Steven Smith (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2010 | Rangers | 56 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Norwich City | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Preston North End | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | Portland Timbers | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Rangers | 26 | (2) |
| 2015– | Kilmarnock | 43 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, 4 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Steven Smith (born 30 August 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Kilmarnock.
A left back, Smith made an early breakthrough with Scottish side Rangers, and was capped by Scotland B in 2006, aged 21. A series of injuries hampered his career with club and country, before he moved to England with Norwich City, aged 24, on a Bosman transfer. During his time there he had a loan spell at Aberdeen and then joined Preston North End. He then moved to Portland Timbers and in 2013, returned to Rangers where he spent two years, before moving to Kilmarnock.
Born in Bellshill, Smith signed a professional contract with Rangers on 1 June 2002. He made his Rangers debut against Heart of Midlothian on 28 November 2004 as a half-time substitute for Maurice Ross. He played a further three times that season but had to wait until the winter of 2005 to establish himself in the team. He made twenty top team appearances that season including his UEFA Champions League debut against Villarreal CF on 22 February 2006. He signed a two-year contract extension less than a week later, on 27 February 2006. Smith went on to win the Scottish Premier League young player of the month for April 2006 which cemented his place as first choice left-back at the club.
The then new manager Paul Le Guen kept faith in Smith and despite Rangers' poor results and performances, he started the 2006–07 season in impressive form. This was rewarded with a further contract extension which he signed on 27 October 2006. Smith scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic on 11 November 2006 during a game where he was named the Man of the Match.
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