Jack Smith (footballer, born 2001)

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Jack Smith
Personal information
Full name Jack Justin Smith[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Hertford, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Dartford
Youth career
0000–2019 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Stevenage 29 (0)
2020 → Braintree Town (loan) 9 (0)
2022 → Kettering Town (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Dartford (loan) 31 (3)
2023 King's Lynn Town 20 (1)
2023– Dartford 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Jack Justin Smith (born 15 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dartford.

Career[edit]

Stevenage[edit]

Whilst a first-year scholar in the Stevenage youth academy,[4] Smith went on the first team's pre-season tour of Jersey, as well as playing in a number of friendlies ahead of the 2019–20 season.[4] He made his first-team debut as an 81st-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Bradford City on 20 August 2019.[5] Having made two first-team appearances, Smith signed his first professional contract on 28 August 2019.[4]

The 2020–21 season would ultimately serve as Smith's breakthrough season in terms of regular first-team appearances, playing 30 matches in all competitions.[6] At the end of the season, Smith was named as the club's Young Player of the Year.[7]

Loan spells[edit]

Smith was loaned out to National League South club Braintree Town on a one-month deal on 11 January 2020.[8] He made his Braintree debut on the same day.[2] The loan agreement was extended for a further month and Smith made nine appearances for the club during his time there.[2]

Having made eight appearances back at Stevenage during the first half of the 2021–22 season, Smith joined National League North club Kettering Town on loan on 18 February 2022 for the remainder of the season.[9] He made 11 appearances during his time at Kettering before returning to Stevenage.[2]

Smith joined National League South club Dartford on an initial one month loan on 22 September 2022.[10]

King's Lynn Town[edit]

On 24 June 2023, Smith signed for King's Lynn Town.[11]

Dartford[edit]

On 29 December 2023, Smith signed for Dartford, having played for the club previously the season before on loan.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 23 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2019–20[13] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2020–21[6] League Two 25 0 2 0 0 0 3[a] 0 30 0
2021–22[14] League Two 3 0 0 0 2 0 3[a] 0 8 0
2022–23[15] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 29 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 40 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20[2] National League South 9 0 — — — 9 0
Kettering Town (loan) 2021–22[2] National League North 11 0 — — — 11 0
Dartford (loan) 2022–23[2] National League South 31 3 — — 4[b][c][d][e] 1 35 4
King's Lynn Town 2023–24[2] National League North 20 1 0 0 — 1[f] 0 21 1
Dartford 2023–24[2] National League South 20 0 — — 5[g][h] 0 25 0
Career total 120 4 2 0 2 0 17 1 141 5

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the London Senior Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance and one goal in the Kent Senior Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs
  6. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy
  7. ^ Three appearances in the London Senior Cup
  8. ^ Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Soccerway – Jack Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Stevenage – Jack Smith – Midfielder". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Fernandez & Smith sign pro deals". Stevenage F.C. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Stevenage 0–1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Jack Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Jack Smith named Young Player of the Year 2020–21". Stevenage F.C. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Smyth & Smith join Braintree on loan". Stevenage F.C. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Ross Marshall & Jack Smith leave on loan". Stevenage F.C. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. ^ "New signing: Jack Smith". Dartford F.C. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Welcome, Jack!". King's Lynn Town F.C. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Jack Smith leaves King's Lynn Town for Dartford". Eastern Daily Press. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jack Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jack Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jack Smith in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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