Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 February 2002 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical (on loan from St Johnstone) | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Heart of Midlothian | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2024 | Heart of Midlothian | 11 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Arbroath (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → Cove Rangers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 29 | (4) |
2023 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2023–2024 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2024– | St Johnstone | 1 | (0) |
2024– | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 7 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U16 | 8 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Scotland U17 | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Scotland U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 3 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 8 November 2023 (UTC) |
Connor Smith (born 1 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical, on loan from Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.
He made his senior debut for Heart of Midlothian on 13 May 2018, in a 1–0 league defeat away at Kilmarnock. [1] He was one of four Hearts youth players to make their debuts in that match, alongside Chris Hamilton, Cammy Logan, and Leeroy Makovora. [2] [3] Smith was subsequently loaned to Cowdenbeath, Arbroath, [4] Cove Rangers [5] and Queen's Park. [6]
He moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in January 2023. [7] On 1 September 2023, Smith joined National League North side Scunthorpe United on loan for the 23/24 campaign. [8]
On 26 January 2024, Smith signed for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a contract until May 2025. [9]
In September 2024, Smith returned on loan to Hamilton Academical. [10]
Smith has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 youth levels. [11]
Smith attended the SFA performance school at Broughton High School, Edinburgh. [12]
His older brother Callum is also a footballer – [13] they came up against one another in the Scottish Championship Promotion play-off final in both the 2021–22 (Queen's Park, with Connor on loan and among the scorers, defeated Callum's Airdrie) [14] and 2022–23 seasons (Airdrie overcame Hamilton aided by a goal from Callum in the first leg against his former club; [15] Connor levelled the tie for the opposition in the return, and the outcome was settled on penalties). [16]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hearts | 2017–18 [1] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018–19 [17] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2019–20 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 [19] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 [20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2023–24 [22] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2019–20 [18] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Arbroath (loan) | 2020–21 [19] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Cove Rangers (loan) | 2020–21 [19] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Queen's Park (loan) | 2021–22 [20] | Scottish League One | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 5 |
Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2022–23 [21] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 19 | 6 |
Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2023–24 [23] | National League North | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 18 | 7 |
St Johnstone | 2023–24 [22] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 100 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 125 | 20 |
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