Dan Smith (footballer, born 1999)

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Dan Smith
Smith in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lewis Smith[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bognor Regis Town
Youth career
2007–2018 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 19 (12)
2019 → Cork City (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 Bognor Regis Town 28 (19)
2020–2022 Eastleigh 48 (3)
2021 → Hereford (loan) 15 (2)
2022 → Weymouth (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Dulwich Hamlet 15 (3)
2023– Bognor Regis Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 29 April 2023(UTC)

Daniel Lewis Smith (born 5 September 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Bognor Regis Town.

Smith primarily plays as a centre-forward but has also featured as a central midfielder and as a right-back.[4]

Club career[edit]

Portsmouth[edit]

He made his Portsmouth first-team debut on 8 January 2019 starting in a 2–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Trophy.[5] Smith spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Bognor Regis Town and scored 14 goals in 21 matches in all competitions.[6]

Cork City (loan)[edit]

On 21 February 2019, Smith joined League of Ireland club Cork City F.C. on loan for the remainder of the EFL season.[7][8] On 22 March 2019, he won his first senior honour as Cork defeated Midleton F.C. 3–1 to win the Munster Senior Cup.[9]

Eastleigh[edit]

On 10 July 2020, Smith joined National League side Eastleigh following a prolific season with Bognor Regis Town.[10] On 29 August 2021, he joined Hereford on loan.[11] Following his loan spell at Hereford, he played a few games at Eastleigh before being sent on another loan spell to National League rivals Weymouth in February 2022, who were struggling in the relegation zone.[12]

Dulwich Hamlet[edit]

On 8 July 2022, Smith joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet.,[13] where he had a string of injuries and an operation over the course of the season.

Bognor Regis Town[edit]

In June 2023, Smith re-joined Bognor Regis.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 14 December 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 2018–19 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Bognor Regis Town (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian Premier Division 19 12 1 1 — 1[b] 1 21 14
Cork City (loan) 2019 League Of Ireland 8 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 1 10 1
Bognor Regis Town 2019–20 Isthmian Premier Division 19 16 2 0 — 4 2 25 18
Career total 46 28 3 1 1 0 8 4 58 33
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Sussex Senior Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup

Honours[edit]

Cork City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Dan Smith". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Dan Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ Allen, Neil (9 January 2019). "Portsmouth talent told to keep options open". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ Weld, Neil (8 January 2019). "Southend United 0 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ Seabourne, David (21 February 2019). "Dan Smith Leaves Bognor Regis Football Club". Pitchero. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. ^ Rooney, Will (21 February 2019). "Portsmouth youngster completes a surprise loan switch to League of Ireland outfit". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ Graham, Brendan (25 February 2019). "Cork City sign striker Dan Smith on loan from Portsmouth". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b Hurley, Denis (22 March 2019). "Cork City clinch third Munster Senior Cup in a row". The Echo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. ^ "NEW SIGNING DAN SMITH SIGNS FOR EASTLEIGH". www.eastleighfc.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. ^ "NEW SIGNING Dan Smith Signs a Loan Deal with the Bulls". Hereford FC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. ^ Walton, Neil (12 February 2022). "Harvey Bunker and Dan Smith join Weymouth on loan". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Smith joins from Eastleigh". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Ex-Pompey striker Dan Smith rejoins Bognor Regis Town from Dulwich Hamlet". Sussex Express. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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