Tyler Smith (footballer)

Tyler Gavin Junior Smith (born 4 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swindon Town on loan from Sheffield United.

Tyler Smith
Personal information
Full name Tyler Gavin Junior Smith[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
(on loan from Sheffield United)
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sheffield United 0 (0)
2018 → Barrow (loan) 23 (10)
2019 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 14 (2)
2019 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 20 (3)
2020 → Rochdale (loan) 4 (1)
2020– → Swindon Town (loan) 15 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:14, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Sheffield, Smith began his career with Sheffield United.[2] He spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Barrow,[2] before moving on loan to Doncaster Rovers in January 2019.[3] He scored two goals on his debut on 19 January 2019, and was praised by manager Grant McCann as being "a star in the making".[4] In July 2019 he moved on loan to Bristol Rovers for the 2019–20 season.[5] In January 2020 he moved on loan to Rochdale.[6]

On 6 August 2020 he moved on loan to Swindon Town for the 2020–21 season.[7] On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Swindon in an EFL Trophy tie against West Bromwich Albion U21s.[8]

Career statistics
As of 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2018–19[9] Championship 0000000000
2019–20[10] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[11] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Barrow (loan) 2018–19[2] National League 23101100002411
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2018–19[9] League One 142000000142
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2019–20[10] League One 203302230285
Rochdale (loan) 2019–20[10] League One 4100000041
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[11] League One 154001023187
Career total 76204132538826

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. Tyler Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "Doncaster Rovers: Sheffield United forward Tyler Smith agrees loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. "Sheffield United loanee Tyler Smith saluted by Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann after double". Yorkshire Post. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "Bristol Rovers: Sheffield United striker Tyler Smith agrees season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "Tyler Smith: Rochdale sign forward from Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. "TYLER SMITH JOINS ROBINS ON LOAN". www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
  8. "Swindon Town fall to defeat in opening EFL Trophy game following 3-2 loss to West Bromwich Albion under 21s at the County Ground". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. "Games played by Tyler Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. "Games played by Tyler Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. "Games played by Tyler Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.


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