Will Smith (footballer, born 1998)

William Owen Smith (born 4 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town. He made his senior debut for Barnsley in the EFL Trophy in 2018, and spent time with National League North club Darlington in 2018–19.

Will Smith
Personal information
Full name William Owen Smith[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 5
Youth career
Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Barnsley 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Darlington (loan) 14 (1)
2019– Harrogate Town 76 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Career

Smith was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.[3] He took up a scholarship with Barnsley in 2015,[4] and was named Academy Player of the Year for the 2015–16 season. He turned professional in May 2017,[5] and signed a new one-year contract in July 2018.[6] Smith made his senior debut for Barnsley on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy.[7]

In December Smith joined National League North club Darlington on a 28-day youth loan.[8] He played the whole of all six of Darlington's matches during the initial loan, which was then extended to the end of the season.[3][9]

He was offered a new contract by Barnsley at the end of the 2018–19 season,[10] but chose instead to leave the club and sign for Harrogate Town of the National League.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2018–19[7] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]000
Darlington (loan) 2018–19[3] National League North 14100—00141
Harrogate Town 2019–20[3] National League 38220—6[lower-alpha 2]1463
2020–21[12] League Two 32200202[lower-alpha 1]0352
2021–22[13] League Two 6000003[lower-alpha 1]090
Total 7642020101905
Career total 90520201111056
  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

Honours

Harrogate Town

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Harrogate Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Will Smith: defender". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "W. Smith". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "List of players registered as scholars in accordance with Rule C.3 between 01/07 2015 and 31/07/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. August 2015. p. 54. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. "Will Smith Signs Professional Contract!". Barnsley F.C. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "Will Smith Signs New Deal!". Barnsley F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. "Games played by Will Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. "Romal Palmer and Will Smith join Darlington on loan". Barnsley F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. "Will Smith extends loan at Darlington". Barnsley F.C. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. "Adam Davies & Ryan Hedges: Barnsley offer Wales duo new deals". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. Howell, Rhys (10 June 2019). "Harrogate Town add Barnsley FC defender to their squad". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  12. "Games played by Will Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Will Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. Freeman, Jay (2 August 2020). "Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. Law, James (3 May 2021). "FA Trophy final 2019-20: Concord Rangers 0-1 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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