Dominic Smith
Smith in 2016
Personal information
Full name Dominic James Smith[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996[2]
Place of birth Wellington, Shropshire, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Alfreton Town
Youth career
0000−2014 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Shrewsbury Town 31 (0)
2014–2015 → Tamworth (loan) 23 (1)
2016 → Barrow (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Southport (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2019 AFC Telford United 25 (1)
2019 → Alfreton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2019– Alfreton Town 124 (7)
International career
2013–2015 Wales U19 13 (0)
2015–2016 Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Dominic James Smith (born 9 February 1996) is an English born footballer who plays as a defender for Alfreton Town. A product of the Shrewsbury Town youth system, he is eligible to play for Wales, for whom he has represented at Under−19 and Under−21 level.[4]

Club career

Smith joined the Shrewsbury Town youth system at the age of seven,[5] and was allocated a squad number by manager Graham Turner in December 2012,[6] 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.[7]

He signed his first professional contract in February 2014,[8] and spent most of the following season on loan at Conference North side Tamworth.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] His loan was extended on 31 December,[12] and he was recalled by Shrewsbury on 9 April 2015.[13]

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.[5][14] Featuring regularly during the 2015–16 season, he signed a contract extension in March 2016, keeping him at the club until summer 2018.[15][16]

Early the following season, Smith joined National League side Barrow on loan until January 2017,[17] however he was recalled in October 2016 by new manager Paul Hurst due to an injury crisis at his parent club.[18]

After featuring only infrequently following his recall, Smith subsequently joined National League North side Southport on a half-season loan in July 2017.[19] Hurst hoped that Smith would "catch the eye" during this loan spell, in order for him to secure a future away from Shrewsbury, as he was out of the clubs plans.[20]

On his return to his parent club, he was released by mutual consent in March 2018,[21] going on to join local rivals AFC Telford United on a deal until the end of the season.[22] On 11 January 2019, Smith was loaned out to Alfreton Town for one month.[23] After playing five games for the club, it was announced on 13 February, that the loan deal had been extended until the end of the season.[24] However, Smith was recalled by Telford on 26 March 2019.[25]

He joined Alfreton on a permanent basis in summer 2019, signing a one-year deal.[26]

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.[27] He was called up to the Under−21 squad for the first time in March 2015,[28] making his debut in the 54th minute of a 3–1 win over Bulgaria in Cardiff.[29] 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.[30]

Style of play

Smith can play at either centre-back or right full-back.[31]

Personal life

Smith attended Belvidere School in Shrewsbury as a youngster.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13[32] League One 0000000000
2013–14[33] 0000000000
2014–15[34] League Two 00—000000
2015–16[35] League One 210300000240
2016–17[36] 10020001[lower-alpha 1]0130
2017–18[37] 0000000000
Total 310500010370
Tamworth (loan) 2014–15[38] Conference North 23120—00251
Barrow (loan) 2016–17[36] National League 60———60
Southport (loan) 2017–18[38] National League North 23000—00230
AFC Telford United 2017–18[38] National League North 121———121
2018–19[38] 13000—2[lower-alpha 2]0150
Total 772200020812
Alfreton Town (loan) 2018–19[38] National League North 90——10100
Alfreton Town 2019–20[38] National League North 29120—21332
2020–21[38] 15011—10171
2021–22 38310—20413
2022-23 42310—10443
Total 13375100711459
Career total 24191210010126311
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy

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. ↑ "Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town FC Player Profile: Dominic Smith". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Dom Smith post Colchester". Shrewsweb. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Youth promise pleases GT". Shrewsweb. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pictures and Analysis of Shrews 0 Brentford 0". Shropshire Star. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town sign teenage trio on professional contracts". BBC Sport. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Matt Williams: Shrewsbury Town want closer AFC Telford links". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Guiseley 2–2 Tamworth". Tamworth F.C. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lambs take a point from the Villagers". Tamworth F.C. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tamworth FC extend Dominic Smith loan". Tamworth Herald. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "League Two news: Shrewsbury recall defender Smith from Tamworth". Burton Mail. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 4–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Smith signs new deal". Shrewsweb. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town: Dom Smith learned fast during Tamworth loan spell". BBC Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Dominic Smith: Barrow sign Shrewsbury defender on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst recalls Dom Smith from Barrow loan spell". Shropshire Star. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Transfers: Dominic Smith signs on loan". Southport F.C. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Paul Hurst happy with Shrewsbury Town comeback". Shropshire Star. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Dom Smith moves on". Shrewsweb. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Smith signs". AFC Telford United. 9 March 2018.
  23. ↑ Dom Smith joins the Reds on loan, alfretontownfc.com, 11 January 2019
  24. ↑ Dom Smith loan extended until end of season, alfretontownfc.com, 13 February 2019
  25. ↑ Adam Curry returns on loan, alfretontownfc.com, 28 March 2019
  26. ↑ "Dom Smith is Reds second signing". Alfreton Town FC. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "Dom makes Wales under-19 debut". Shrewsweb. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "Smith's Welsh U21 call-up". Shrewsweb. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  29. ↑ "Tamworth FC loan man makes Wales under-21s debut". Tamworth Herald. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "Wales 0–4 Denmark 2017 qualifying group 5". UEFA. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  31. ↑ "Micky Mellon believes he was proved 'right' on Dominic Smith switch". Shropshire Star. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  36. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dominic Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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