Renny Smith

Renny Piers Smith (born 3 October 1996) is an English-born Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oxford City.[4] He has also represented Austria internationally at under-18 and under-19 level.[3]

Renny Smith
Personal information
Full name Renny Piers Smith[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oxford City
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2013 Chelsea
2013–2015 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burnley 0 (0)
2016 → GAIS (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 Vicenza 2 (0)
2017 → Mantova (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 Südtirol 26 (0)
2018–2020 FC Dordrecht 62 (8)
2020–2022 WSG Tirol 37 (3)
2023– Oxford City 0 (0)
International career
2014 Austria U18 2 (0)
2014 Austria U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Smith was born in Epsom, Surrey, and attended the Whitgift School in South Croydon.[5] He started his career in the youth team at Chelsea where he stayed until early 2013, before he made the decision to leave following a difference in opinion over his playing position.[5] He subsequently joined London rivals Arsenal on a two-year scholarship, a move which followed him being on trial at clubs Liverpool and Manchester City.[6] He featured regularly for Arsenal's youth team over various competitions including the UEFA Youth League, but he failed to make the breakthrough to the first team. He failed to earn a professional deal and was released in the summer of 2015 following the end of his scholarship.[7]

In August 2015, he signed for Championship side Burnley on a three-year contract, following a successful trial against Sheffield.[7] He was placed immediately into the Development Squad. In February 2016 he joined Swedish Superettan side GAIS on a season-long loan, following a successful two-week trial.[8] During his time with the club he made ten league appearances, however, he was predominantly used as a substitute or remained on the bench.[9]

In August 2016, he was recalled early from his loan with GAIS and was sold to Italian Serie B side Vicenza for a nominal fee.[10] He made his professional debut for the side in November 2016, replacing Francesco Signori as a substitute in the 1–0 league win over Trapani Calcio.[9] On 31 January 2017, Smith joined Lega Pro side Mantova on loan.[11][12]

On 5 July 2018, Smith joined Dutch side Dordrecht on a three-year deal.[13]

On 15 September 2020, Smith joined Austrian Bundesliga side WSG Tirol on a free transfer.[14] He left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season.

On 26 September 2023, Smith signed for Oxford City.[15]

International career

Despite being born in England, Smith qualifies to represent Austria through his maternal grandfather.[5] His father, Renny Sr., alerted the Austrian Football Association of his eligibility, and in April 2014 he received his first call-up to the under-18 side for a friendly against Denmark, after the Association had scouted him in Arsenal youth team fixtures.[16] He made his debut in the 2–1 win.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 December 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2015–16[9] Championship 000000—00
GAIS (loan) 2016[9] Superettan 10000——100
Vicenza 2016–17[9] Serie B 2000——20
Mantova (loan) 2016–17[9] Lega Pro 13100——131
Career total 2510000—251

    References
    1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
    2. "Renny Smith". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
    3. Renny Smith at WorldFootball.net
    4. Renny Smith: To play for Austria would be my dream englishplayersabroad.com
    5. "RENNY SMITH MAKES AUSTRIA DEBUT". Das Wunderkid. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
    6. "ARSENAL SIGN DEFENDER RENNY SMITH FROM CHELSEA". Das Wunderkid. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
    7. "Renny Settles In". Burnley FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
    8. "Clarets youngster joins Swedish side GAIS". Burnley FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
    9. "Renny Smith - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
    10. "Renny Smith leaves for Italy". Up The Clarets. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
    11. "Renny Piers Smith è biancorosso". Vicenza Calcio. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
    12. "31/01/2017 Ultimi colpi in chiusura di calciomercato". Mantova F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
    13. "Renny Smith versterkt FC Dordrecht" (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
    14. "WSG schlägt neuerlich am Transfermarkt zu" (in German). WSG Swarovski Tirol. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
    15. https://twitter.com/OxCityFC/status/1706734612062650672
    16. "RENNY SMITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW- ON ARSENAL, AUSTRIA AND HIS AIMS FOR NEXT SEASON". Das Wunderkid. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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