Dominic Smith (footballer, born 1996)

Dominic Smith

Dominic Smith pictured in 2016
Personal information
Full name Dominic James Smith[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 15
Youth career
0000−2014 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014− Shrewsbury Town 24 (0)
2014−2015 → Tamworth (loan) 23 (1)
2016 → Barrow (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2013−2015 Wales U19 13 (0)
2015− Wales U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 27 November 2016.


Dominic James Smith (born 9 February 1996) is an English born footballer who plays as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, where he has come through the club's youth system. He is eligible to play for Wales, for whom he has represented at Under−19 and Under−21 level.[3]

Club career

Smith joined the Shrewsbury Town youth system at the age of seven,[4] and was allocated a squad number by manager Graham Turner in December 2012,[5] making the match-day squad for the first time in a League One home match against Brentford where he was an unused substitute in a goalless draw at the New Meadow.[6]

He signed his first professional contract in February 2014,[7] and spent most of the following season on loan at Conference North side Tamworth.[8] He made his senior debut on 4 October, playing in a 2–2 draw away to Guiseley in which he was given a yellow card in the 74th minute.[9] He made 23 league appearances for the Lambs and two more in the FA Cup, scoring the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw against North Ferriby United on 8 November.[10] His loan was extended on 31 December,[11] and he was recalled by Shrewsbury on 9 April 2015.[12]

Smith made his Football League and Shrewsbury debut in a 4−2 home win over Colchester United on 10 October 2015, playing the full 90 minutes.[4][13] Featuring regularly during the 2015−16 season, he signed a contract extension in March 2016, keeping him at the club until summer 2018.[14][15]

Early the following season, Smith joined National League side Barrow on loan until January 2017,[16] however he was recalled in October 2016 by new manager Paul Hurst due to an injury crisis at his parent club.[17]

International career

Smith is eligible to represent Wales owing to his Welsh grandmother, and made his debut for the Under−19 squad in May 2013.[18] He was called up to the Under−21 squad for the first time in March 2015,[19] making his debut in the 54th minute of a 3–1 win over Bulgaria in Cardiff.[20] He won his second cap, and made his first start, for the Under−21 side in September 2016, playing the entirety of a 4−0 defeat against Denmark in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match.[21]

Style of play

Smith can play at either centre-back or right full-back.[22]

Personal life

Smith attended Belvidere School in Shrewsbury as a youngster.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2012−13[23] League One 0000000000
2013−14[24] 0000000000
2014−15[25] League Two 00—000000
2015−16[26] League One 210300000240
2016−17[27] 3010001050
Total 240400010290
Tamworth (loan) 2014−15[28] Conference North 23120—00251
Barrow (loan) 2016−17[27] National League 60———60
Career total 531600010601

    References

    1. ↑ "THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 16TH MAY 2015" (PDF). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Smith". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    3. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town FC Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 "Dom Smith post Colchester". Shrewsweb. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    5. ↑ "Youth promise pleases GT". Shrewsweb. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    6. ↑ "Pictures and Analysis of Shrews 0 Brentford 0". Shropshire Star. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    7. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town sign teenage trio on professional contracts". BBC Sport. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    8. ↑ "Matt Williams: Shrewsbury Town want closer AFC Telford links". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    9. ↑ "Guiseley 2-2 Tamworth". Tamworth F.C. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    10. ↑ "Lambs take a point from the Villagers". Tamworth F.C. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    11. ↑ "Tamworth FC extend Dominic Smith loan". Tamworth Herald. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    12. ↑ "League Two news: Shrewsbury recall defender Smith from Tamworth". Burton Mail. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    13. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 4−2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    14. ↑ "Smith signs new deal". Shrewsweb. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
    15. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town: Dom Smith learned fast during Tamworth loan spell". BBC Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
    16. ↑ "Dominic Smith: Barrow sign Shrewsbury defender on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
    17. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst recalls Dom Smith from Barrow loan spell". Shropshire Star. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
    18. ↑ "Dom makes Wales under-19 debut". Shrewsweb. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    19. ↑ "Smith's Welsh U21 call-up". Shrewsweb. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    20. ↑ "Tamworth FC loan man makes Wales under-21s debut". Tamworth Herald. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    21. ↑ "Wales 0-4 Denmark 2017 qualifying group 5". UEFA. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
    22. ↑ "Micky Mellon believes he was proved 'right' on Dominic Smith switch". Shropshire Star. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
    23. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    24. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    25. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
    26. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
    27. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
    28. ↑ "Wales - D.Smith - Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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