Andy Smith (footballer, born 2001)

Andy Smith

Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Smith [1]
Date of birth	(2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Banbury, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hull City
Number	26
Youth career
2011–2021	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Hull City	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ Salford City (loan)	0	(0)
2022	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	17	(1)
2022–2023	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	37	(1)
2024	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Andrew John Smith (born 11 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Hull City.

Career

Smith was born in Banbury and grew up in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ^[2] He began his career at Hull City in 2011, ^[2] and made his first-team debut on 10 August 2021 in the EFL Cup. ^[3] He moved on loan to Salford City later that month. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On 14 January 2022, Smith was recalled from his loan at Salford City by parent club Hull City and immediately loaned to Grimsby Town for the remainder of the season. ^[7] Smith played the full 90 minutes of the 2022 National League play-off final as Grimsby beat Solihull Moors 2–1 at the London Stadium to return to the Football League. ^[8]

On 28 July 2022, Smith signed a new two-year contract with Hull City, ^[9] That same day Smith returned to Grimsby Town on a season-long loan deal. ^{[10] [11]}

Smith was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter final for the first time since 1939, an unused substitute in the victory over Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement, he did play the full 90 minutes of the quarter final defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion. ^{[12] [13]}

On 24 January 2024, Smith joined League One club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024. ^{[15] [16]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	2020–21	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2021–22	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24	Championship	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
Salford City (loan)	2021–22	League Two	0	0	1	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2021–22	National League	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Grimsby Town (loan)	2022–23	League Two	37	1	6	1	1	1	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	47	3
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2023–24	League One	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Career total			70	2	9	1	2	1	7	0	88	4

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Grimsby Town

• National League play-offs: 2022 ^[17]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
2. Buckingham, Philip (10 February 2020). "The lowdown on Hull City rookie Andy Smith". HullLive. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
3. "Games played by Andy Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
4. "Salford City sign Hull's Smith on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
5. "Salford bring in defender Andy Smith on loan". Salford City F.C. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
6. "Andy Smith eyes first-team experience after leaving Hull City on loan". 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
7. "Andy Smith joins Grimsby on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
8. "Grimsby Town player ratings as McAtee and four others star in Solihull comeback". Grimsby Telegraph. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
9. "Andy Smith signs new contract and joins Grimsby on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
10. "Smudge Returns!". gtfc.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
11. "Hull's Smith agrees second loan spell at Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
12. "Grimsby stun Southampton to reach FA Cup last eight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
13. "Brighton end Grimsby's run to reach FA Cup semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
14. "Welcome to Cheltenham Andy Smith". www.ctfc.com. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
15. Andy Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
16. Andy Smith at Soccerbase
17. "Grimsby Town player ratings as McAtee and four others star in Solihull comeback". Grimsbylive. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.