Matthew Smith (footballer, born 1999)

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Matthew Smith
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Smith[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Redditch, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hull City
on loan from Manchester City
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2013 West Bromwich Albion
2013–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Manchester City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Twente (loan) 34 (2)
2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 40 (1)
2021– → Hull City (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Wales U17 8 (0)
2016 Wales U19 3 (0)
2017– Wales U21 5 (1)
2018– Wales 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:01, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:39, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Matthew Robert Smith (born 22 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hull City on loan from Manchester City. Although born in England, he represents the Wales national team.[3]

Professional career[]

Manchester City[]

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.[4] On 3 July 2018, he moved on loan to FC Twente for the 2018–19 season.[5] On 1 July 2019, Smith joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan.[6] After the loan was cut short early, he signed for Charlton Athletic on 31 January 2020 on loan until the end of the 2019–2020 season.[7]

Twente[]

Smith moved to a Dutch club Twente for 2018/19 on a season-long loan.[8] He helped the team to earn promotion to Eredivisie.

Doncaster Rovers[]

Smith moved to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 16 October 2020 on a season long loan.[9] He scored his first goal for Doncaster, and his first professional goal in English football, in a 2–2 draw against AFC Wimbledon on 3 November 2020.[10]

Hull City[]

Smith moved to EFL Championship club Hull City on 6 August 2021 on a season-long loan deal.[11] He made his debut for Hull City on 7 August 2021, after coming on as a substitute in the 4-1 away win at Preston North End.[12]

International career[]

Smith has played for Wales at under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior level, often captaining the side at youth level. He received a call-up to the senior Wales national football team on 20 May 2018.[13]

Smith qualifies for the Welsh team as his grandfather is from South Wales.[14] He made his debut for Wales in a friendly 0–0 tie with Mexico, replacing Tom Lawrence after 81 minutes.[15] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[16]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 14 September 2021.[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2018–19[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2020–21[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Twente (loan) 2018–19[18] Eerste Divisie 34 2 3 0 — — 37 2
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2019–20[18] Championship 8 0 0 0 2 0 — 10 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2019–20[18] Championship 2 0 — — — 2 0
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2020–21[19] League One 40 1 3 0 — 0 0 43 1
Hull City (loan) 2021–22[20] Championship 7 0 — 1 0 — 8 0
Career Total 91 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 100 3

International[]

As of match played on 5 June 2021.[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2018 4 0
2019 3 0
2020 5 0
2021 2 0
Total 14 0

Honours[]

Twente

References[]

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Matt Smith". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ Matthew Smith at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "All about Matt Smith – Manchester City FC". MCFC.
  5. ^ "FC Twente loans Matthew Smith from Manchester City" (in Dutch). FC Twente. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Matt Smith joins QPR on loan from Man City". QPR. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. ^ "DONE DEAL | Wales international Matt Smith becomes Charlton's second deadline-day signing". www.cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Wales and Manchester City youngster Matt Smith joins Dutch club FC Twente". WalesOnline. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Rovers sign Wales international Matt Smith". Doncaster Rovers FC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Wimbledon 2-2 Doncaster". BBC. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Matt Smith Joins On Loan". Hull City A.F.C. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Preston North End 1–4 Hull City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Manchester City academy midfielder called up by Ryan Giggs for Wales senior squad – City Watch".
  14. ^ "Matt Smith: Wales midfielder signs new Manchester City deal". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  16. ^ "Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Matthew Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Matthew Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Matthew Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Smith, Matthew". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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