Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pele Leron Smith [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 2007 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2024–25 [6] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |