Lewis Smith (footballer)
.jpg) Smith with Hamilton U19s, 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 2000 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Hamilton Academical | 120 | (12) |
| 2024– | Livingston | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 16 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lewis Smith (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.[1]
Club career
[edit]Hamilton Academical
[edit]Smith attended St Ninian's High School, Giffnock[2] and was involved with the youth system at Hamilton Academical, the club his family supported,[3][4] from the age of 9.[5]
After signing a professional contract in summer 2016,[3] he appeared for the club's age-restricted teams in three editions of the Scottish Challenge Cup[6] and in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League,[6][7][8] before making his debut for the Accies senior team on 31 October 2018, appearing from the bench for the last ten minutes of a 3–0 away defeat to Aberdeen in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership.[9]
Smith made his first league start for the club on 10 August 2019 against Kilmarnock at New Douglas Park; he scored the opening goal and created the second in a 2–0 victory, receiving praise for his performance.[10] In November 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, running until summer 2022.[11]
A hamstring injury disrupted his season in 2020–21 as Hamilton were relegated from the Premiership.[12] He signed a further contract extension, until summer 2024, in November 2021.[13] The club were relegated from the Scottish Championship in 2023, but Smith had an important role as they returned via the promotion play-offs a year later, scoring in wins over Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[14]
Livingston
[edit]In May 2024, Smith signed a pre-contract with Livingston, effective from 1 June, on a two-year deal.[15]
International career
[edit]Smith has represented Scotland at under-17 youth level;[16] he sat four of his Higher school exams while on international duty at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[4] In August 2019 he was called-up by the under-21 squad,[5] making his debut in September 2019.[17]
Honours
[edit]Hamilton Academical
References
[edit]- ^ Lewis Smith at Soccerbase
- ^ "Lewis Smith selected for Scotland". St Ninian's High School, Giffnock. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b "New full time Academy players". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b Dani Garavelli (8 September 2019). "Dani Garavelli: My son the Hamilton Accies baller and what it's like bringing up an aspiring young player". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Lewis Smith Selected for Scotland U21s Squad". Hamilton Academical Website. 19 August 2019.
- ^ a b "L. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Mit dem Rücken zur Wand – Der FC Basel U19 kommt gegen Hamilton Academical nicht über ein 2:2 hinaus" [With backs to the wall - FC Basel U19 did not beat Hamilton Academical, 2–2]. Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (in German). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies UEFA Youth League adventure continues after dramatic penalty victory over Basel". Daily Record. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Clive Lindsay (31 October 2018). "Aberdeen 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Hamilton Academical 2–0 Kilmarnock, BBC Sport, 10 August 2019
- ^ "Done Deal for Lewis/Hamilton". Hamilton Academical Website. 24 November 2019.
- ^ Hamilton's Lewis Smith determined to use relegation pain in Accies' promotion bid next season, James Cairney, The Herald, 17 May 2021
- ^ Burns, Scott (12 November 2021). "Hamilton hand Lewis Smith new deal until 2024". Daily Record.
- ^ Hamilton claim play-off glory to replace Inverness in Championship, STV News, 18 May 2024
- ^ "Lewis Smith is a Lion!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 24 May 2024.
- ^ Lewis Smith at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Lewis Smith Makes Scotland U21 Debut". Hamilton Academical Website. 5 September 2019.
- ^ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
- People educated at St Ninian's High School, Giffnock
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen