Jordan Smith (English footballer)

Jordan Clifford Smith (born 8 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest.

Jordan Smith
Personal information
Full name Jordan Clifford Smith[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994
Place of birth

South

Normanton, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 12
Youth career
2001–2016 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Nottingham Forest 46 (0)
2014–2015 → Ilkeston (loan) 46 (0)
2015–2016 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 42 (0)
2018 → Barnsley (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Mansfield Town (loan) 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2020

Club career

Nottingham Forest

After coming through the Nottingham Forest academy, for whom he had played since the age of seven,[2] Smith spent spells on loan with Ilkeston[3] and Nuneaton Town.[4] He made his professional debut for Forest on 11 February 2017, coming on as a 23rd-minute substitute against Norwich City for the injured Stephen Henderson.[5] Smith kept his first clean sheet for Forest on 25 February as the club drew 0–0 at Wigan Athletic.

Having impressed in goal, Smith agreed a new contract with the club on 4 April to extend his stay until 2020.[6] Smith's good form continued into the last game of the season at home to Ipswich Town when, with the score at 0–0, he made two vital saves; the latter of which was described by manager Mark Warburton as "world-class". Forest won the game 3–0 to guarantee safety from relegation to League One, at the expense of Blackburn Rovers.[7][8]

On 16 November 2018, Smith joined EFL League One side Barnsley on a seven-day emergency loan.[9]

On 10 January 2019, Smith joined EFL League Two side Mansfield Town until the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 July 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2016–17[11] Championship 1500000—150
2017–18[12] 2901010—310
2018–19[13] 000010—10
2019–20[14] 201000—30
Club Total 4602020—500
Barnsley (loan) 2018–19[13] League One 100000—10
Mansfield Town (loan) 2018–19[13] League Two 1200000—120
Career Total 5902020—630

    References
    1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
    2. "Jordan Smith thought he would have to leave Forest again, but now he hopes to grab unlikely chance". Nottingham Post. 19 February 2017.
    3. "ILKESTON FC: Robins indebted to on-loan Nottingham Forest keeper as they claim fine win at Ashton United". Derby Telegraph. 27 October 2014.
    4. "Nottingham Forest keeper keen to lead from front". Nuneaton News. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
    5. "Norwich City 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017.
    6. "Jordan Smith pledges to keep learning, after signing new Nottingham Forest deal". Nottingham Post. 4 April 2017.
    7. "Forest 3-0 Ipswich". Nottingham Forest Official Site. 7 May 2017.
    8. "Red's character delights Warburton". Nottingham Forest Official Site. 7 May 2017.
    9. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2018/november/smith-joins-tykes-on-loan/
    10. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/january/jordan-smith-loan-to-mansfield-town/
    11. "Games played by Jordan Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
    12. "Games played by Jordan Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
    13. "Games played by Jordan Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
    14. "Games played by Jordan Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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