Tyler Smith (footballer)

Tyler Gavin Junior Smith (born 4 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Bradford City.

Sheffield United
Born in Sheffield, Smith began his career with Sheffield United. He was a ballboy with the club. He spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Barrow, before moving on loan to Doncaster Rovers in January 2019. He scored two goals on his debut on 19 January 2019, and was praised by manager Grant McCann as being "a star in the making". In July 2019 he moved on loan to Bristol Rovers for the 2019–20 season. In January 2020 was joined Rochdale on loan.

On 6 August 2020 he moved on loan to Swindon Town for the 2020–21 season. On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Swindon in an EFL Trophy tie against West Bromwich Albion U21s.

Hull City
He signed for Hull City in August 2021, and made his debut for the club on 28 August in a 0–0 home draw against AFC Bournemouth. He scored his first goal for the club within the 1st minute of an FA Cup match against Everton on 8 January 2022.

In January 2023 Smith joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season.

Smith was released by Hull City at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Bradford City
After his release, Smith signed a three-year deal with Bradford City. After the first few matches of the 2023–24 season, he said he was looking forward to playing more football. He scored his first goal for Bradford on 29 August 2023, in the EFL Cup. He later said the squad was deep enough to cope without injured fellow striker Andy Cook, with Smith himself being injured a few days later. On 31 October he scored a hat-trick in the EFL Trophy, to send the club through to the next round. He later praised teammate Kevin McDonald, who had served as caretaker manager.

After scoring the winning goal in a game against Accrington Stanley, Smith was compared to former Bradford City player Nahki Wells. By December 2023, Smith had scored 6 goals in 4 games in the EFL Trophy for the club. He later spoke positively about his striking partnership with Andy Cook.

After losing his first-team place, on 5 March 2024, Smith scored his first goal for the club since December 2023. On 23 April, in a 10 minute appearance, he scored the winning goal in the penultimate game of the season, to keep the club in contention for the play-offs.

Personal life
His younger brother is fellow footballer Kyron Gordon.