Bradley Smith (born 23 April 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League club Broughty Athletic. He began his career with Dundee United, making his first team debut in May 2016. He was released in 2017 after a period on loan to Albion Rovers and subsequently also played for Cowdenbeath.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Broughty Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Dundee United | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cowdenbeath | 40 | (2) |
| 2019– | Broughty Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 26 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBrad Smith was born in Dundee on 23 April 1997. He was at the Dundee United Academy for seven years before signing a professional contract in July 2013.
Playing career
editClub
editIn December 2015, Smith signed a contract extension that would keep him at Dundee United until May 2018.[1] He made his first team debut against Partick Thistle in a Scottish Premiership match on 10 May 2016. He was loaned out to Albion Rovers of Scottish League One in February 2017 until the end of the 2016–17 season.[2] His contract with Dundee United was cancelled by mutual consent in August 2017.[3]
Smith played for as a trialist for Cowdenbeath against Edinburgh City in Scottish League Two on 14 August 2017 and subsequently signed for the club.[4] During the 2018–19 season, he was given an extended leave of absence from Cowdenbeath to concentrate on his studies in Dundee. He was allowed to leave the club in January 2019, joining Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League club Broughty Athletic for "a small fee".[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 28 October 2017
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2015–16[6] | Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17[7] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Albion Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[7] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2017–18[8] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "Dundee United youngster Brad Smith signs deal extension". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Dundee United youngster Brad Smith joins Albion Rovers on loan - The Courier". The Courier. Dundee. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Brad Smith leaves United". Dundee United F.C. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Roache, Ian (16 August 2017). "Dundee United 2 Cowdenbeath 0: Double for Patrick N'Koyi gets cup defence off to winning start - The Courier". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Stark, Jim (15 January 2019). "Brad joins junior club". Central Fife Times. Dunfermline.
- ^ "Games played by Bradley Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Bradley Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Brad Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
External links
edit- Bradley Smith at Soccerbase
- Brad Smith at Soccerway
