Darren Smith (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Lee Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger/Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stirling Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Motherwell | 72 | (8) |
| 2010 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ross County | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Stirling Albion | 33 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Stenhousemuir | 59 | (22) |
| 2014– | Stirling Albion | 64 | (19) |
| National team | |||
| Scotland U19 | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2017. |
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Darren Lee Smith (born 27 March 1988) is a Scottish professional footballer who is plays for Stirling Albion. Smith represented the Scotland national under-21 football team once and played nearly 60 Scottish Premier League (SPL) games for Motherwell. He has also played for Ross County and Stenhousemuir.
Smith was born in Lanark and attended Carluke High School in South Lanarkshire.
Smith started his football career at boyhood heroes Motherwell, and became one of their youngest ever players when he made his debut aged 16, appearing as a substitute against Inverness CT in the 2004–05 season. It would be the 2005–06 season before he would feature in the team again, coming on as a substitute as Motherwell defeated Falkirk 5–0. A few days later, he scored his first goal for the club against St Mirren in the League Cup. He then suffered an injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season.
The 2006–07 season was a more prolific one for Smith. Despite this being an unsuccessful season for Motherwell, who finished 10th in the SPL, Smith made 13 starts and 6 substitute appearances, scoring three goals. The first and most notable of his goals was a last minute equaliser against Celtic on Boxing Day 2006.
The 2007–08 season was Smith's most successful in his time at Motherwell so far, as Motherwell finished 3rd in the SPL and qualified for the UEFA Cup. He made 27 appearances, scoring four goals. Two came against Aberdeen in the SPL, the second being the opener in the 2–1 victory on 10 May that effectively sealed Motherwell's UEFA Cup qualification.
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