Pele Smith

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Pele Smith
Personal information
Full name Pele Leron Smith [1]
Date of birth (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 17)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fleetwood Town
Number 31
Youth career
2018– Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Fleetwood Town 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:16, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Pele Leron Smith is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.

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Career

Smith came through the Fleetwood Town Academy, starting his career at under-10 level in 2018. [2] He made his debut for the under-21's as a 16 year old in the 2023–24 Premier League Cup campaign. [2] to be given squad number 33 for the 2024–25 season. [3] He captained the under-17 team to the Premier Development League trophy with a 3–2 victory over Watford in April 2024. [4] Smith signed a two-year scholarship with Fleetwood in the summer of 2024, taking over the captaincy from Kayden Hughes who had been promoted to the first team. [2] After impressing during pre-season and for the Academy, he was handed his first team debut aged 16 by manager, Charlie Adam, on 3 September 2024 in the 3–2 EFL Trophy defeat to Aston Villa U21. [2] He scored his first senior goal a month later in a 3–0 victory over Barrow in the EFL Trophy. [5] On 2 January 2025, Smith signed his first professional contract with the club following turning seventeen. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2024–25 [6] League Two 1000002 [a] 131
Career total1000002131
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pele Smith signs his first professional contract". Fleetwood Town FC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  3. Fielding, Sam (9 August 2024). "Squad numbers announced for 2024/25 season". Fleetwood Town FC. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. "Smith: We will enjoy the moment but we're hungry for more". Fleetwood Town FC. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. Pele Smith at Soccerway . Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. "Games played by Pele Smith in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.