Profile of Matt Smith

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Newport County sign Matt Smith from St. Johnstone on a free transfer

Performance in the last match

EFL Cup, 20 hours ago

Matt Smith

Matthew Robert Smith
25
years
WAL
Wales
71
kgs
Mid
position
175
cms
8
shirt number
2.97
M.€
58
ELO

Born on 22 November 1999 in Redditch

Personal data
Country of birth
England England
Nationality
Wales Wales
Other nationality
England England
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Islas Británicas
Career details
Current club
Newport County Newport County
Current competition
League Two League Two
Previous club
St. Johnstone St. Johnstone
Previous competition
SPL SPL
Historic team
St. Johnstone St. Johnstone
Historical competition
League One League One
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
22, 207, 7, 26, 14, 19, 20, 5, 15

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
League Two
0%
Wins
Carabao Cup
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 46 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
20
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers 51 46 12 15 19 45 65 -20
21
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley 50 46 12 14 20 53 69 -16
22
Newport County
Newport County 49 46 13 10 23 52 76 -24
23
Carlisle United
Carlisle United 42 46 10 12 24 44 71 -27
24
Morecambe
Morecambe 36 46 10 6 30 40 72 -32

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 77%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 23%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Attributes

70
pace
55
shot
63
pass
70
Dribbling
63
defence
69
physical

Rating progression

58 ▼ -4
16060 16
102923 16
60433 16
60338 17
1112 17
2044 19
60338 20
751 20
9175 20
1633 21
1341 21
9191 22
2415 23
4534 25
Highest value in career
64 (2024)
Rankings
General
29571º
Age
2515º
By country
165º 165º
By position
8304º MF
By position
6362º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▼ -0.3
16060 16
102923 16
60433 16
60338 17
1112 17
2044 19
60338 20
751 20
9175 20
1633 21
1341 21
9191 22
2415 23
4534 25
Highest value in career
3.42M (2025)
Rankings
General
11508º
Age
1125º
By country
42º 42º
By position
3317º MF
By position
2566º CDM CDM
Contract information
Agent
CAA Stellar
Start of contract
05/08/2023
End of contract
31/05/2025
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
30/07/2027
Last signing
05/08/2023

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 01/07/2025
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
Newport County
Newport County
Free transfer
23/24 05/08/2023
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
Transfer
21/22 31/01/2022
Man. City U23
Man. City U23
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons
Transfer
21/22 30/01/2022
Hull City
Hull City
Man. City U23
Man. City U23
End of loan
21/22 06/08/2021
Man. City U23
Man. City U23
Hull City
Hull City
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 3
0
60
Last 6 months 1
0
56
Last 365 days 22
0
62
Last 3 years 90
3
0.03
59
Last 5 years 160
4
0.03
60
Career 297
12
0.04
57

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Newport County
Newport County
2025/26
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 46' 25 5.3 56
Carabao Cup
Carabao Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 46' 25 5.3 56
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
2024/25
25 0 2 3 0 25 20 5 1641' 25 6 63
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
2023/24
35 1 3 4 0 35 32 3 2725' 24 6.4 58
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons
2022/23
29 2 2 0 0 29 13 16 1381' 23 5.3 57
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons
2021/22
4 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 174' 22 5.1 58

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
2 60 52 4366' 1 7
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
1 43 40 3435' 1 5
Twente
Twente
1 37 37 3112' 2 5
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons
2 33 15 1555' 2 0
Man. City U18
Man. City U18
2 28 25 2173' 3 4
Man. City U23
Man. City U23
2 24 22 1866' 1 6
Hull City
Hull City
1 10 7 641' 0 0
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
1 10 4 375' 0 0
Man. City U19
Man. City U19
2 10 8 748' 1 4
Man. City U21
Man. City U21
2 4 4 339' 0 0
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
1 2 0 61' 0 1
Newport County
Newport County
1 1 1 46' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
League One
League One
3 65 47 4294' 3 5
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Premiership
2 54 47 3914' 1 6
Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
1 34 34 2907' 2 5
Premier League 2 Division One
Premier League 2 Division One
2 24 22 1866' 1 6
Premier League Academy U18
Premier League Academy U18
1 21 18 1596' 2 3

For the national team

3731
19 times at International
5 times at U21
3 times at U19
11 times at U17
-
Average number of goals
0
0
1
0
Other information
Times called up
38
Matches as a starter
12
Off the bench
7
Debut
29/5/2018
Age on debut
18.5 years
Last match
22/9/2022
Age in last game
22.8 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Wales
Wales
2022
4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 241' 22 5.1 57
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
3 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 241' 22 5.1 57
Wales
Wales
2021
3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 209' 21 5.5 64
Wales
Wales
2020
5 0 0 1 0 5 4 1 292' 20 5.4 55
Wales
Wales
2019
3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 191' 19 5.2 64
Wales
Wales
2018
4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 135' 18 4.7 55

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Wales
Wales
5 19 12 1068' 0 1
Gales U17
Gales U17
2 8 8 701' 0 1
Gales U21
Gales U21
1 5 4 324' 1 1
Gales U19
Gales U19
1 3 3 270' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
3 9 7 568' 0 1
U-17 Euro Qualification
U-17 Euro Qualification
2 8 8 701' 0 1
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 7 3 309' 0 0
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
1 5 4 324' 1 1
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
1 3 2 191' 0 0

Titles

  • Dutch second tier champion
    Dutch second tier champion

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
11 FEB. 24
24 years

Best performances