| Lexi Lloyd-Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 2003 |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Bristol City |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Youthclubs2: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Southampton |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Bristol City |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:32, 27 October 2024 (UTC) |
Lexi Lloyd-Smith (born 5 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Bristol City. She previously played for Southampton, Charlton Athletic, college soccer side South Alabama Jaguars, and has represented England at youth level.
Lloyd-Smith began her football career with the Arsenal Academy, playing four seasons with the youth set up,[1] prior to a move to Chelsea, where she played two seasons in the WSL Academy.
On 28 January 2021, she signed for Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic,[2] prior to playing college soccer for NCAA Division I side South Alabama Jaguars,[3] scoring 3 goals in 13 appearances.
On 21 July 2022, Lloyd-Smith signed for Southampton.[4] On 22 September, during the 2022–23 season, she scored her debut goals in a 2–1 away victory over Crystal Palace.
On 23 November 2023, she played against Arsenal in the 2023–24 League Cup group stage, in front of a recording breaking attendance for the Saints. After the 2–1 defeat, she swapped shirts with Vivianne Miedema, her icon, who posted on Twitter with her shirt after the game.[5]
In the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup, where the Saints were defeated 3–1 by Manchester United, Lloyd-Smith scored the equalising goal as a second half substitute.[6] [7] [8]
She ended her two seasons with Southampton having scored five goals in 47 appearances across all competitions,[9] during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.
On 4 June 2024 it was announced that Lloyd-Smith would be leaving Southampton, and a month later, she signed for Bristol City from Southampton on a two-year free transfer deal.[10] [11]
On 8 September, she scored her debut goal for City against her former club Southampton in a 1–1 draw.[12] [13] For October, having scored four goals during that month, Lloyd-Smith was nominated for the Women's Championship Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards,[14] that were both subsequently won by Maria Farrugia of Sheffield United.[15]
After her first nine Championship appearances in the 2024–25 season she scored six goals, becoming the joint second highest scorer in November, behind Isobel Goodwin of London City Lionesses.[16]
Lloyd-Smith has represented England at under-15 and under-17 youth level. In October 2019, she featured in 2020 Under-17 Championship qualification for England, playing in winning matches against Croatia,[17] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[18] and Belgium.[19]
In September 2022, Lloyd-Smith stated that her main goal was to return to the England youth set up.[20]
She has been described as a fast and difficult striker who intimidates and threatens opposition defenders.