Ross Smith (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stirling Albion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westerton United | |||
| Dundee United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Dundee United | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Peterhead (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Peterhead (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Peterhead | 20 | (0) |
| 2015– | Stirling Albion | 21 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Scotland U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 31 October 2015 (UTC). | |||
Ross Smith (born 21 February 1992 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion.
Club career
Smith was born in Glasgow and attended Boclair Academy and joined Dundee United at under-14 level.[1]
He had featured regularly and captained Dundee United's under-19 side during the 2009–10 season.[1] And he went on to make his professional debut on 13 February 2010 as a substitute in the Scottish Premier League match against St Mirren.[2] Despite being an unused substitute frequently during the 2010–11 season and being on the bench for their Europa League qualifier against Śląsk Wrocław,[3] Smith failed to make a further first team appearance. On 10 February 2012, he joined Scottish Third Division side Peterhead on a month's loan deal.[4] After the summer, his loan was extended for a further full season. On 9 August 2013, Smith joined Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir until the January transfer window, with an option to extend the deal until the end of the season.[5]
In January 2014, Smith left Dundee United by mutual consent,[6] returning to Peterhead and this time signing a permanent six-month contract.[7] After eighteen months with Peterhead, Smith signed for recently relegated Stirling Albion in June 2015.[8]
International career
He made his international debut on 8 November 2007 as a substitute in a Victory Shield match against Northern Ireland.[9] He won international caps at under-16[10] and under-17 level where he captained the side on six occasions.[11] His last appearance for Scotland came at under 19 level came on 3 October 2010 against Norway.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 11 August 2014[13]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peterhead (loan) | 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 2 | |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2013–14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Peterhead | 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 76 | 3 | |
References
- 1 2 "Ross Smith Dundee United Profile". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "St Mirren 1 – 2 Dundee Utd". 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Śląsk 1–0 Dundee United". Uefa. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "McInally bolsters Blue Toon defence with fresh signing". Peterhead F.C. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ http://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/club/squad/149/Ross-Smith/
- ↑ "ROSS SMITH LEAVES UNITED". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Peterhead FC: Ross Smith signs for Blue Toon". Buchan Observer. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Smith is sixth signing". stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "NORTHERN IRELAND v SCOTLAND". Scottish Football Association. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ross Smith – U16 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ross Smith – U17 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "NORWAY v SCOTLAND". Scottish Football Association. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "R. SMITH Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
