Alex Smith (footballer, born 1991)

Alex Smith

Personal information
Full name	Alex Ralph Smith[1]
Date of birth	31 October 1991
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Eastbourne Borough
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–	Eastbourne Borough	8	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016 (UTC).

Alex Ralph Smith (born 31 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Eastbourne Borough.

Club career

Fulham

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]

Swindon Town

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]

Yeovil Town

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]

Woking

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.

Eastbourne Borough

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

Club statistics

As of 19 November 2016.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	2012–13[24]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2012–13[24]	League One	2	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Stevenage (loan)	2012–13[24]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swindon Town	2013–14[25]	League One	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	1
Yeovil Town	2014–15[26]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Woking	2015–16[27]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	8	0
Eastbourne Borough	2016–17[28]	National League South	8	2	2	0	—		0	0	10	2
Career total			32	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	39	3

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance 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. 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. 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. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
24. "Games played by Alex Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
25. "Games played by Alex Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
26. "Games played by Alex Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
27. "Games played by Alex Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
28. "A. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

External links

• Alex Smith career statistics at Soccerbase