Jonny Smith (footballer)

Jonathan Gary Smith (born 28 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League One club Burton Albion.

Jonny Smith
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Gary Smith[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Youth career
2007–2016 Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Wrexham 1 (0)
2016–2021 Bristol City 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 → AFC Fylde (loan) 44 (9)
2018–2019 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 35 (4)
2019–2020 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 28 (9)
2020–2021 → Swindon Town (loan) 16 (1)
2021– Burton Albion 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Wrexham

Born in Liverpool, England, Smith joined the Wrexham academy at the age of 10.[2] On 16 January 2016, Smith made his Wrexham debut in their FA Trophy second round defeat against Torquay United.[3]

Bristol City

In May 2016, Smith signed for Championship side Bristol City for an "undisclosed" compensation fee, agreeing terms on a two-year contract.[2][4]

On 19 August 2016, Smith joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2017.[5] Smith made his English Football League debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers.[6]

He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in July 2018, and signed a new one-year contract at Bristol City to take him to June 2020.[7]

He joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2019.[8]

On 29 August 2020, Smith joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[9] He scored on his Swindon debut in an EFL Cup tie against Charlton Athletic on 5 September 2020 before being recalled on 29 January having made 20 appearances in all competitions.[10][11]

Burton Albion

On 29 January 2021, Smith joined League One side Burton Albion on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 6 February 2021 he made his debut in a EFL League One match against Hull City scoring the only goal 1-0.

Career statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 2015–16[13] National League 1000—2[lower-alpha 1]030
Bristol City 2016–17[14] Championship 000000—00
2017–18[15] Championship 000000—00
2018–19[16] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[17] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[18] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17[14] League Two 5010102[lower-alpha 2]090
AFC Fylde (loan) 2017–18[13] National League 44941—2[lower-alpha 3]05010
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19[16] League Two 35421102[lower-alpha 4]0405
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 28921002[lower-alpha 2]13211
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[18] League One 16100113[lower-alpha 2]0202
Career total 12923933113115428
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  4. One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs

References
  1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Jonny Smith to sign for Bristol City". Wrexham AFC. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "Report: Torquay United 1–0 Wrexham". Wrexham AFC. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. "Smith joins City development group". Bristol City F.C. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. "Cheltenham Town loan Bristol City's Jonny Smith and re-sign Koby Arthur from Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. "Cheltenham Town 0–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. "Jonny Smith: Tranmere Rovers sign winger on season-long loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49555101
  9. "Town sign winger Bristol City winger Smith on season-long loan". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. "Swindon 1–3 Charlton". BBC. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. "BRISTOL CITY RECALL WINGER JONNY SMITH". Swindon Town F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. "Burton Albion sign Jonny Smith from Bristol City". Burton Albion FC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. Jonny Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  16. "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  17. "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. "Games played by Jonny Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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