Dan Smith (footballer, born 1999)

English association football player

Dan Smith

Smith in November 2017

Personal information
Full name|  Daniel Lewis Smith[1]
Date of birth|  (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth|  London, England
Height|  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Bognor Regis Town
Youth career
2007–2018|  Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2019|  Portsmouth|  0|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Bognor Regis Town (loan)|  19|  (12)
2019|  → Cork City (loan)|  8|  (0)
2019–2020|  Bognor Regis Town|  28|  (19)
2020–2022|  Eastleigh|  48|  (3)
2021|  → Hereford (loan)|  15|  (2)
2022|  → Weymouth (loan)|  5|  (0)
2022–2023|  Dulwich Hamlet|  15|  (3)
2023–|  Bognor Regis Town|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 29 April 2023(UTC)

Daniel Lewis Smith (born 5 September 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Bognor Regis Town.

Smith primarily plays as a centre-forward but has also featured as a central midfielder and as a right-back.[4]

## Club career[edit]

### Portsmouth[edit]

He made his Portsmouth first-team debut on 8 January 2019 starting in a 2–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Trophy.[5] Smith spent the first half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Bognor Regis Town and scored 14 goals in 21 matches in all competitions.[6]

#### Cork City (loan)[edit]

On 21 February 2019, Smith joined League of Ireland club Cork City F.C. on loan for the remainder of the EFL season.[7][8] On 22 March 2019, he won his first senior honour as Cork defeated Midleton F.C. 3–1 to win the Munster Senior Cup.[9]

### Eastleigh[edit]

On 10 July 2020, Smith joined National League side Eastleigh following a prolific season with Bognor Regis Town.[10] On 29 August 2021, he joined Hereford on loan.[11] Following his loan spell at Hereford, he played a few games at Eastleigh before being sent on another loan spell to National League rivals Weymouth in February 2022, who were struggling in the relegation zone.[12]

### Dulwich Hamlet[edit]

On 8 July 2022, Smith joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet.,[13] where he had a string of injuries and an operation over the course of the season.

### Bognor Regis Town[edit]

In June 2023, Smith re-joined Bognor Regis.[14]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 14 December 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0
Bognor Regis Town (loan)  | 2018–19 | Isthmian Premier Division | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 21 | 14
Cork City (loan)  | 2019 | League Of Ireland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 10 | 1
Bognor Regis Town | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18
Career total  | 46 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 33

1. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Sussex Senior Cup
3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup

## Honours[edit]

Cork City

* Munster Senior Cup: 2018–19[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
2. ^ "Dan Smith". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
3. ^ a b Dan Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
4. ^ Allen, Neil (9 January 2019). "Portsmouth talent told to keep options open". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
5. ^ Weld, Neil (8 January 2019). "Southend United 0 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
6. ^ Seabourne, David (21 February 2019). "Dan Smith Leaves Bognor Regis Football Club". Pitchero. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
7. ^ Rooney, Will (21 February 2019). "Portsmouth youngster completes a surprise loan switch to League of Ireland outfit". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
8. ^ Graham, Brendan (25 February 2019). "Cork City sign striker Dan Smith on loan from Portsmouth". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
9. ^ a b Hurley, Denis (22 March 2019). "Cork City clinch third Munster Senior Cup in a row". The Echo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
10. ^ "NEW SIGNING DAN SMITH SIGNS FOR EASTLEIGH". www.eastleighfc.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
11. ^ "NEW SIGNING Dan Smith Signs a Loan Deal with the Bulls". Hereford FC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
12. ^ Walton, Neil (12 February 2022). "Harvey Bunker and Dan Smith join Weymouth on loan". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
13. ^ "Smith joins from Eastleigh". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
14. ^ "Ex-Pompey striker Dan Smith rejoins Bognor Regis Town from Dulwich Hamlet". Sussex Express. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals