Will Smallbone

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Will Smallbone
Personal information
Full name William Anthony Patrick Smallbone[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England[3]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2019 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Southampton 13 (0)
National team‡
2017 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (2)
2020– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:46, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

William Anthony Patrick Smallbone (born 21 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Southampton. Born in England, Smallbone represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

Club career[]

On 21 February 2017, Smallbone signed a professional contract with Southampton.[5] Smallbone made his professional debut for Southampton in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town on 4 January 2020, scoring the opening goal.[6]

On 22 February 2020, Smallbone went on to make his Premier League debut in a 2–0 victory over Aston Villa.[7]

Having just started to appear regularly for the first team, on 16 January 2021, Smallbone suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a 2–0 defeat at Leicester. As a result, he was expected to be out of action for up to six months.[8]

On 26 October 2021, Smallbone made his first professional appearance since his injury, replacing Stuart Armstrong in Southampton’s defeat to Chelsea after a penalty shootout in the EFL Cup.[9]

International career[]

Smallbone made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21s against Italy U21s in October 2020.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 15 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U23 2016–17[11] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[12] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[13] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2019–20[14] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[15] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Southampton 2019–20[14] Premier League 9 0 1 1 0 0 — 10 1
2020–21[16] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2021–22[15] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 13 0 1 1 1 0 — 15 1
Career total 13 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 22 1
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Will Smallbone". 11v11. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Shoot For The Stars: Southampton's FA Cup Wonderkid Will Smallbone". Shoot. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Player profiles: Will Smallbone". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Smallbone pens first professional deal". Southampton FC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Southampton 2 Huddersfield Town 0". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ Collins, Ben (22 February 2020). "Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa: Some of my team have played way out of EFL Cup final - Dean Smith". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Will Smallbone: Southampton midfielder faces up to six months out with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ Rose, Gary (26 October 2021). "Chelsea 1–1 Southampton (4–3 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Italy U21 2-0 Republic of Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Will Smallbone in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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