Ross Smith (Scottish footballer)

Ross Smith (born 21 February 1992, in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Lowland Football League club Broomhill. His previous clubs include Dundee United, Peterhead, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion, Kilwinning Rangers and St Cadoc's.

Ross Smith
Personal information
Full name Ross Smith
Date of birth (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Broomhill
Youth career
Westerton United
Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Dundee United 1 (0)
2012 → Peterhead (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2013 → Peterhead (loan) 31 (1)
2013–2014 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 14 (1)
2014–2015 Peterhead 20 (0)
2015–2018 Stirling Albion 59 (6)
2018–2021 BSC Glasgow 38 (3)
2021–2022 Kilwinning Rangers ? (?)
2022-2023 St Cadoc's ? (?)
2023- Broomhill ? (?)
International career‡
2007–2008 Scotland U16 5 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U17 11 (1)
2010 Scotland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Club career

Smith was born in Glasgow and attended Boclair Academy in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire. He joined Dundee United at under-14 level.[1]

Having featured regularly and captained Dundee United's under-19 side during the 2009–10 season,[1] Smith made his professional debut on 13 February 2010 as a substitute in a Scottish Premier League match against St Mirren.[2] Despite being an unused substitute frequently during the 2010–11 season and being on the bench for their Europa League qualifier against Śląsk Wrocław,[3] Smith failed to make a further first team appearance. On 10 February 2012, he joined Scottish Third Division side Peterhead on a month's loan deal.[4] After the summer, his loan was extended for a further full season. On 9 August 2013, Smith joined Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir until the January transfer window, with an option to extend the deal until the end of the season.[5]

In January 2014, Smith left Dundee United by mutual consent,[6] returning to Peterhead and this time signing a permanent six-month contract.[7] After eighteen months with Peterhead, Smith signed for recently relegated Stirling Albion in June 2015.[8] Smith spent three years at Forthbank, before departing the club in May 2018.[9]

After a spell with BSC Glasgow in the Lowland League, Smith signed a three-year contract with West of Scotland League Premier Division club Kilwinning Rangers in May 2021.[10] After one season, and a season-ending injury, Smith dropped another division to sign for WoSFL First Division side St Cadoc's.[11]

International career

Smith made his international debut for Scotland under-16s on 8 November 2007, as a substitute in a Victory Shield match against Northern Ireland.[12] He won international caps at under-16[13] and under-17 level, where he captained the team six times.[14] His last appearance for Scotland came at under-19 level, against Norway on 3 October 2010.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2017 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2009–10[17] Premier League 1000000010
2010–11[18] 0000000000
2011–12[19] 0000000000
2012–13[20] 0000000000
2013–14[21] Premiership 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Peterhead (loan) 2011–12[16] Third Division 8000000000
2012–13[16] 31111004[lower-alpha 1]0362
Total 391110040442
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2013–14[21] League One 14120001[lower-alpha 2]0171
Peterhead 2013–14[21] League Two 110000000110
2014–15[22] League One 20010102[lower-alpha 2]0240
Total 310101020350
Stirling Albion 2015–16[23] League Two 24230101[lower-alpha 2]0292
2016–17[24] 14220201[lower-alpha 2]0192
2017–18[25] 9100201[lower-alpha 2]0121
Total 475505030605
Career Total 132791601001578
  1. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Ross Smith Dundee United Profile". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. "St Mirren 1 – 2 Dundee Utd". 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. "Śląsk 1–0 Dundee United". Uefa. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. "McInally bolsters Blue Toon defence with fresh signing". Peterhead F.C. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  5. "Squad | Ross Smith | Club | Stenhousemuir Football Club". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  6. "ROSS SMITH LEAVES UNITED". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. "Peterhead FC: Ross Smith signs for Blue Toon". Buchan Observer. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. "Smith is sixth signing". stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  9. "Squad updates and departures". Stirling Albion FC. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. Moynihan, Lewis (19 May 2021). "Kilwinning: Buffs add two new defenders for next season". Irvine Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. "St Cadoc's sign Ross Smith". St Cadoc's YC. Twitter. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  12. "NORTHERN IRELAND v SCOTLAND". Scottish Football Association. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  13. "Ross Smith – U16 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  14. "Ross Smith – U17 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  15. "NORWAY v SCOTLAND". Scottish Football Association. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  16. Ross Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  22. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  23. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  24. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  25. "Games played by Ross Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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