Matt Smith (soccer, born 1982)

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Matt Smith
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Smith with the A-League trophy (Brisbane Roar, 2012)
Personal information
Full name Matthew Terence Smith
Date of birth (1982-10-15) 15 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
UWE Hartpury Uni., Gloucestershire
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2005 Chichester City United 18 (5)
2006–2007 Cirencester Town 0 (0)
2007 Gold Coast City 25 (2)
2008–2010 Brisbane Strikers 24 (3)
2009–2010 → North Qld Fury (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2014 Brisbane Roar 112 (5)
2015–2018 BG Pathum United 120 (7)
2019 Kitchee 9 (0)
2019 Gold Coast Knights 9 (0)
2020–2022 Brisbane City 54 (1)
International career
2012 Australia 3 [2] (0)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Brisbane City
2022–2023 BG Pathum United
2023– Macarthur FC (Assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022

Matthew Terence Smith (born 14 October 1982) is a soccer manager and former player. He is currently assistant coach of Macarthur FC in the A-League Men. [3]

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Born in England, Smith emigrated to Australia where he started his professional soccer career with North Queensland Fury during the 2009-10 A-League season and then signed a two-year contract with Brisbane Roar at the start of the A-League 2010–11 season. He has played for the Australian national team, and coached Brisbane City FC out of NPL Queensland in 2020, as The Azzurri were relegated into the FQPL in 2021. [4] The Azzurri return in NPL Queensland in 2022. [5]

Club career

Born in Chichester, England, Smith started his career playing University football in England, where he represented several different Universities before being signed by Championship club Portsmouth.

Smith moved to Australia for one year in 2004 and returned in 2006, during which time he attended Hartpury College in Gloucestershire and completed his master's degree in Sports Management. [6] He also captained the Hartpury senior side to the BUSA National Championship in 2007.[ citation needed ]

He moved to Australia and played for Palm Beach before moving to Brisbane Strikers. He was signed on an injury replacement loan at North Queensland Fury to replace Scottish defender Scott Wilson. [7]

Brisbane Roar

On 16 April 2010 it was announced that Smith joined the Brisbane Roar on a two-year deal after his contract with North Queensland expired due to ownership changes. [8] On 6 September 2011, the Roar announced that Smith would replace departed midfielder Matt McKay as captain of the club. [9] On 10 September 2012, Smith signed a new 3-year contract at the Roar, extending his stay until the end of the 2015/16 season. [10]

Bangkok Glass

It was announced in December 2014 that Smith would leave the Brisbane Roar and join Bangkok Glass for an undisclosed fee. [11]

Kitchee

On 31 December 2018, Smith moved to Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. [12]

On 12 February 2019, in the third qualifying match of the 2019 Asian Champions League, Kitchee played away to Perak. During the match, Matt Smith was sent off after picking up his second yellow card in the 49th minute. Kitchee lost the match on penalties in the end. [13]

Return to Australia

On 1 July 2019, National Premier Leagues Queensland side Gold Coast Knights SC announced the signing of Smith.

Personal

Smith married Aicha Bendjelloul, an English woman on 17 May 2012 in a civil ceremony in Brisbane, Australia. They then celebrated with family and friends by hosting a party on the Thai island of Koh Samui. [14]

Together, they have 4 children Isla, Ava, Ruby and Owen. [15] Smith is qualified with a BA Degree in Marketing and Leisure Management and a Masters in Sports Management from Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.

A-League statistics

As of 17 December 2018
ClubSeasonLeague1CupInternational2Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Queensland Fury 2009–10 110––––110
Total110––00110
Brisbane Roar 2010–11 332––––332
2011–12 270––50320
2012–13 140––00140
2013–14 293––––293
2014–15 30110041
Total106511501126
Bangkok Glass 2015 3341020364
2016 310––––00
2017 300––––00
2018 263––––00
Total1207000000
Career Total23712115024312

1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

Managerial statistics

As of match played 19 March 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
BG Pathum United 29 October 202219 March 202320929045.00
Total20929045.00

1 Results from penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws in this table.

Honours

Player

Club

Brisbane Strikers
Brisbane Roar
Kitchee
Gold Coast Knights

Brisbane City

Manager

Brisbane City

Individual

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  2. ↑ Dasey, Jason. "Former Brisbane Roar defender Matt Smith extends Bangkok Glass stay". ESPN FC. ESPN. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ↑ FC, Macarthur (18 July 2023). "Matt Smith joins Bulls coaching ranks". Macarthur FC Official website. Macarthur FC. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Matthew Smith - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Smith - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Matt Smith: Meet the three time A-League winner who started his professional football career at 27 englishplayersabroad.com
  7. ↑ "Matt Smith signs with North Queensland Fury". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Brisbane secures Matt Smith". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Smith to lead the Roar" . Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Super six sign on - Brisbane Roar FC 2014". Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Captain Matt Smith to leave A-League champions Brisbane Roar". ESPN. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Gao, Si Kei (31 December 2018). "傑志簽入36歲澳洲前國腳中堅 28歲展職業生涯擁高學歷". HK01. Retrieved 31 December 2018.(in Chinese)
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