Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher David Rawes Smith [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kettering Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2017 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2018 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019–2021 | King's Lynn Town | 27 | (0) |
2021– | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christopher David Rawes Smith (born 21 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kettering Town.
Born in Ipswich, Smith became a schoolboy player with Ipswich Town in 2006 and then became a full academy player with Town in July 2014, signing a two-year scholarship, before he signed a one-year pro deal in July 2016, and then signed another one-year deal for the 2017–18 season. [3] He made his Ipswich Town debut on 22 August 2017 as a second-half substitute in an EFL Cup match at Crystal Palace. He was released by Ipswich at the end of the 2018–19 season. [4] Following his release from Ipswich Town, he went on to study Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough University, where he achieve a 1st Class Honours degree in 2022.
On 21 September 2017, Smith joined Chelmsford City. [5] He was recalled from his loan period in January 2018. [6] After featuring on the bench twice upon his return to Ipswich, Smith returned on loan to Chelmsford until the end of the season. [7] On 13 April 2018, after making 28 appearances in all competitions for Chelmsford, Smith was once again recalled from loan by Ipswich. [8]
On 26 July 2018, Smith joined National League side Aldershot Town on a short-term loan deal until December 2018. [9]
He signed for King's Lynn Town on 19 July 2019, following his release by Ipswich. [10]
He signed for Kettering Town FC on 20 June 2021, [11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ipswich Town | 2017–18 [12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19 [13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Chelmsford City (loan) | 2017–18 [14] [15] | National League South | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2018–19 [13] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
King's Lynn Town | 2019–20 | National League North | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2020–21 [16] | National League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Career total | 51 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
King's Lynn Town
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