Kerr Smith (footballer)

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Kerr Smith
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Kerr Smith playing for Aston Villa U21s
Personal information
Full name Kerr David Smith [1]
Date of birth (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Montrose, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 63
Youth career
Brechin City
2011–2021 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Dundee United 10 (0)
2022– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2024 → St Johnstone (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2021– Scotland U19 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:22, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:52, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Kerr David Smith (born 12 December 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Aston Villa.

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He is a product of the Dundee United academy, and made his Scottish Premiership debut there in 2021 aged 16, before joining Aston Villa in January 2022.

Early life

Smith was born on 12 December 2004 in Montrose, Angus. [2] Smith attended Lochside Primary School in Montrose, Angus. Smith played for the Brechin City Boys Club as a child before starting an association with the Dundee United academy at seven years old. [3]

Club career

Dundee United

Smith was developed through Dundee United's academy. At the age of 15, he appeared for a youthful Dundee United team in a friendly match against Premier League club Sheffield United in August 2020, which was abandoned after 45 minutes. [4] In the next few weeks, he had trials with Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Everton F.C. and Manchester United. [5] [6] Despite interest from those clubs and others in England, Smith decided to sign his first professional contract with Dundee United upon reaching his 16th birthday in December 2020, under contract until 2023. [7] He was immediately allocated a first team squad number of 43 [8] and was an unused substitute in United's Scottish Premiership match against Rangers the following day. [9]

He made his competitive senior debut for Dundee United as a late substitute in their 4–1 Premiership defeat against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on 21 February 2021. [10] He then made his first starting appearance in a 3–0 defeat against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on 21 April 2021. [11]

Aston Villa

On 14 January 2022, English Premier League club Aston Villa announced Smith as a new signing for their Academy. [12] The transfer fee was undisclosed, but was reported to be worth up to £2 million. [13]

St Johnstone loan

On 2 January 2024, Smith signed a professional contract with Aston Villa. The same day he joined Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on loan until the end of the season. [14] Smith made his debut as a late substitute in a 1–0 victory over Ross County on 3 February. [15] Smith Returned to Aston Villa in March 24, after suffering a season ending injury.

International career

Smith made his debut for the Scotland U19 team in a 3–0 victory over Gibraltar in a 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match on 13 November 2021. [16]

He was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in Oct 2023 but was not capped.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2020–21 [17] Scottish Premiership 5000000050
2021–22 [18] 5000200070
Total100002000120
Aston Villa 2021–22 [18] Premier League 0000000000
2022–23 [19] 0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2023–24 [20] 0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2024–25 [21] 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total0000006060
St Johnstone (loan) 2023–24 [20] Scottish Premiership3000000030
Career total130002060210
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances for Aston Villa U21 in the EFL Trophy

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