Grant Smith (footballer, born 1980) explained

Grant Smith
Fullname:Grant Gordon Smith
Birth Date:5 May 1980
Birth Place:Irvine, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1997–1998
Years2:1998–1999
Years3:1999–2000
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2000–2001
Years6:2001–2003
Years7:2000
Years8:2003
Years9:2003–2005
Years10:2005–2006
Years11:2006
Years12:2006–2007
Years13:2007
Years14:2007
Years15:2008–2009
Years16:2009
Years17:2009–2010
Years18:2010
Years19:2011
Clubs1:Wycombe Wanderers
Clubs2:Reading
Clubs3:Hearts
Clubs4:Livingston
Clubs5:Clydebank (loan)
Clubs6:Sheffield United
Clubs7:Halifax Town (loan)
Clubs8:Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Clubs9:Swindon Town
Clubs10:Bristol City
Clubs11:Walsall (loan)
Clubs12:Dundee United
Clubs13:HJK Helsinki
Clubs14:Klubi-04 (loan)
Clubs15:Carlisle United
Clubs16:Droylsden
Clubs17:North Queensland Fury
Clubs18:Ross County
Clubs19:Airdrie United
Caps1:0
Caps2:0
Caps3:0
Caps4:32
Caps5:17
Caps6:10
Caps7:11
Caps8:5
Caps9:33
Caps10:11
Caps11:13
Caps12:6
Caps13:21
Caps14:1
Caps15:17
Caps16:1
Caps17:5
Caps18:4
Caps19:8
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:2
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:1
Goals9:10
Goals10:0
Goals11:3
Goals12:0
Goals13:1
Goals14:1
Goals15:1
Goals16:0
Goals17:0
Goals18:0
Goals19:0
Totalcaps:195
Totalgoals:19

Grant Gordon Smith (born 5 May 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the son of former Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion striker and former Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith.

Playing career

Smith was born in Irvine. He signed a short-term contract with Dundee United in September 2006, agreeing to stay until the next transfer window in January 2007. Smith also played for English sides Bristol City and Walsall (on loan).

Smith then signed one-year contract with Finnish club HJK Helsinki in April 2007.

Smith returned to Britain in January 2008 and joined Carlisle United on a short-term contract until the end of the season, after training with the club's squad.[1] On 8 April 2009, he was released from Carlisle United by mutual consent after not making a single first team appearance under new boss Greg Abbott who later denied any fall-out with Smith even though impressing in reserve games out of position.

He went to Singapore for trials with some of the local S-League teams for the 2010 season. He was brought to Singapore by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) as part of their centralised scouting system of foreign players for S-League clubs

On 18 December 2009, he signed a short-term injury replacement deal with North Queensland Fury in the A-League linking up with Fury manager Ian Ferguson and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler.

In February 2010, Smith returned to Scotland to sign for Ross County.[2]

After joining Scottish 2nd Division club Airdrie United in January 2011, he was released by them a few months later in May.

Post playing career

Smith became an agent after retiring from playing, representing players such as Nathan Patterson and Barrie McKay.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Carlisle recruit midfielder Smith. BBC Sport. 18 January 2008.
  2. News: Ross County is Smith's next stop. BBC Sport. 17 February 2010. 17 February 2010.
  3. News: Barrie McKay agent makes stunning revelation about Rangers exit, blasts Pedro Caixinha. Football Insider 247. 9 November 2017.
  4. News: athan Patterson's agent rubbishes 'embarrassing' loan transfer claims as Everton star prepares for new season. Football Scotland. 25 July 2022.