Nathan Smith (footballer, born 1987)

Nathan Colin Leslie Smith (born 11 January 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for National League South side Braintree Town.

Not to be confused with Nathan Smith (footballer, born 1996).

Nathan Smith
Personal information
Full name Nathan Colin Leslie Smith[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back / Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Braintree Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Enfield 22 (0)
2007 Waltham Forest 9 (2)
2007–2008 Potters Bar Town 15 (0)
2008–2011 Yeovil Town 113 (1)
2011–2014 Chesterfield 68 (0)
2014–2018 Yeovil Town 146 (4)
2018–2019 Dagenham & Redbridge 12 (1)
2019–2020 Dulwich Hamlet 9 (0)
2020– Braintree Town 8 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Jamaica 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:06, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:54, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

He started his career with part-time London clubs Enfield, Waltham Forest and Potters Bar Town. During his time at these clubs he also worked as a computer analyst before being discovered by League One side Yeovil Town. Born in England, he is an international for the Jamaica national football team.

Club career

Early career

Smith started his football career at Enfield joining as a teenager and making 22 appearances,[4] he then had a brief spell at Waltham Forest before signing for Isthmian League side Potters Bar Town.[5] His then manager Steve Browne, an ex-Yeovil player, recommended him along with four others to his former club Yeovil Town.[6]

Yeovil Town

Smith went on trial in January 2008 with the club appearing in five games before agreeing non-contract terms on 23 March to enable him to make his début the next day away at Hartlepool United as a 61st-minute substitute.[7] He then signed a permanent two-year professional deal with the club, dropping out of his IT job, he then proceeded to start every game until the end of the season. He scored his first professional goal on 13 December 2008 with a shot from 30 yards in the 4–2 defeat to Stockport County.[8] Smith was offered a new contract at Yeovil but it was stated that Reading, Sheffield United and Ipswich Town were all interested in his services,[9] but despite this, he signed a new contract with Yeovil.[10] He was informed by the club at the end of the 2010/11 season that he was one of seven Yeovil players who would be awarded new contracts.[11]

Chesterfield

After rejecting this new contract offer, Smith left Yeovil after 119 appearances and moved to newly promoted side Chesterfield signing a two-year contract.[12] Unfortunately, in his first season with the club Smith experienced relegation to Football League Two, during that season he was used primarily as a squad player. In 2012–2013 he experienced his best season at the Proact Stadium, becoming a regular until a broken foot halted his season in March 2013. Despite that Smith was named Player of the Year by both supporters and players.[13] An injury-hit campaign and the arrival of Ritchie Humphreys meant that Smith only started 12 League games in Chesterfield's League 2 Championship season.

Yeovil Town

Smith decided at the end of the season to move back to Yeovil Town on a two-year deal starting on 1 July 2014.[14] On 30 April 2016, he scored his second goal for the club in a 4–3 victory against Barnet.[15] He was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2017–18 season.[16]

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 25 October 2018, Smith signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a deal until the end of the season.[17] In May 2019, it was announced that he would be released following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 campaign.[18]

International career

Smith made his international début for the Jamaica against Honduras on 12 October 2011.[19] He has won one further cap against Guyana in May 2012, both games were friendlies.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2007–08[20] League One 7000000070
2008–09[21] League One 311001000321
2009–10[22] League One 35000101[lower-alpha 1]0370
2010–11[23] League One 40000101[lower-alpha 1]0420
Total 11310030201181
Chesterfield 2011–12[24] League One 25010102[lower-alpha 1]0290
2012–13[25] League Two 290201000320
2013–14[26] League Two 140001000150
Total 680303020760
Yeovil Town 2014–15[27] League One 41030101[lower-alpha 1]0460
2015–16[28] League Two 40130104[lower-alpha 1]0481
2016–17[29] League Two 33210106[lower-alpha 2]0412
2017–18[30] League Two 31150104[lower-alpha 2]1412
Total 1464120401511775
Dagenham & Redbridge 2018–19[31] National League 12100—00121
Dulwich Hamlet 2019–20[32] National League South 9010—1[lower-alpha 3]0110
Braintree Town 2020–21[32] National League South 80——1[lower-alpha 3]090
Career total 35661601002114037
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy

International
As of match played 18 May 2012.[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 201110
201210
Total20

Honours

Club
Chesterfield

References
  1. Nathan Smith at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. "Nathan Smith". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. "Tommy's Rocket Ignites Derby". Boreham Wood F.C. 5 November 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  5. "Nathan Smith". Potters Bar Town F.C.
  6. "Slade delight for debutant Smith". BBC Sport. 31 March 2008.
  7. "Hartlepool United 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 24 March 2008.
  8. "Yeovil Town 2–4 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 13 December 2008.
  9. "Smith chase gathers pace". Sky Sports. 8 May 2010.
  10. "Bowditch, Tomlin and Smith pen new deals at Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 16 June 2010.
  11. "Terry Skiverton offers seven new Yeovil Town deals". BBC Sport. 5 May 2011.
  12. "Nathan Smith leaves Yeovil Town for Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 16 June 2011.
  13. "Player of the Year Awards". Chesterfield FC. 29 April 2013.
  14. "Nathan Smith joins and James Hayter signs new deal". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014.
  15. "Barnet 3–4 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  16. "Yeovil Town retained list: Stuart Nelson signs new deal, while four depart". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  17. "Daggers sign defender Nathan Smith". Barking and Dagenham Post. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. "CLUB NEWS: Dagenham & Redbridge Announce Retained List". Dagenham & Redbridge Official Site. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  19. "Honduras vs. Jamaica – 12 October 2011 2–1". Soccerway. 12 October 2011.
  20. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  21. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  22. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  23. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  24. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  25. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  26. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  27. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  28. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  29. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  30. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  31. "Games played by Nathan Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  32. Nathan Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  33. "Nathan Smith". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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