Brad Smith (footballer, born 1994)

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Brad Smith
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Smith with Liverpool in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bradley Shaun Smith[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Penrith, Australia[2]
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Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 44
Youth career
2008–2013 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Liverpool 5 (0)
2014 → Swindon Town (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2011 England U17 11 (1)
2012–2014 England U19 2 (0)
2014 England U20 3 (0)
2015– Australia U23 8 (1)
2014– Australia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2016

Bradley Shaun Smith (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for English Premier League club Liverpool.

Born in Sydney, Smith moved to England to play youth football for Liverpool as a teenager, eventually making his professional debut for the side in 2013. He has also spent time on loan at Swindon Town in 2014.

Smith represented England at youth levels (eligible through his parents) but subsequently switched to play for Australia, and has played seven times for the side.

Club career

Early career

Born in Penrith in Australia, Smith moved to England at the age of 14.[4] While playing for his local high school side Smith was scouted by Liverpool and invited to join their academy.[2]

Liverpool

A week before his debut, Smith was promoted to the first team alongside his U21 youth team partner Jordan Rossiter. On 26 December 2013, Smith was named on the Liverpool bench in a 2–1 loss at Manchester City.[5] Three days later, he made his senior debut for Liverpool after coming on in the 59th minute, replacing the injured Joe Allen in a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He was deployed as a left winger, but was unable to make a difference to the result as Liverpool lost the match 2–1.[6]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 7 August 2014, Smith was loaned to Swindon Town of League One on a season-long youth loan.[7] He made his debut for the club two days later, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win over Scunthorpe United at the County Ground.[8] He was recalled by Liverpool on 20 October due to a contract dispute, having played ten matches in total.[9]

Return to Liverpool

In June 2015, Smith's contract expired with the player having rejected a new deal from the club however the club continued to hold his registration and as the player was under the age of 24, Liverpool would have been due a compensation fee if he had signed for another club.[10] On 17 November 2015, Smith signed a new long term contract with Liverpool, putting an end to his contract dispute.[11] On 2 December, he came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Alberto Moreno in a League Cup quarter-final away to Southampton, assisting Divock Origi's hat-trick goal which confirmed a 6–1 victory.[12]

On 8 January 2016, he started his first FA Cup match for the club in a third round match against Exeter City and scored his first senior goal for the club.[13] In the replay of the F.A. Cup match against Exeter City, Smith assisted the first goal, scored by Joe Allen, in the 9th minute.[14]

International

Although he was born in Australia, Smith was also eligible to play for England as his parents are English.[15] Smith represented the England under-17 side at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and made his England U20 debut at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4] On 21 August 2014, Smith was named in the Socceroos squad to face Belgium and Saudi Arabia.[16] He completed his change of eligibility to Australia during a friendly against Belgium on September 4, 2014.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2016.[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 4 0 4 1 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 1
Total 5 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 11 1
Swindon Town (loan) 2014–15 7 0 0 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 10 0
Total 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
Career total 12 0 4 1 3 0 2 0 21 1
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

See also


Honours

Individual

References

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