Kevin Smith (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kevin Smith


fullname = Kevin Smith
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|03|20|df=y
cityofbirth = Edinburgh
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Raith Rovers
(on loan from Dundee United)
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2005–2006
2006–2007
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–
2008–
clubs = Leeds United
Sunderland
→ Wrexham (loan)
→ Dundee (loan)
Aldershot
Dundee United
→ Raith Rovers (loan)
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
0 (0)
8 (1)
8 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
7 (5)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:55, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =|

Kevin Smith (born 20 March 1987 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Raith Rovers where he is on loan from Dundee United.

Smith began his career with Leeds United, but was allowed to leave and signed for Sunderland in January 2006. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4650384.stm|title=Sunderland sign Smith from Leeds|date=2006-01-26|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-04-15] He had loan spells with Wrexham [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6099580.stm| title=Wrexham take Sunderland striker|date=2006-10-31|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-04-15] and Dundee [cite web|url=http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=11433|title=Smith joins Dundee|last=Alexander|first=Nick|date=2007-01-09|publisher=Sunderland FC|accessdate=2008-04-15] but could not break into Sunderland's first team and was released in June 2007 after eighteen months at the club. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6668885.stm|title=Keane lets Cunningham & Miller go|date=2007-05-18|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-04-15] After trials with Lincoln City and Brentford, Smith joined Aldershot on a free transfer on November 22, 2007, signing a six-month contract. After failing to make a first-team appearance, Smith was released shortly after joining and began training with Dundee United in April 2008, appearing as an unused substitute in the final two matches of the season [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7390628.stm|title=Rangers 3-1 Dundee Utd |last=McGuigan|first=Thomas|date=2008-05-10|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-05-30] [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7412454.stm|title=Dundee United 0-1 Celtic|last=Lindsay|first=Clive|date=2008-05-22|publisher=BBC Sport website|accessdate=2008-05-30] and subsequently signing a one-year contract. [cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/04/15/sportstory11210977t0.asp|title=United tie up ex-Dark Blue|last=Dey|first=Graeme|date=2008-04-15|publisher=The Courier|accessdate=2008-04-15] In July 2008, six days after appearing against them in a friendly, Smith undertook a five-month loan spell with Raith Rovers. [cite web|url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=2955&cd=2008|title=KEVIN SMITH OUT ON LOAN|date=2008-07-25|publisher=Dundee United FC|accessdate=2008-07-25]

ee also

* Dundee United F.C. season 2007-08
* Raith Rovers F.C. season 2008-09

References

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* (Raith stats due to Soccerbase error)