Michael Smith (footballer, born 1991)

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Michael Smith
Michael Smith 07-09-2013 1.jpg
Smith playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Michael John Smith [1]
Date of birth (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Wallsend, England [2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 24
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Darlington 37 (6)
2010 → Workington (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2014 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2012 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 6 (3)
2012 → Newport County (loan) 9 (4)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 8 (2)
2013–2014 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 23 (9)
2014–2016 Swindon Town 65 (21)
2015–2016 → Barnsley (loan) 13 (0)
2016 → Portsmouth (loan) 16 (4)
2016–2017 Portsmouth 18 (3)
2017 → Northampton Town (loan) 14 (2)
2017–2018 Bury 19 (1)
2018–2022 Rotherham United 188 (52)
2022– Sheffield Wednesday 83 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Michael John Smith (born 17 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Contents

Career

Darlington

Born in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, Smith made his debut in the Football League on 5 April 2010, replacing Chris Moore in the 77th minute of Darlington's 1–0 home defeat by Hereford United in League Two. [3] He scored his first Football League goal on 1 May, in the 79th minute of Darlington's 2–0 away win at Macclesfield Town. [4]

He joined Conference North club Workington on loan for a month on 29 October 2010, [5] and made seven appearances before returning to Darlington. [6] In his first four Conference matches back with Darlington he scored six goals. [7] At the end of the season, he, Phil Gray and John McReady all signed new two-year contracts. [8]

Charlton

After trials with Watford and Stoke City, and an unsuccessful bid of £80,000 from Bristol City, Smith signed a three-year contract with League One club Charlton Athletic on 31 August 2011; the fee was undisclosed [9] He made his Charlton debut against FC Halifax Town in the FA Cup: he came on in the 87th minute and crossed for Bradley Pritchard to score the fourth goal of the match. [10] [11]

On 18 January 2012, Smith joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan to the end of the season. [12] Ten days later, he scored a hat-trick and provided an assist for Luke Joyce as Stanley beat Gillingham 4–3. [13] He returned to his parent club in mid-March after suffering a season-ending knee injury. [14]

On 14 August 2012, Smith made his first start –and what proved to be last appearance –for Charlton Athletic in a League Cup defeat to Leyton Orient. [15] He then began a series of loan spells. In November, he joined Newport County of the Conference Premier on a one-month loan, [16] and scored against Cambridge United on his debut. [15] The loan was extended for a second month. [17] On 8 March 2013, he joined League One club Colchester United, also for a month. [18]

In July 2013, Smith signed for League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan until 1 January 2014. [19] Wearing the number 9 shirt, he made his debut on the opening day of the 2013–14 season in a 1–1 draw with Torquay United. [20] He was a regular in the side, finishing his loan period with 10 goals from 25 appearances. [20]

Swindon Town

On 22 January 2014, Smith signed for Swindon Town for an initial £100,000. [21] He scored Swindon's first and third goals as they beat Shrewsbury Town 3–1 on his debut three days later. [22]

Portsmouth

On the final day of the January 2016 transfer window, Smith joined League Two club Portsmouth on a three-month loan. [23] The move was made permanent at the end of the season for an undisclosed fee. [24] He scored a hat-trick against Yeovil Town in an EFL Trophy tie on 30 August, though Portsmouth lost the match 4–3. [25]

Bury

On 31 August 2017, Smith signed a two-year contract with Bury of League One. [26]

Rotherham United

On 11 January 2018, Smith signed for fellow League One club Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee. [27]

After an impressive month in which he scored five goals, assisting two others in five matches, Smith was awarded the EFL League One Player of the Month Award for October 2021. [28] Smith won the award for the second time in the season for January 2022 after scoring four of Rotherham's five goals across the month with the fifth being an own goal deflected in from his shot. [29]

He was named as the side's Player of the Season for 2021–22, having scored 24 goals in all competitions at the time of the award. [30]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 22 June 2022, it was announced that Smith had joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer following the expiry of his Rotherham United contract. [31] Smith made his Wednesday debut, against Portsmouth on 30 July 2022 coming off the bench for George Byers. [32] His first goal would come against Bradford City in the EFL Trophy from the penalty spot. [33] Following his first goal he would score back-to-back League One goals against Morecambe and Ipswich Town which would see him win Wednesday's September player of the month award. [34]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Darlington 2009–10 [35] League Two 7100000071
2010–11 [7] League Two295000000295
2011–12 [10] Conference Premier 10———10
Total376000000376
Workington 2010–11 [6] [36] Conference North 60——1 [a] 070
Charlton Athletic 2011–12 [10] League One 0010000010
2012–13 [15] Championship 000010—10
2013–14 [20] Championship00———00
Total0010100020
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2011–12 [10] League Two63———63
Newport County (loan) 2012–13 [37] Conference Premier94——1 [a] 0100
Colchester United (loan) 2012–13 [15] League One82———82
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2013–14 [20] League Two 23911001 [b] 02510
Swindon Town 2013–14 [20] League One208—0000208
2014–15 [38] League One401310224 [c] 34718
2015–16 [39] League One50—00—50
Total65211022437226
Barnsley (loan) 2015–16 [39] League One13000—00130
Portsmouth (loan) 2015–16 [39] League Two164———164
Portsmouth 2016–17 [40] League Two18300003 [d] 3216
Total3470000333710
Northampton Town (loan) 2016–17 [40] League One142———142
Bury 2017–18 [41] League One19121002 [d] 0232
Rotherham United 2017–18 [41] League One206——3 [e] 0236
2018–19 [42] Championship4581000—468
2019–20 [43] League One34933202 [f] 04112
2020–21 [44] Championship44101010004610
2021–22 [45] League One451921106 [g] 55425
Total18852744011521061
Sheffield Wednesday 2022–23 [46] League One391752104 [h] 24921
2023–24 [47] Championship314201000344
2024–25 [48] Championship143003000173
Total842472504210028
Career total5051281981222613562151
  1. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Football League Trophy, three appearances and two goals in League One play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in 2019–20 EFL Trophy.
  7. ↑ Appearances and goals in 2021–22 EFL Trophy.
  8. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs

Honours

Rotherham United

Sheffield Wednesday

Individual

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