Dan Smith (footballer, born 1989)

Daniel Philip Smith (born 5 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Truro City. He previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Morecambe, Eastbourne Borough, Truro City,[1] Bath City, Weymouth and Tiverton.

Dan Smith
Personal information
Full name Daniel Philip Smith
Date of birth (1989-10-05) 5 October 1989
Place of birth Saltash, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Truro City
Youth career
1999–2007 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Plymouth Argyle 2 (0)
2008 → Morecambe (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 13 (3)
2009–2010 Eastbourne Borough 15 (0)
2010 Weymouth
2010–2012 Truro City
2012 Bath City 3 (0)
2012–2013 Weymouth 37 (5)
2013–2014 Tiverton Town 39 (8)
2014–2015 Dorchester Town 44 (8)
2015–2016 Tiverton Town 39 (4)
2016 Weymouth 14 (1)
2016– Truro City 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Career

Smith began his career at Plymouth Argyle's Centre of Excellence, having joined when he was a 9-year old. Smith made his first team debut for Argyle as a substitute in a Football League Championship match against Burnley in January 2008.

Smith also featured as a substitute in the final home game of the season against Blackpool before signing a new one-year contract in May 2008.[2] He joined Morecambe on an initial one-month loan on 9 September 2008 to gain first team experience.[3] Smith made two appearances for the Shrimps before returning to Argyle at the beginning of October.

With first team chances limited, Smith joined Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on 27 November 2008 for a one-month loan along with teammate Ashley Barnes.[4] The loan was extended by a further three months which lasted until the end of February 2009.[5][6][7] Smith made an impact for the Eastbourne Borough team, along with teammate Ashley Barnes, helped the team from balancing over the Conference National relegation zone to a comfortable mid table position with the scope of reaching the play-offs. In February 2009 when snow cut him off in Devon and took at flight to Manchester to join Eastbourne in an away game with Altrincham, a game that was called postponed two hours before kick off.

Smith scored three goals out of 14 games whilst playing for Eastbourne before returning to Plymouth Argyle at the end of February 2009.[8]

Smith was released at the end of his contract and signed permanently for Eastbourne Borough on 15 May 2009.[9] Smith stated that he jumped at the chance when Eastbourne were interested in signing him, despite other offers that were given to him. He believed that joining Eastbourne would kick-start his career again despite playing in non-League football.[10] In February 2010, Smith signed for Conference South side Weymouth until the end of the season. He joined Truro City in July 2010 and helped the club win the Southern League in his first season. He was released in January 2012 to try and gain a full-time contract elsewhere.[11][12]

Two months later, Smith joined Bath City on non-contract terms and made his debut the same day in a 1–0 defeat at Gateshead.[13][14]

Smith signed for Southern Premier League side Weymouth in August 2012.[15]

He joined Dorchester Town on 5 July 2014

References
  1. "Player Not Found | Aylesbury United FC".
  2. "Smith Earns Pilgrims Contract". Sky Sports. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  3. "Plymouth loan Smith to Morecambe". BBC Sport. 9 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  4. "On The Way". pafc.co.uk. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  5. "Plymouth duo extend stay". Eastbourne Herald. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  6. "Loan Extension". pafc.co.uk. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  7. "Plymouth agree to extend Smith's loan deal". The Argus. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  8. "Smith keen to go out with a bang". The Argus. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  9. "Argyle star Smith makes Boro' switch". Eastbourne Herald. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  10. "Boro signing warns his best is yet to come". The Argus. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  11. "Truro City release striker Dan Smith". BBC Sport. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  12. "Hodges prepares for tough battles". Western Morning News. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  13. "City Sign Midfielder Smith". Bath City F.C. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  14. "Bath City manager Adie Britton sees potential in Dan Smith". BBC Sport. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  15. "Smith agrees to Terras' deal". Dorset Echo. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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