Michael Smith (footballer, born 1991)
Smith playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael John Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Northampton | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Darlington | 37 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Workington (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Newport County (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Colchester United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 23 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Swindon Town | 65 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | → Barnsley (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2016– | Portsmouth | 18 | (3) |
| 2017– | Northampton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30, 28 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Michael John Smith (born 17 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Northampton.
Born in Wallsend, Smith made his debut in the Football League on 5 April 2010, replacing Chris Moore in the 77th minute of Darlington's 1–0 home defeat by Hereford United in League Two. He scored his first Football League goal on 1 May 2010, in the 79th minute of Darlington's 2–0 away win at Macclesfield Town.
He joined Conference North club Workington on loan for a month on 29 October 2010, and made six appearances before returning to Darlington. In his first four Conference matches back with Darlington he scored six goals. On 30 April 2011 he signed a new two-year contract along with Phil Gray and John McReady. In July 2011 Smith went on 2-week trial with Stoke City. Stoke didn't resume their interest in Smith and was sent back to Darlington. Watford then took Smith on trial. However he was also later sent back to Darlington.
On 31 August 2011, Smith signed a three-year contract at Charlton Athletic He made his Charlton debut against FC Halifax Town in the FA Cup, coming on in the 87th minute. Shortly after coming on he set up the fourth goal of the match from a cross.
On 17 January 2012, Smith joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on a loan deal to the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal for Accrington on 28 January 2012 in a 4–3 win against Gillingham in which he bagged a hattrick. On 12 March it was announced Smith had returned to his parent club after suffering a season ending knee injury.
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