Lewis Smith (footballer)

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Lewis Smith
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Smith with Hamilton U19s, 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2018 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Hamilton Academical 117 (11)
International career‡
2017 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2019– Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Lewis Smith (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Hamilton Academical, as a midfielder. [1]

Contents

Club career

Smith attended St Ninian's High School, Giffnock [2] and was involved with the youth system at Hamilton Academical, the club his family supported, [3] [4] from the age of 9. [5]

After signing a professional contract in summer 2016, [3] he appeared for the club's age-restricted teams in three editions of the Scottish Challenge Cup [6] and in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, [6] [7] [8] before making his debut for the Accies senior team on 31 October 2018, appearing from the bench for the last ten minutes of a 3–0 away defeat to Aberdeen in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership. [9]

Smith made his first league start for the club on 10 August 2019 against Kilmarnock at New Douglas Park; he scored the opening goal and created the second in a 2–0 victory, receiving praise for his performance. [10]

In November 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, until summer 2022. [11] He signed a further extension, until summer 2024, in November 2021. [12]

International career

Smith has represented Scotland at under-17 youth level; [13] he sat four of his Higher school exams while on international duty at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia. [4] In August 2019 he was called-up by the under-21 squad, [5] making his debut in September 2019. [14]

Honours

Hamilton Academical

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References

  1. ↑ Lewis Smith at Soccerbase
  2. ↑ "Lewis Smith selected for Scotland". St Ninian's High School, Giffnock. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "New full time Academy players". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 Dani Garavelli (8 September 2019). "Dani Garavelli: My son the Hamilton Accies baller and what it's like bringing up an aspiring young player". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Lewis Smith Selected for Scotland U21s Squad". Hamilton Academical Website. 19 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "L. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mit dem Rücken zur Wand – Der FC Basel U19 kommt gegen Hamilton Academical nicht über ein 2:2 hinaus" [With backs to the wall - FC Basel U19 did not beat Hamilton Academical, 2–2]. Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (in German). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hamilton Accies UEFA Youth League adventure continues after dramatic penalty victory over Basel". Daily Record. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Clive Lindsay (31 October 2018). "Aberdeen 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport . Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. ↑ Hamilton Academical 2–0 Kilmarnock, BBC Sport, 10 August 2019
  11. ↑ "Done Deal for Lewis/Hamilton". Hamilton Academical Website. 24 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Burns, Scott (12 November 2021). "Hamilton hand Lewis Smith new deal until 2024". Daily Record.
  13. ↑ Lewis Smith at the Scottish Football Association
  14. ↑ "Lewis Smith Makes Scotland U21 Debut". Hamilton Academical Website. 5 September 2019.
  15. ↑ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023


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