Callum Smith (footballer)

Callum Smith (born 13 November 1999) is a Scottish[2] footballer who plays as a forward for Hamilton Academical, Smith has previously played for Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Airdrieonians and Dunfermline Athletic.

Callum Smith

Personal information
Full name	Callum Smith
Date of birth	13 November 1999
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath,[1] Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Hamilton Academical
Number	32
Youth career
2013–2014	Dunfermline Athletic
2014–2016	Fife Elite Football Academy
2016–2017	Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Dunfermline Athletic	18	(2)
2018	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	14	(1)
2018	→ Arbroath (loan)	9	(0)
2019–2020	→ Airdrieonians (loan)	27	(4)
2020–	Hamilton Academical	16	(1)
National team^‡
2017–	Scotland U19	5	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 16 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:52, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Career

Smith was educated at Beath High School and began his career with Cowdenbeath's youth squad, before moving to Dunfermline Athletic, nicknamed the Pars, to join the Under 15s side.[2] Smith then continued his development with the Fife Elite Football Academy, after the amalgamation of Fife's football clubs' youth sides into one academy. In 2016, Smith returned to the Pars, signing a one-year contract with the club to play for the side's development squad.[3] His first appearance for the first-team came in the Scottish League Cup, where he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Michael Moffat in the 5–1 loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at East End Park.[4] Smith impressed with his performances for the youth side, becoming the club's top scorer in the SPFL Development League, which resulted in him making his first league appearance against Greenock Morton.[5] Smith replaced Nicky Clark in the 82nd minute, and made an immediate impact, setting up Rhys McCabe, assisting in Dunfermline's third goal.[5]

With the club deciding not to participate in the 2017–18 SPFL Development League, Smith was promoted to the first team for the 2017–18 season. He played in all four Scottish League Cup group stage matches, scoring his first goal for the Pars in a 6–0 win against Elgin City.[6] His full debut came in the final match of the group stage against Hearts at Tynecastle. With main striker Nicky Clark injured, Smith started alongside Declan McManus, who he provided an assist for to put the Pars 2–1 ahead.[7] Smith joined Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic on loan at the end of January 2018,[8] helping the side to a third place finish and victory in the Championship play-offs over Dumbarton.[9]

In August 2018, Smith joined League One club Arbroath on a season long loan;[10] despite being sidelined for two months with an injury, he made nine appearances before his loan was cut short in January 2019.[11] At the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Smith moved on a season-long loan to Airdrieonians as part of a deal that saw Josh Edwards sign for Dunfermline.[12]

Smith left Dunfermline after the curtailed 2019–20 season, and signed a two-year contract with Hamilton Academical in June 2020.[13] He scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 3–0 win over Motherwell on 2 January 2021.[14]

Personal life

Smith's brother, Connor, is also a footballer.[15]

Career statistics

As of 16 January 2021[16]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunfermline Athletic	2016–17[17]	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2017–18[18][19]		13	2	0	0	4	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	3
	2018–19[20]		3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	4	1
	2019–20[21]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		18	2	0	0	5	1	3	1	26	4
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2017–18[18]	Scottish League One	14	1	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	18	1
Arbroath (loan)	2018–19[20]		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Airdrieonians (loan)	2019–20[21]		27	4	0	0	3	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	30	6
Hamilton Academical	2020–21[22]	Scottish Premiership	16	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	19	1
Career total			84	8	0	0	11	2	10	2	102	12

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

References

1. "Callum grabbing chance to impress". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
2. "U20s squad – Callum Smith". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
3. "Two more for U20s". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
4. "Dunfermline 1 – 5 Inverness CT". Scottish Professional Football League. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
5. "Dunfermline 3 Morton 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
6. "Dunfermline 6–0 Elgin City". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
7. English, Tom (29 July 2017). "Hearts 2–2 Dunfermline (1–3 pens)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
8. Hart, Ross (1 February 2018). "Dunfermline Athletic's Callum Smith joins Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
9. Dowden, Martin (13 May 2018). "Dumbarton 0–2 Alloa Athletic (agg 1–2)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
10. "Loan Signing – Callum Smith". Arbroath FC. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
11. "Callum Smith". Arbroath FC. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
12. "Josh Edwards: Dunfermline pay undisclosed fee for Airdrieonians left-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
13. McGilvray, Andy (16 June 2020). "Hamilton bring striker in as first summer signing". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
14. "Hamilton 3-0 Motherwell". BBC. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
15. Iain Collin (17 August 2017). "Dunfermline youngster Callum Smith pinching himself after Scotland call-up". Deadline News. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
16. Callum Smith at Soccerbase
17. "Games played by Callum Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
18. "Games played by Callum Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
19. "Games played by Callum Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
20. "Games played by Callum Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
21. "Games played by Callum Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
22. "Games played by Callum Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

• UEFA profile at UEFA