Kerr Smith (footballer)

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Kerr Smith
Personal information
Full name Kerr David Smith
Date of birth (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 17)
Place of birth Montrose, Scotland
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 28
Youth career
2014-2020 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Dundee United 11 (0)
National team
2021- Scotland U19's 1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:56, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Kerr David Smith (born 12 December 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United as a defender.

Early life[]

Smith was born in Montrose, Angus, on 12 December 2004.[1] Smith played for Brechin City Boys Club between 2012-2014 before signing Dundee United FC academy as a 10 year old.

Club career[]

Smith was developed though Dundee United's academy. At the age of 15, he appeared for a youthful Dundee United team in a friendly match against Premier League club Sheffield United in August 2020, which was abandoned after 45 minutes.[2] In the next few weeks, he had trials with Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Manchester United.[3][4] Despite interest from those clubs and others in England, Smith decided to sign his first professional contract with Dundee United upon reaching his 16th birthday in December 2020. He is under contract until 2023.[5] He was immediately allocated a first team squad number of 43[6] and was an unused substitute in United's Scottish Premiership match against Rangers the following day.[7] He made his competitive senior debut for Dundee United as a late substitute in their 4–1 Premiership defeat against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on 21 February 2021.[8] He then made his first starting appearance in a 3–0 defeat against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on 21 April.[9] Further first team appearances would follow during the 2020-21 season against Ross County, Motherwell and St Mirren would follow. During 2021-22 season, Smith made history as the youngest player to play for Dundee United in the Dundee Derby with the derby appearance. Smith would then go on to start and play the full 90 minutes at Celtic Park in a 1-1 draw with Celtic.

Career statistics[]

As of 21 May 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2020–21[10] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2021–22[11] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Career total 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Kerr Smith". Arab Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ Woodger, Calum (25 August 2020). "Dundee United A-A Sheffield United: Friendly called to a halt as Blades led through Sharp at sodden Tannadice". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Nicolson, Eric (30 September 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Highly-rated young Dundee United defender Kerr Smith goes down south with Aston Villa". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ Nicolson, Eric (27 October 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Dundee United hot prospect Kerr Smith has spent a week training with Manchester United". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ Banks, Ben (18 December 2020). "Kerr Smith signs first Dundee United deal amid Manchester United interest". Not The Old Firm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Kerr Smith signs first professional contract at Tannadice". Dundee United F.C. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ Pirie, Mark (13 December 2020). "Dundee United vs Rangers - Live updates". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ Cairney, James (21 February 2021). "Rangers 4-1 Dundee United: How the visitors rated in Premiership loss". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Job not done after Killie win - Wright". BBC Sport. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Kerr Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Kerr Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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