Dan Smith (footballer, born 1999)
 Smith in November 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Lewis Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Folkestone Invicta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Portsmouth | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 19 | (12) |
| 2019 | → Cork City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Bognor Regis Town | 28 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Eastleigh | 48 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Hereford (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Weymouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Dulwich Hamlet | 15 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Bognor Regis Town | 30 | (6) |
| 2024– | Folkestone Invicta | 7 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 6 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Lewis Smith (born 5 September 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta.
Smith primarily plays as a centre-forward but has also featured as a central midfielder and as a right-back.[4]
Club career
[edit]Portsmouth
[edit]He made his Portsmouth first-team debut on 8 January 2019 starting in a 2–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Trophy.[5] Smith spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Bognor Regis Town and scored 14 goals in 21 matches in all competitions.[6]
Cork City (loan)
[edit]On 21 February 2019, Smith joined League of Ireland club Cork City F.C. on loan for the remainder of the EFL season.[7][8] On 22 March 2019, he won his first senior honour as Cork defeated Midleton F.C. 3–1 to win the Munster Senior Cup.[9]
Eastleigh
[edit]On 10 July 2020, Smith joined National League side Eastleigh following a prolific season with Bognor Regis Town.[10] On 29 August 2021, he joined Hereford on loan.[11] Following his loan spell at Hereford, he played a few games at Eastleigh before being sent on another loan spell to National League rivals Weymouth in February 2022, who were struggling in the relegation zone.[12]
Dulwich Hamlet
[edit]On 8 July 2022, Smith joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet.,[13] where he had a string of injuries and an operation over the course of the season.
Bognor Regis Town
[edit]In June 2023, Smith re-joined Bognor Regis.[14]
Folkestone Invicta
[edit]On 5 June 2024, Smith joined Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 December 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian Premier Division | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 21 | 14 | |
| Cork City (loan) | 2019 | League Of Ireland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Bognor Regis Town | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | |
| Career total | 46 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 33 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Sussex Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Cork City
- Munster Senior Cup: 2018–19[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Dan Smith". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b Dan Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Allen, Neil (9 January 2019). "Portsmouth talent told to keep options open". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Weld, Neil (8 January 2019). "Southend United 0 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Seabourne, David (21 February 2019). "Dan Smith Leaves Bognor Regis Football Club". Pitchero. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Rooney, Will (21 February 2019). "Portsmouth youngster completes a surprise loan switch to League of Ireland outfit". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Graham, Brendan (25 February 2019). "Cork City sign striker Dan Smith on loan from Portsmouth". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b Hurley, Denis (22 March 2019). "Cork City clinch third Munster Senior Cup in a row". The Echo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING DAN SMITH SIGNS FOR EASTLEIGH". www.eastleighfc.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING Dan Smith Signs a Loan Deal with the Bulls". Hereford FC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Walton, Neil (12 February 2022). "Harvey Bunker and Dan Smith join Weymouth on loan". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Smith joins from Eastleigh". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Pompey striker Dan Smith rejoins Bognor Regis Town from Dulwich Hamlet". Sussex Express. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Welcome: Dan Smith". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from London
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- Hereford F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Folkestone Invicta F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- League of Ireland players
- National League (English football) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- 21st-century English sportsmen