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[16] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2015–16[15] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kilmarnock 2016–17[15] Scottish Premiership 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1
Coleraine 2017–18[16] NIFL Premiership 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Swindon Town 2018–19[16] League Two 11 0 0 0 1 0 1[d] 0 13 0
Salford City 2019–20[17] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 5 0
2020–21[18] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 3[d] 0 7 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 0
Chorley (loan) 2019–20[17] National League 17 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 19 0
Chesterfield 2020–21[18] National League 11 0 — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Hartlepool United 2021–22[19] League Two 7 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 15 0
South Shields 2022–23[20] NPL Premier Division 41 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 46 4
2023–24[16] National League North 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Total 57 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 63 5
Career total 147 6 12 1 4 0 14 0 177 7
  1. ^ Cup competitions include the FA Cup, Scottish Cup and Irish Cup
  2. ^ League Cup competitions include the League Cup, Scottish League Cup and League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Coleraine

South Shields

References

  1. ^ "Premier League players released or retained by their clubs". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Martin Smith". 11v11. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Sunderland midfielder joins neighbours on loan". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Sunderland loanee Martin Smith on his debut and move to Carlisle". Carlisle United. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock bring in 11 new players on the same day". BBC Sport. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Shaun (7 July 2018). "Town confirm three new signings on the eve of Spanish pre-season training camp". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Smith pens two-year deal with Salford". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Martin Smith recruited from Salford | Chorley FC".
  10. ^ "Martin Smith departs". Salford City FC. 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Spireites land Smith". Chesterfield FC. 14 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Pools Sign Martin Smith". Hartlepool United FC. 16 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Retained list 22/23". Hartlepool United FC. 19 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Martin Smith To Join South Shields". South Shields FC. 1 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Martin Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d Martin Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Martin Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Martin Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Martin Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  20. ^ "South Shields | Appearances | Martin Smith | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  21. ^ "Shields clinch title after 1-0 win at Whitby". South Shields FC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

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