- Dan Smith (footballer born 1989)
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Dan Smith Personal information Full name Daniel Philip Smith Date of birth 5 October 1989 Place of birth Saltash, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Truro City Youth career 1999–2007 Plymouth Argyle Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2009 Plymouth Argyle 2 (0) 2008 → Morecambe (loan) 2 (0) 2008–2009 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 13 (3) 2009–2010 Eastbourne Borough 19 (0) 2010 Weymouth 2 (0) 2010– Truro City 43 (10) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Philip Smith (born 7 June 1989 in Saltash, Cornwall) is an Cornish footballer, currently playing for Truro City.
Playing career
Smith was a professional at Eastbourne Borough having been brought through Plymouth Argyle's Centre of Excellence, since joining at 10 years old. Smith made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute in the Championship match against Burnley, in January 2008.
Smith also featured as a substitute in the final home game of the season against Blackpool, before signing a new one-year contract in May 2008.[1] He joined Morecambe on an initial one-month loan on 9 September 2008, in order to gain first-team experience.[2] Smith made two appearances for the Shrimpers before returning to Argyle at the beginning of October.
With first-team chances limited, Smith joined Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on 27 November 2008 originally for a month's loan along with team-mate Ashley Barnes.[3] The Loan was extended by a further three months which lasted until the end of February 2009.[4][5][6] Smith made an impact for the Eastbourne Borough team, along with team mate Ashley Barnes, helped the team from balancing over the Conference National relegation zone to a comfortable mid table position with the scope of reaching the play-offs. In February 2009 when snow cut him off in Devon and took at flight to Manchester to join Eastbourne in an away game with Altrincham, a game that was called postponed two hours before kick off.[citation needed]
Smith scored three goals out of 14 games whilst playing for Eastbourne before returning to Plymouth Argyle at the end of February 2009.[7]
Smith was released at the end of his contract and signed permanently for Eastbourne Borough on 15 May 2009.[8] Smith stated that he jumped at the chance when Eastbourne were interested in signing him, despite other offers that were given to him. He believed that joining Eastbourne would kick-start his career again despite playing in non-League football.[9]
In February 2010, Smith signed for Conference South side Weymouth until the end of the season.
It was announced on the 6 July 2010, that Smith has signed for Southern Premier League team Truro City.
References
- ^ "Smith Earns Pilgrims Contract". Skysports. 2008-05-30. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3628884,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Plymouth loan Smith to Morecambe". BBC Sport. 2008-09-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morecambe/7606410.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ "On The Way". pafc.co.uk. 2008-11-27. http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1468498,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Plymouth duo extend stay". Eastbourne Herald. 2009-01-02. http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/sport/Plymouth-duo-extend-stay.4838874.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Loan Extension". pafc.co.uk. 2009-01-05. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1509471,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Plymouth agree to extend Smith's loan deal". The Argus. 2009-01-28. http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/bluesquarepremier/eastbourneborough/4082902.Plymouth_agree_to_extend_Smith_s_loan_deal/. Retrieved 2009-01-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Smith keen to go out with a bang.". The Argus. 2009-02-27. http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/bluesquarepremier/eastbourneborough/4158875.Smith_keen_to_go_out_with_a_bang/. Retrieved 2009-03-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Argyle star Smith makes Boro' switch". Eastbourne Herald. 2009-05-15. http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/sport/Argyle-star-Smith-makes-Boro39.5272678.jp. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Boro signing warns his best is yet to come". The Argus. 2009-05-16. http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/bluesquarepremier/eastbourneborough/4373482.Boro_signing_warns_his_best_is_yet_to_come/. Retrieved 2009-05-18.[dead link]
External links
- Dan Smith player profile at pafc.co.uk
- Dan Smith career stats at Soccerbase
Categories:- 1989 births
- People from Saltash
- Cornish footballers
- Living people
- English footballers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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