Alex Smith
Personal information
Full name Alex Ralph Smith[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hastings United
Youth career
2002–2009 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Fulham 1 (0)
2012–2013 → Leyton Orient (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Stevenage (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 Swindon Town 8 (1)
2014–2015 Yeovil Town 6 (0)
2016 Woking 7 (0)
2016–2017 Eastbourne Borough 16 (2)
2018– Hastings United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Alex Ralph Smith (born 31 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hastings United.

Club career

Smith, a product of the Fulham academy spent eleven seasons with Fulham and signed his first professional contract in 2009.[2][3][4] Smith made his senior début for Fulham in a Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage, coming on as a substitute for Damien Duff at the end of the game during injury time. Fulham won the game 3–0.[5]

On 22 November 2012, Fulham confirmed that Smith would be joining Leyton Orient until 2 January 2013.[6] He made his Orient debut on 2 December in the FA Cup second round tie away to Alfreton Town.[7]

Smith was loaned out again in March 2013, this time joining League One side Stevenage on a one-month loan deal.[8]

Smith was one of twelve players released by Fulham at the end of the 2012–2013 Premier League season.[9]

Smith signed for League One club Swindon Town on a one-year contract on 25 June 2013, with the option of a further year.[10] Smith revealed he turned moves from Europe to join Swindon Town.[11] Smith made his debut in the opening game of the season, playing as a left-back position, in a 1–0 loss against Peterborough United.[12] However, Smith sustained an knee injury during a match against Queens Park Rangers in the second round of League Cup. After an operation, Smith would be likely to be out until Christmas.[13] However, Manager Mark Cooper believes Smith doesn't expect for Smith to return until "well into the new year".[14] After a six-month out, Smith finally made his return in 0–0 draw against Bristol City on 15 March 2014.[15] Smith scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 25 March 2014.[16] His goal against Tranmere Rovers was placed nine as the top ten best Swindon Town goal of 2013–14 season.[17]

After a season with Swindon Town, Smith was among ten players to be released.[18]

On 29 November 2014, Smith signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a month contract following a successful trial with the Glovers.[19] Smith was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two.[20]

On 14 January 2016, Smith joined National League side Woking on a six-month deal until the end of the season.[21] On 26 January 2016, Smith made his Woking debut in a 3–1 defeat to Altrincham, replacing Bruno Andrade in the 68th minute.[22] On 30 June 2016, Smith was released at the end of his contract.

In August 2016, Smith joined National League South side Eastbourne Borough.[23]

On 19 May 2018, following a lengthy spell out on the sidelines, Smith returned to the game and joined Isthmian League side Hastings United.[24]

Club statistics

As of 30 April 2017.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham Premier League 100000—10
Leyton Orient (loan) League One 2010001[lower-alpha 1]040
Stevenage (loan) League One 0000000000
Swindon Town League One 81002000101
Yeovil Town League One 6000000060
Woking National League 7000—1[lower-alpha 2]080
Eastbourne Borough National League South 16220—2[lower-alpha 2]0202
Career total 403302040493
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/03/2013 and 31/03/2013". Football Association. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Alex Smith". Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Alex Smith, Fulham FC Defender". Double Take Debate. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Academy Graduate". Fulham Official Website. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fulham 3–0 West Bromwich Albion". Fulham FC. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Smith Heads For Orient". Fulham FC. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Alfreton Town v Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Smith Joins Stevenage". Fulham FC. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Summer transfer window: Ins and Outs". Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Swindon Town deals for Foderingham, Barthram & Smith". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "SWINDON TOWN: Smith turned down a move to Europe to come to Town". Swindon Advertiser. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Peterborough United 1 – 0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "SWINDON TOWN: Smith on road to recovery". Swindon Advertiser. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "SWINDON TOWN: Injury setback for Smith". Swindon Advertiser. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Boring times over for Smith". Swindon Advertiser. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "THE LIST: Top 10 Swindon Town goals of 2013/14". Swindon Advertiser. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Out of contract players". Swindon Town Official Website. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Alex Smith: Yeovil Town snap up Ex-Fulham and Swindon player". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "WOKING SIGN SMITH AS ROBINSON RE-JOINS". EveryThingWoking. 14 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Altrincham 3-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 26 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Alex Smith". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Alex Smith signs with the club". Hastings United Official Site. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  25. 1 2 3 "Games played by Alex Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Alex Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  29. ↑ "A. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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