Connor Smith (footballer, born 1993)

Connor Michael Smith (born 18 February 1993) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Wealdstone.

Connor Smith
Personal information
Full name Connor Michael Smith[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993
Place of birth Mullingar, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wealdstone
Youth career
–2010 Mullingar Athletic A.F.C
2010–2012 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Watford 8 (0)
2011–2012 → Wealdstone (loan) 23 (3)
2014 → Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2015 → Stevenage (loan) 4 (0)
2016 AFC Wimbledon 10 (0)
2016–2017 Plymouth Argyle 25 (1)
2017–2018 Yeovil Town 19 (0)
2018–2019 Boreham Wood 9 (0)
2019 Billericay Town 5 (1)
2019 → Kingstonian (loan) 4 (1)
2019 → Kings Langley (loan) 8 (0)
2019– Wealdstone 12 (0)
National team‡
2009 Republic of Ireland U17
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (1)
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:20, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Career

Born in Ireland, Smith came to prominence in 2010, finishing as runner-up to Ben Greenhalgh on the television show Football's Next Star.[2] He joined the academy setup at Watford later that year in May, signing a two-year apprenticeship.

In November 2011, Smith joined Isthmian League side Wealdstone on loan until January 2012, along with Britt Assombalonga.[3] In January, the loan was extended for a further two months after the club had remained unbeaten.[4]

Smith signed his first professional contract with Watford in May 2012.[5] His professional debut for Watford came on 18 August 2012, in a 3–2 victory over Crystal Palace in the Football League Championship, replacing Sean Murray as a substitute. On 8 January 2014, Smith signed on loan for Gillingham until the end of the 2013–14 season.[6]

On 1 September 2015, Smith signed for League Two side Stevenage on an initial month loan.[7] Smith left Watford on 21 January 2016 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. The next day Smith signed a permanent contract with AFC Wimbledon. Despite only playing 11 games for the Dons, Smith joined Plymouth Argyle.[8] He scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against former club AFC Wimbledon on 4 October 2016.[9]

Having helped Plymouth Argyle to achieve promotion to League One, Smith was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] Following his release by Plymouth, Smith signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year contract.[11] On 5 July 2018, Smith's contract with Yeovil Town was terminated by mutual consent.[12]

On 6 July 2018, Smith signed for National League side Boreham Wood.[13]

On 4 January 2019, Smith signed for Billericay Town on an 18 month contract.[14]. Smith then signed for Wealdstone ahead of the 2019-2020 season [15]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2012–13[16] Championship 700000—70
2013–14[17] Championship 101030—50
2014–15[18] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[19] Premier League 000010—10
Total 80104000130
Gillingham (loan) 2013–14[17] League One 100———100
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16[19] League Two 40———40
AFC Wimbledon 2015–16[19] League Two 100——1[lower-alpha 1]0110
Plymouth Argyle 2016–17[20] League Two 25130102[lower-alpha 2]1312
Yeovil Town 2017–18[21] League Two 19030105[lower-alpha 2]1281
Boreham Wood 2018–19[22] National League 9010—1[lower-alpha 3]0110
Billericay Town 2018–19[23] National League South 51——0051
Career total 9028060921134
  1. Appearance in League Two play-offs
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

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References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 25. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "Smith targets Wembley final appearance". Watford Observer. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. "Watford pair Connor Smith and Britt Assombalonga have joined Wealdstone on loan". Watford Observer. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "Smith and Assombalonga extend Stones loan". Vital Football. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. "Watford boss Sean Dyche stresses that is it only the start for youngsters offered professional contracts". Watford Observer. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  6. "Gills Land Championship Midfielder". Gillingham FC. 8 January 2014.
  7. "Connor Smith and Jack Jebb join Stevenage". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  8. "Connor Smith: Plymouth Argyle sign AFC Wimbledon midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. "AFC Wimbledon 2 Plymouth Argyle 1: Defeat for Pilgrims in EFL Trophy tie". plymouthherald.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. "Plymouth Argyle: Jordan Slew & Connor Smith among nine released". BBC Sport. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  11. "Connor Smith: Yeovil Town sign Plymouth Argyle midfielder on free transfer". BBC Sport. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  12. "Omar Sowunmi: Yeovil Town defender signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. "WE WELCOME CONNOR SMITH". Boreham Wood F.C. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  14. "New Signing". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. 4 January 2019.
  15. https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/smith-returns-to-the-stones
  16. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  17. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  18. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  19. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  20. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  21. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  22. "Games played by Connor Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  23. Connor Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  24. Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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