Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Smyth | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Blackpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2001 | Glenafton Athletic | ||
2001–2005 | Ayr United | 104 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Partick Thistle | 26 | (1) |
2006–2010 | Airdrie United | 114 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Greenock Morton | 61 | (1) |
2012–2016 | Cliftonville | 83 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
Northern Ireland U16 | |||
Northern Ireland U18 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 26 April 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 February 2011 |
Marc Smyth (born 27 December 1982) is a Scottish-born Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as à defender. He is currently without a club following his release from Cliftonville.
In his Scottish Football League career, Smyth (pronounced Smith) has also played for Ayr United, Partick Thistle and Airdrie United. Smyth started his career in Junior football with Ayrshire side Glenafton Athletic following a youth career with English side Blackpool where he won youth caps for Northern Ireland.
Before moving into the professional game at the age of 19, Edinburgh-born Smyth played junior football with Ayrshire side Glenafton Athletic.
He then signed for played for Ayr United, before moving onto Partick Thistle and Airdrie United before signing with Greenock Morton in 2010.
In season 2008/09, he scored the winning penalty for Airdrie United in the 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Ross County, after a 2–2 draw.