Oisin Smyth
Personal information
Full name Oisin Smyth[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2018 Dungannon Swifts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Dungannon Swifts 98 (9)
2022– Oxford United 14 (1)
2023 → Solihull Moors (loan) 2 (0)
International career
Northern Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Oisin Smyth (born 5 May 2000) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.[2]

Early and personal life

Smyth is from Derrymacash.[3] His father Liam was also a footballer, active in the Irish League.[4] His uncle Pat McGibbon was a Northern Ireland international.[4]

Club career

Smyth began his career with Dungannon Swifts at the age of 12, making his senior debut in October 2018.[4] He became club captain for the 2021–22 season.[4]

In January 2022, Smyth signed for League One club Oxford United[5][3][6] having been linked with a move away from Dungannon Swifts the previous month.[4] On 5 January 2023, Smyth joined National League club Solihull Moors on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] He played three times for Solihull Moors before returning to his parent club.[8]

His first goal for Oxford United, and his first in English football, was a 30-yard winner in a 2–1 away victory over Charlton Athletic on 1 January 2024.[9]

International career

Smyth is a Northern Ireland under-21 youth international.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "O. Smyth". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Derrytrasna's Smyth set for Oxford switch". Coleraine Chronicle. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Luney, Graham (29 December 2021). "Dungannon Swifts won't let Oisin Smyth go on cheap, warns chairman Keith Boyd". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Oxford United: Ciaron Brown signs on loan, Oisin Smyth and Marcus Browne make permanent moves". BBC Sport. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Hanna, Gareth (31 January 2022). "Transfer deadline day: Oisin Smyth set to complete League One switch as Ronan Hale sparks late battle". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Oisin Smyth Joins on Loan". Solihull Moors F.C. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Rice, Liam (31 January 2023). "Oxford United boss Karl Robinson on future of midfielder Oisin Smyth". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Rice, Liam (1 January 2024). "Oxford United midfielder Oisin Smyth on winner at Charlton Athletic". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Oisin Smyth - Northern Ireland - U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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