Aidan Smith (born 11 May 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Annan Athletic as a striker. Smith has previously played for Queen of the South and Peterhead.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Annan Athletic | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2015 | Queen of the South | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Queen of the South | 21 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 33 | (7) |
2017–2019 | Annan Athletic | 71 | (23) |
2019–2020 | Peterhead | 23 | (0) |
2020– | Annan Athletic | 78 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:13, 28 October 2021 (UTC) |
Career
editBorn in Dumfries, Smith started his career at hometown club Queen of the South. Smith was first named in a match-day squad on 24 August 2013, remaining an unused substitute in the team's 2–0 defeat away to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Championship.[1] Smith was a named substitute for six other matches that season, although he was unused.
On 6 March 2015, Smith debuted in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, replacing Gavin Reilly for the final 11 minutes of the 1–0 defeat at Palmerston Park versus Falkirk.[2] Four days later, Smith made his league debut at Ibrox versus Rangers, replacing Reilly once again in the 83rd minute and three minutes later the 17-year-old scored his first career league goal, exploiting a mistake by goalkeeper Lee Robinson to earn a 1–1 draw for the Doonhamers.[3]
Smith was then loaned out to Annan Athletic for the first half of the 2016–17 season,[4] with the loan deal then extended until the end of the season on 7 January 2017.[5] His contract with Queens wasn't renewed during May 2017, so he was released after spending seven seasons in the youth set-up at Palmerston from 2008 until 2015 and then two seasons in the first-team squad.[6] On 14 June 2017, Smith signed a permanent deal with Annan Athletic, after a season-long spell on loan at Galabank from Queens during the 2016–17 season.[7]
On 24 June 2019, Smith signed for Peterhead after two seasons with the Galabankies.[8] He left Peterhead after one season, and returned to Annan in September 2020.[9]
Statistics
edit- As of match played 23 October 2021
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen of the South | 2014–15[10] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
2015–16[11] | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
2016–17[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Annan Athletic (loan) | 2016–17[12] | Scottish League Two | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 2 | 35 | 9 |
Annan Athletic | 2017–18[13] | Scottish League Two | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 3 | 43 | 15 |
2018–19[14] | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 48 | 14 | ||
Total | 71 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 91 | 29 | ||
Peterhead | 2019–20[15] | Scottish League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Annan Athletic | 2020–21[16] | Scottish League Two | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
2021–22[17] | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
Career total | 180 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 226 | 44 |
- ^ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Hamilton Academical 2-0 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (6 March 2015). "Queen of the South 0-1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (10 March 2015). "Rangers 1-1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Aidan Joins Annan on Loan". Queen of the South FC. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Smith Rejoins Annan". Queen of the South FC. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Squad update". Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Peter Murphy makes first signings". Annan Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Law, Callum. "Play-offs the target for new Peterhead striker Smith ahead of League One campaign". Evening Express. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Law, Callum. "Jim McInally certain Aidan Smith's luck will change after goalless Peterhead spell". Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
External links
edit- Aidan Smith at Soccerbase
- Aidan Smith at Soccerway