Liam Smith (footballer, born 1995)

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Liam Smith
Personal information
Full name Liam Phillip Smith [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2018 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2016 → Blackpool (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Hebburn Town 3 (0)
2022–2023 Ashington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024

Liam Phillip Smith (born 28 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Smith graduated from the Newcastle United Academy in 2015, signing his first professional contract with the club. [2]

In March 2016, Smith joined Blackpool on a two-month youth loan deal. [3] He made his professional debut in Blackpool's match against Coventry City in March 2016, [4] and played seven further games.

In July 2016, Smith was signed on loan through to January 2017 by Crewe Alexandra, [5] though he suffered an ankle injury during pre-season and returned to Newcastle for treatment, [6] returning to Crewe in September. [7] He suffered a second ankle injury shortly after his return to Crewe Alexandra [8] and returned to Newcastle United, having made no appearances for the League Two side. [9] In August 2017, Smith played for Newcastle United U21s in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Crewe at Gresty Road, and scored his side's opening goal in the 4th minute of a 2–1 win. [10]

Smith was released by Newcastle in 2018. [11] After several years without a club, he joined Hebburn Town on 3 November 2021. [12]

In August 2022, Smith joined Northern League Division One club Ashington. [13]

Career statistics

As of 19 July 2016.
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2015–16 Premier League0000000000
Blackpool (loan) 2015–16 League One8000000080
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2016–17 League Two0000000000
Career total8000000080

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References

  1. ↑ "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads". premierleague.com. Premier League. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Young Quartet Sign First Pro Deals". Newcastle United FC. 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Smith Joins Blackpool On Loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Loan Watch: Smith Makes Blackpool Bow". Newcastle United. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle United youngster Liam Smith joins Crewe Alexandra on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liam Smith: Newcastle midfielder returning from Crewe after injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Morse, Peter (15 August 2016). "Newcastle United man Liam Smith faces wait for Crewe Alex debut". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Smith Suffers Major Set-Back" (Press release). Crewe Alexandra. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Southampton Under-23s 3 Newcastle United Under-23s 0". Newcastle United. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Crewe Alex 1-2 Newcastle Utd U23s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Newcastle United confirm retained list". Newcastle United Official Website. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Liam Smith signs". Hebburn Town. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. ↑ @Ashington_FC (17 August 2022). "🖊🖊 NEW SIGNING 🖊🖊 | We are delighted to welcome Liam Smith to the club. Liam came through the Academy system at Newcastle United, signing a professional contract before joining Blackpool and Crewe on loan. [1 of 2]" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 August 2024– via Twitter.
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