Scott Smith (footballer, born 1995)

Scott Smith (born 21 July 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jeanfield Swifts in the East of Scotland Football League. Smith began his career with Dundee United and has also played for Forfar Athletic, Airdrieonians, Elgin City and Broughty Athletic. He also plays futsal for PYF Saltires and represents the Scotland national futsal team.

Scott Smith

Personal information
Date of birth	21 July 1995
Place of birth	Perth, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Jeanfield Swifts
Youth career
	Longforgan Boys Club
	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Dundee United	5	(0)
2014–2015	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	8	(0)
2015–2016	→ Airdrieonians (loan)	9	(0)
2016	Forfar Athletic	6	(0)
2016–2018	Elgin City	31	(0)
2018	Broughty Athletic
2018–	Jeanfield Swifts
National team
2013	Scotland U18	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:44, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Early life and career

Smith was born in Perth and played for Longforgan Boys Club with future teammate Scott Fraser,[1] before joining the Dundee United youth system. Youth coach Ian Cathro rated him as highly as Dundee United's most promising talents Ryan Gauld and John Souttar. He continued to impress and went on to sign a professional contract in June 2011.[2]

Playing career

Smith made his first team debut as a late substitute against Heart of Midlothian in March 2014.[3] Soon after, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2016[4] and again made a late appearance for the first team against Aberdeen.[5]

On 6 November 2014, Smith joined Forfar Athletic on loan until January 2015.[6] He made his debut on 8 November 2014, in a 2–0 defeat against Greenock Morton.[7]

On 26 August 2015, Smith signed on loan for Airdrieonians until January 2016.[8] After returning from Airdrie, Smith was released by Dundee United in February 2016.[9] In March 2016, Smith returned to Forfar Athletic, signing a short-term contract.[10] He left Forfar at the end of the 2015–16 season,[11] signing for Elgin City in July 2016.[12]

Smith left Elgin in 2018 and joined Dundee-based junior football club Broughty Athletic, where he played alongside his brother Fraser. Both brothers then transferred to East of Scotland League club Jeanfield Swifts in November that year.[13][14]

Smith also plays futsal for Perth-based PYF Saltires, with whom he won the Scottish Super League in 2019.[15] He represents the Scotland national futsal team, having been called up for the 2017 Home Nations Championship.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2018 [17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	2013–14[18]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2014–15[19]		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	2015–16[20]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2014–15[19]	Scottish League One	8[21]	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Airdrieonians (loan)	2015–16[20]		9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Forfar Athletic	2015–16[20]		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Elgin City	2016–17[22]	Scottish League Two	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
	2017–18[23]		25	0	0	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	Total		31	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	40	0
Career total			58	1	0	0	8	0	3	0	70	1

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. James, Joseph (14 May 2014). "Scott Fraser Dundee United Review". World in Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
2. "Scott Smith". Dundee United F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
3. "Hearts 1–2 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
4. Robertson, Neil (4 April 2014). "Dundee United extend duo's deals". The Courier. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
5. Gordon, Moira (6 May 2014). "Dundee United 1–3 Aberdeen: Vernon scores three". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
6. "Scott Smith joins 'Loons' on loan". Forfar Athletic F.C. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
7. Davidson, Cameron (9 November 2014). "Greenock Morton 2 Forfar Athletic 0". Forfar Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
8. "scott smith signs loan deal". Airdrieonians F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
9. "Scott Smith leaves United". Dundee United F.C. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
10. "Smith signs for Forfar". spfl.co.uk. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
11. Lindsay, Clive. "Scottish League Two ins and outs – summer 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
12. Christie, Craig (13 July 2016). "Two more new signings for Elgin City". The Northern Scot. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
13. "Scott Smith". Jeanfield Swifts F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
14. "Kelty boss Barry Ferguson snaps up two new signings". The Courier. Dundee. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020 – via PressReader.
15. "PYF Saltires book Champions League spot after Scottish title joy". Daily Record. Glasgow. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
16. "Perth futsal players selected to represent Scotland". Daily Record. Glasgow. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
17. Scott Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
18. "Games played by Scott Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Scott Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Scott Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
21. Includes 1 appearance and 1 goal not recorded by Soccerbase or Soccerway. Smith, Lee (23 November 2014). "Forfar Athletic 2 Ayr United 0". Forfar Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
22. "Games played by Scott Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Scott Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

External links

• Scott Smith at Soccerbase