Chris Smith (footballer, born 1986)

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Chris Smith
Personal information
Full name Wallace Christopher Smith
Date of birth (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 St. Mirren 78 (0)
2009 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2010 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2012 Dunfermline Athletic 51 (0)
2012–2013 St. Mirren 0 (0)
2013 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2015 Stenhousemuir 34 (0)
2015– Stirling Albion 0 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Scotland U21[1] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Wallace Christopher "Chris" Smith (born 5 March 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion.

Smith has also previously played for St. Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic and Stenhousemuir.

Career

Smith, a goalkeeper born in Glasgow, progressed through the youth ranks at St. Mirren. He helped the club win two trophies in 2005–06, when St Mirren won the 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final and the 2005–06 Scottish First Division championship.

He then signed a contract to keep him at St Mirren until the summer of 2011. Following the departure of Tony Bullock and Craig Hinchcliffe, he become the first choice goalkeeper for the Buddies, although he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in March 2009.[2] He was a regular in the Scotland under-21 squad. For the 2009–10 season, Smith's number 1 shirt was given to new signing Paul Gallacher and he was given 30 instead.

On 1 December 2009, Smith was loaned for a month to Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Football League First Division.[3] Smith played three times for the Pars before breaking his foot and returning to St. Mirren.[4] He re-joined Dunfermline for a second loan spell later in the season. He then joined Dunfermline outright, on a one-year deal for the 2010–11 season.[5] Smith played regularly for Dunfermline in the latter part of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League season, due to injuries suffered by Paul Gallacher and Iain Turner.[6] He was released by Dunfermline at the end of the season.[7]

Smith signed for St. Mirren in August 2012, providing cover after Grant Adam suffered a tibia injury.[7]

On 22 March 2013, Smith was loaned out to Second Division Stenhousemuir until the end of season 2012–13.[8] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Smith agreed terms with Stirling Albion.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=460
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