Alistair Smith
Personal information
Full name Alistair Oluwashaun Smith[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999
Place of birth Beverley, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln City
Number 8
Youth career
Mansfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Mansfield Town 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Loughborough Dynamo (loan)
2018 → Frickley Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Kettering Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Altrincham (loan) 11 (0)
2021 Altrincham 30 (3)
2021–2023 Sutton United 68 (13)
2023– Lincoln City 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Alistair Oluwashaun Smith (born 19 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lincoln City.

Career

A product of Mansfield Town's academy,[3][4] Smith spent loan spells at Loughborough Dynamo and Frickley Athletic.[3][5][6] He made his first-team debut for Mansfield on 13 November 2018, in the Football League Trophy,[7][8] and signed a new 18-month contract with the club in January 2019.[4] He made his first appearance of the 2019–20 season on 13 August 2019, in the EFL Cup.[9] He joined Kettering Town on a one-month loan on 31 January 2020.[10]

In November 2020 he moved on loan to National League side Altrincham.[11] After making eleven league appearances for the Robins, Smith joined Altrincham on a permanent basis on 15 January 2021 by signing an 18-month contract with the club.[12][13] He returned to the Football League with newly promoted Sutton United in July 2021.[14] He won the Young Player of the Year award for the 2022–23 season.[15]

On 12 June 2023, it was confirmed that Smith would be joining Lincoln City signing a two-year contract on a free transfer following the expiration of his Sutton United contract.[16][17] On 5 August 2023, he made his Lincoln City debut coming off the bench against Bolton Wanderers.[18] His first goal came against Exeter City on 28 October 2023.[19]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mansfield Town 2018–19[20] League Two 0000001010
2019–20[21] League Two 50101040110
2020–21[22] League Two 1000003040
Total 60101080160
Kettering Town (loan) 2019–20[20] National League North 1000000010
Altrincham 2020–21[21] National League 303000000303
Sutton United 2021–22[23] League Two 338101051409
2022–23[24] League Two 355001020385
Total 68131020717814
Lincoln City 2023–24[25] League One 25110303[lower-alpha 1]0321
Career total 13017306018115718
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Mansfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 41. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Alistair Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Alistair Smith – Midfielder – Reserves – Mansfield Town". www.mansfieldtown.net. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Academy star Alistair Smith signs Mansfield Town deal". www.chad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Frickley sign Mansfield's Smith on loan | Non League Daily".
  6. ↑ "Alistair Smith – First Team – Frickley Athletic FC". www.pitchero.com.
  7. ↑ "Alistair Smith – Midfielder – First Team – Mansfield Town". www.mansfieldtown.net.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Young midfielder joins Kettering". mansfieldtown.net. Mansfield Town F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Further new additions at Altrincham | Non League Daily".
  12. ↑ "Midfielder signs for Altrincham". Mansfield Town FC. 15 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "What a signing – loan ace Ally's now a fully-fledged Robin". Altrincham FC. 15 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Korboa among three new Sutton signings" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Player of the Season awards 2022–23". www.suttonunited.net. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Imps secure Smith signing". Lincoln City FC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Alistair Smith: Lincoln City sign Sutton United midfielder on two-year deal". BBC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 3 Imps 0". www.weareimps.com. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Smith pleased to open City account". www.weareimps.com. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Alistair Smith in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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