![]() Smith with Hamilton U19s, 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 March 2000 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2018 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2024 | Hamilton Academical | 120 | (12) |
2024– | Livingston | 19 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 25 February 2025 (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 as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston. [1]
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, running until summer 2022. [11]
A hamstring injury disrupted his season in 2020–21 as Hamilton were relegated from the Premiership. [12] He signed a further contract extension, until summer 2024, in November 2021. [13] The club were relegated from the Scottish Championship in 2023, but Smith had an important role as they returned via the promotion play-offs a year later, scoring in wins over Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [14]
In May 2024, Smith signed a pre-contract with Livingston, effective from 1 June, on a two-year deal. [15]
Smith has represented Scotland at under-17 youth level; [16] 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. [17]
Hamilton Academical