Renny Smith

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Renny Smith
Personal information
Full name Renny Piers Smith [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oxford City
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2013 Chelsea
2013–2015 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Burnley 0 (0)
2016 → GAIS (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 Vicenza 2 (0)
2017 → Mantova (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 Südtirol 26 (0)
2018–2020 FC Dordrecht 62 (8)
2020–2022 WSG Tirol 37 (3)
2023– Oxford City 25 (1)
International career
2014 Austria U18 2 (0)
2014 Austria U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Renny Piers Smith (born 3 October 1996) is an English-born Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oxford City. [4] He has also represented Austria internationally at under-18 and under-19 level. [3]

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Career

Smith was born in Epsom, Surrey, and attended the Whitgift School in South Croydon. [5] He started his career in the youth team at Chelsea where he stayed until early 2013, before he made the decision to leave following a difference in opinion over his playing position. [5] He subsequently joined London rivals Arsenal on a two-year scholarship, a move which followed him being on trial at clubs Liverpool and Manchester City. [6] He featured regularly for Arsenal's youth team over various competitions including the UEFA Youth League, but he failed to make the breakthrough to the first team. He failed to earn a professional deal and was released in the summer of 2015 following the end of his scholarship. [7]

In August 2015, he signed for Championship side Burnley on a three-year contract, following a successful trial against Sheffield. [7] He was placed immediately into the Development Squad. In February 2016 he joined Swedish Superettan side GAIS on a season-long loan, following a successful two-week trial. [8] During his time with the club he made ten league appearances, however, he was predominantly used as a substitute or remained on the bench. [9]

In August 2016, he was recalled early from his loan with GAIS and was sold to Italian Serie B side Vicenza for a nominal fee. [10] He made his professional debut for the side in November 2016, replacing Francesco Signori as a substitute in the 1–0 league win over Trapani Calcio. [9] On 31 January 2017, Smith joined Lega Pro side Mantova on loan. [11] [12]

On 5 July 2018, Smith joined Dutch side Dordrecht on a three-year deal. [13]

On 15 September 2020, Smith joined Austrian Bundesliga side WSG Tirol on a free transfer. [14] He left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season.

On 26 September 2023, Smith signed for Oxford City. [15]

International career

Despite being born in England, Smith qualifies to represent Austria through his maternal grandfather. [5] His father, Renny Sr., alerted the Austrian Football Association of his eligibility, and in April 2014 he received his first call-up to the under-18 side for a friendly against Denmark, after the Association had scouted him in Arsenal youth team fixtures. [16] He made his debut in the 2–1 win. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2015–16 [9] Championship 000000—00
GAIS (loan) 2016 [9] Superettan 10000——100
Vicenza 2016–17 [9] Serie B 2000——20
Mantova (loan) 2016–17 [9] Lega Pro 13100——131
Career total2510000—251

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