Tom Smith (footballer, born 2002)

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Tom Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 12
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Arsenal 0 (0)
2020 → Dover Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Welling United (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Bromley (loan) 13 (0)
2023 → Colchester United (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Colchester United 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Tom Smith (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Colchester United as a goalkeeper. [1]

Career

Smith began his career with Arsenal, and spent time on loan at non-league clubs Dover Athletic, Welling United and Bromley, before moving on loan to Colchester United in January 2023, [2] [3] as a backup to first choice goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara. [4] He made his professional debut on 10 April 2023, [5] and kept clean sheets in his first three games. [6]

He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2022–23 season. [7] He returned to Colchester on a permanent two-year contract on 31 July 2023. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Tom Smith at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Tom Smith joins Colchester United on loan". Tom Smith joins Colchester United on loan.
  3. ↑ "Colchester sign Arsenal keeper Smith on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Colchester goalkeeper Tom Smith 'confident' ahead of Barrow clash". MSN.
  5. ↑ "The 'special' post-match moment that capped Tom Smith's debut appearance". Gazette.
  6. ↑ "Tom Smith in line to equal former manager's Colchester United milestone". Gazette.
  7. ↑ "13 players to depart at end of their contracts". Arsenal.com.
  8. ↑ "U's Return For Arsenal Keeper". www.cu-fc.com.
  9. ↑ "Colchester re-sign ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Smith" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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