Ariagner Smith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariagner Steven Smith Medina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Panevėžys (on loan from Spartaks Jūrmala) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Real Estelí | 41 | (8) |
| 2018– | Spartaks Jūrmala | 37 | (8) |
| 2019 | → Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Sputnik Rechitsa (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Veles Moscow (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Panevėžys (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Nicaragua | 7 | (3) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9:50, 7 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:12, 7 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ariagner Steven Smith Medina (born 13 December 1998) is a Nicaraguan international footballer who plays for Lithuanian club Panevėžys, on loan from Latvian club FK Spartaks, and the Nicaragua national team as a striker.
Career[]
Club[]
He has played club football for Real Estelí and Spartaks Jūrmala.[1][2] In 2015 he trained with Italian club Udinese.[3]
On 7 February 2022, Smith signed for A Lyga club Panevėžys on loan for the season.[4]
International[]
Smith made his international debut for Nicaragua in 2017.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 21 November 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Estelí | 2014–15 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 1 | — | 0[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 6 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 8 | ||
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 2018 | Virslīga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5[c] | 3 | — | 19 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 45 | 12 | ||
| Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan) | 2019 | Uzbekistan Super League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) | 2019 | Uzbekistan Super League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Sputnik Rechitsa (loan) | 2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Veles Moscow (loan) | 2021–22 | FNL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Panevėžys (loan) | 2022 | A Lyga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[f] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 84 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 97 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
- ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in the Uzbekistan Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International[]
- As of match played 1 February 2022[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Smith goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2021 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |  Turks and Caicos Islands
|
2–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala |  Guatemala
|
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [6] |
References[]
- ^ a b c Ariagner Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ariagner Smith". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Germán García (3 August 2015). "Ariagner Smith ya está con el Udinese" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "KOMANDĄ PAPILDĖ NIKARAGVOS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS". fk-panevezys.lt/ (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Turks and Caicos Islands 0–7 Nicaragua". FIFA. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Guatemala 2–2 Nicaragua". Soccerway. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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