Alex Smith (footballer, born 1991)

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Alex Smith
Personal information
Full name Alex Ralph Smith[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hastings United
Youth career
2002–2009 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Fulham 1 (0)
2012–2013 → Leyton Orient (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Stevenage (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 Swindon Town 8 (1)
2014–2015 Yeovil Town 6 (0)
2016 Woking 7 (0)
2016–2017 Eastbourne Borough 16 (2)
2018– Hastings United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Alex Ralph Smith (born 31 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hastings United.

Club career[edit]

Smith, a product of the Fulham academy spent eleven seasons with Fulham and signed his first professional contract in 2009.[2][3][4] Smith made his senior début for Fulham in a Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage, coming on as a substitute for Damien Duff at the end of the game during injury time. Fulham won the game 3–0.[5]

On 22 November 2012, Fulham confirmed that Smith would be joining Leyton Orient until 2 January 2013.[6] He made his Orient debut on 2 December in the FA Cup second round tie away to Alfreton Town.[7]

Smith was loaned out again in March 2013, this time joining League One side Stevenage on a one-month loan deal.[8]

Smith was one of twelve players released by Fulham at the end of the 2012–2013 Premier League season.[9]

Smith signed for League One club Swindon Town on a one-year contract on 25 June 2013, with the option of a further year.[10] Smith revealed he turned moves from Europe to join Swindon Town.[11] Smith made his debut in the opening game of the season, playing as a left-back position, in a 1–0 loss against Peterborough United.[12] However, Smith sustained an knee injury during a match against Queens Park Rangers in the second round of League Cup. After an operation, Smith would be likely to be out until Christmas.[13] However, Manager Mark Cooper believes Smith doesn't expect for Smith to return until "well into the new year".[14] After a six-month out, Smith finally made his return in 0–0 draw against Bristol City on 15 March 2014.[15] Smith scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 25 March 2014.[16] His goal against Tranmere Rovers was placed nine as the top ten best Swindon Town goal of 2013–14 season.[17]

After a season with Swindon Town, Smith was among ten players to be released.[18]

On 29 November 2014, Smith signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a month contract following a successful trial with the Glovers.[19] Smith was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two.[20]

On 14 January 2016, Smith joined National League side Woking on a six-month deal until the end of the season.[21] On 26 January 2016, Smith made his Woking debut in a 3–1 defeat to Altrincham, replacing Bruno Andrade in the 68th minute.[22] On 30 June 2016, Smith was released at the end of his contract.

In August 2016, Smith joined National League South side Eastbourne Borough.[23]

On 19 May 2018, following a lengthy spell out on the sidelines, Smith returned to the game and joined Isthmian League side Hastings United.[24]

Club statistics[edit]

As of 30 April 2017.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham
2012–13[25]
 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Leyton Orient (loan)
2012–13[25]
 League One 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Stevenage (loan)
2012–13[25]
 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swindon Town
2013–14[26]
 League One 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 1
Yeovil Town
2014–15[27]
 League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Woking
2015–16[28]
 National League 7 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 8 0
Eastbourne Borough
2016–17[29]
 National League South 16 2 2 0 — 2[b] 0 20 2
Career total 40 3 3 0 2 0 4 0 49 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/03/2013 and 31/03/2013". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Alex Smith". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Interview with Alex Smith, Fulham FC Defender". Double Take Debate. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Academy Graduate". Fulham F.C. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Fulham 3–0 West Bromwich Albion". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Smith Heads For Orient". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Alfreton Town v Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Smith Joins Stevenage". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Summer transfer window: Ins and Outs". Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Swindon Town deals for Foderingham, Barthram & Smith". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  11. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Smith turned down a move to Europe to come to Town". Swindon Advertiser. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Peterborough United 1 – 0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  13. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Smith on road to recovery". Swindon Advertiser. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  14. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Injury setback for Smith". Swindon Advertiser. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Boring times over for Smith". Swindon Advertiser. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  17. ^ "THE LIST: Top 10 Swindon Town goals of 2013/14". Swindon Advertiser. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Out of contract players". Swindon Town F.C. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Alex Smith: Yeovil Town snap up Ex-Fulham and Swindon player". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  21. ^ "WOKING SIGN SMITH AS ROBINSON RE-JOINS". EveryThingWoking. 14 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Altrincham 3-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 26 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Alex Smith". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  24. ^ "Alex Smith signs with the club". Hastings United Official Site. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by Alex Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  26. ^ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  27. ^ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  28. ^ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  29. ^ "A. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

External links[edit]

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