Nathan Smith (footballer, born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Colin Leslie Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back / Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Enfield | 22 | (0) |
| 2007 | Waltham Forest | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Potters Bar Town | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Yeovil Town | 113 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Chesterfield | 68 | (0) |
| 2014– | Yeovil Town | 125 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:18, 26 September 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:54, 1 June 2012 (UTC) |
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Nathan Colin Leslie Smith (born 11 January 1987) is a professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town as a left-back or centre-back
He started his career with part-time London clubs Enfield, Waltham Forest and Potters Bar Town. During his time at these clubs he also worked as a computer analyst before being discovered by League One side Yeovil Town.
Smith started his football career at Enfield joining as a teenager and making 22 appearances, he then had a brief spell at Waltham Forest before signing for Isthmian League side Potters Bar Town. His then manager Steve Browne, an ex-Yeovil player, recommended him along with four others to his former club Yeovil Town.
Smith went on trial in January 2008 with the club appearing in five games before agreeing non-contract terms on 23 March to enable him to make his début the next day away at Hartlepool United as a 61st-minute substitute. He then signed a permanent two-year professional deal with the club, dropping out of his IT job, he then proceeded to start every game until the end of the season. He scored his first professional goal on 13 December 2008 with a shot from 30 yards in the 4–2 defeat to . Smith was offered a new contract at Yeovil but it was stated that Reading, Sheffield United and Ipswich Town were all interested in his services, but despite this, he signed a new contract with Yeovil. He was informed by the club at the end of the 2010/11 season that he was one of seven Yeovil players who would be awarded new contracts.
After rejecting this new contract offer, Smith left Yeovil after 119 appearances and moved to newly promoted side Chesterfield signing a two-year contract. Unfortunately, in his first season with the club Smith experienced relegation to Football League Two, during that season he was used primarily as a squad player. In 2012–2013 he experienced his best season at the Proact Stadium, becoming a regular until a broken foot halted his season in March 2013. Despite that Smith was named Player of the Year by both supporters and players. An injury-hit campaign and the arrival of Ritchie Humphreys meant that Smith only started 12 League games in Chesterfield's League 2 Championship season.
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