Martin Smith (footballer, born 1995)

Martin Smith (born 2 October 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for South Shields.

Martin Smith
Personal information
Full name Martin Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 South Shields
Youth career
2012–2014 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sunderland 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Carlisle United (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Kilmarnock 10 (1)
2017–2018 Coleraine 23 (1)
2018–2019 Swindon Town 11 (0)
2019–2021 Salford City 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Chorley (loan) 17 (0)
2021 Chesterfield 11 (0)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 7 (0)
2022– South Shields 47 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Smith began his career with Sunderland and had a loan spell with non-league Gateshead in November 2015.[3] In March 2016 Smith joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his professional debut on 19 March 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[4]

On 24 June 2016, Smith signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[5]

After a season at Kilmarnock, Smith signed for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine. In July 2018, he joined Swindon Town, following a recommendation from assistant manager Neil McDonald, who had been managing in Ireland while Smith was at Coleraine.[6]

He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

In July 2019 he joined Salford City on a two-year contract.[8] In November he joined Chorley on loan until January 2020.[9] On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Smith had left Salford City by mutual consent.[10]

On 14 January 2021, Smith signed for National League side Chesterfield.[11]

On 16 July 2021, Smith signed for Hartlepool United.[12] Smith was released by Pools at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13] He made 15 appearances in all competitions for the League Two side.

On 1 June 2022, Smith signed for South Shields.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2015–16[15] Premier League 0000000000
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[16] National League 1000001[lower-alpha 3]020
Carlisle United (loan) 2015–16[15] League Two 2000000020
Kilmarnock 2016–17[15] Scottish Premiership 101002000121
Coleraine 2017–18[16] NIFL Premiership 231400000271
Swindon Town 2018–19[16] League Two 11000101[lower-alpha 4]0130
Salford City 2019–20[17] League Two 4000001[lower-alpha 4]050
2020–21[18] League Two 4000003[lower-alpha 4]070
Total 80000040120
Chorley (loan) 2019–20[17] National League 17010—1[lower-alpha 3]0190
Chesterfield 2020–21[18] National League 110——1[lower-alpha 3]010
Hartlepool United 2021–22[19] League Two 70101060150
South Shields 2022–23[20] NPL Premier Division 413510000464
2023–24[16] National League North 6010000070
Total 473610040534
Career total 1375121401401676
  1. Cup competitions include the FA Cup, Scottish Cup and Irish Cup
  2. League Cup competitions include the League Cup, Scottish League Cup and League of Ireland Cup
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Coleraine

South Shields

References
  1. "Premier League players released or retained by their clubs". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. "Martin Smith". 11v11. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Sunderland midfielder joins neighbours on loan". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "Sunderland loanee Martin Smith on his debut and move to Carlisle". Carlisle United. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. "Kilmarnock bring in 11 new players on the same day". BBC Sport. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. Reynolds, Shaun (7 July 2018). "Town confirm three new signings on the eve of Spanish pre-season training camp". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. "Smith pens two-year deal with Salford". BBC Sport.
  9. "Martin Smith recruited from Salford | Chorley FC".
  10. "Martin Smith departs". Salford City FC. 11 January 2021.
  11. "Spireites land Smith". Chesterfield FC. 14 January 2021.
  12. "Pools Sign Martin Smith". Hartlepool United FC. 16 July 2021.
  13. "Retained list 22/23". Hartlepool United FC. 19 May 2022.
  14. "Martin Smith To Join South Shields". South Shields FC. 1 June 2022.
  15. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. Martin Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  17. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  18. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. "Games played by Martin Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  20. "South Shields | Appearances | Martin Smith | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  21. "Shields clinch title after 1-0 win at Whitby". South Shields FC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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