Dan Smith (footballer, born 1999)

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Dan Smith
Dan Smith November 2017.jpg
Smith in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lewis Smith [1]
Date of birth (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dartford
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2018 Portsmouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 19 (12)
2019 → Cork City (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 Bognor Regis Town 32 (21)
2020–2022 Eastleigh 48 (3)
2021 → Hereford (loan) 15 (6)
2022 → Weymouth (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Dulwich Hamlet 15 (3)
2023–2024 Bognor Regis Town 30 (5)
2024–2025 Folkestone Invicta 36 (15)
2025– Dartford 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Daniel Lewis Smith (born 5 September 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Dartford.

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Smith primarily plays as a centre-forward but has also featured as a central midfielder and as a right-back. [4]

Club career

Portsmouth

He made his Portsmouth first-team debut on 8 January 2019 starting in a 2–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Trophy. [5] Smith spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Bognor Regis Town and scored 14 goals in 21 matches in all competitions. [6]

Cork City (loan)

On 21 February 2019, Smith joined League of Ireland club Cork City F.C. on loan for the remainder of the EFL season. [7] [8] On 22 March 2019, he won his first senior honour as Cork defeated Midleton F.C. 3–1 to win the Munster Senior Cup. [9]

Eastleigh

On 10 July 2020, Smith joined National League side Eastleigh following a prolific season with Bognor Regis Town. [10] On 29 August 2021, he joined Hereford on loan. [11] Following his loan spell at Hereford, he played a few games at Eastleigh before being sent on another loan spell to National League rivals Weymouth in February 2022, who were struggling in the relegation zone. [12]

Dulwich Hamlet

On 8 July 2022, Smith joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet., [13] where he had a string of injuries and an operation over the course of the season.

Bognor Regis Town

In June 2023, Smith re-joined Bognor Regis. [14]

Folkestone Invicta

On 5 June 2024, Smith joined Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta and enamoured himself to the Invicta faithful by scoring twice in a 3-2 away victory over bitter rivals, Dover Athletic. [15]

Dartford

On 6 June 2025, Smith joined Isthmian Premier Division side Dartford. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 2018–19 League One 0000002 [a] 020
Bognor Regis Town (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian Premier Division 191211—1 [b] 12114
Cork City (loan) 2019 League Of Ireland 8000101 [c] 1101
Bognor Regis Town 2019–20 Isthmian Premier Division 322120—754126
Eastleigh 2020–21 National League 37210—1 [d] 0392
2021–22 National League 11100—00111
Total483100010503
Hereford (loan) 2021–22 National League North 156———156
Weymouth (loan) 2021–22 National League 50———50
Dulwich Hamlet 2022–23 National League South 15300—1 [e] 0163
Bognor Regis Town 2023–24 Isthmian Premier Division 30510—5 [f] 3368
Folkestone Invicta 2024–25 Isthmian Premier Division 361511—3 [g] 34019
Dartford 2025–26 Isthmian Premier Division 5210—0062
Career total213677210211324282
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Sussex Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in the London Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy and two appearance and two goals in the Sussex Senior Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

Honours

Cork City

References

  1. ↑ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dan Smith". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Dan Smith at Soccerway . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Allen, Neil (9 January 2019). "Portsmouth talent told to keep options open". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Weld, Neil (8 January 2019). "Southend United 0 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Seabourne, David (21 February 2019). "Dan Smith Leaves Bognor Regis Football Club". Pitchero. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Rooney, Will (21 February 2019). "Portsmouth youngster completes a surprise loan switch to League of Ireland outfit". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ↑ Graham, Brendan (25 February 2019). "Cork City sign striker Dan Smith on loan from Portsmouth". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  9. 1 2 Hurley, Denis (22 March 2019). "Cork City clinch third Munster Senior Cup in a row". The Echo . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "NEW SIGNING DAN SMITH SIGNS FOR EASTLEIGH". www.eastleighfc.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "NEW SIGNING Dan Smith Signs a Loan Deal with the Bulls". Hereford FC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Walton, Neil (12 February 2022). "Harvey Bunker and Dan Smith join Weymouth on loan". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Smith joins from Eastleigh". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ex-Pompey striker Dan Smith rejoins Bognor Regis Town from Dulwich Hamlet". Sussex Express. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Welcome: Dan Smith". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "New signing! Say 'hello' to forward Dan Smith!". dartfordfc.co.uk. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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