Adam Smith (footballer, born 1991)

For other people named Adam Smith, see Adam Smith (disambiguation).

Adam James Smith (born 29 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for and captains Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. He has also represented England at under-21 level.

Adam Smith

Smith in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Adam James Smith[1]
Date of birth	(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Leytonstone, London, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	AFC Bournemouth
Number	15
Youth career
2007–2009	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Tottenham Hotspur	1	(0)
2009	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	3	(0)
2009–2010	→ Torquay United (loan)	16	(0)
2010–2011	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	38	(1)
2011–2012	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	17	(2)
2012	→ Leeds United (loan)	3	(0)
2012–2013	→ Millwall (loan)	25	(1)
2013	→ Derby County (loan)	8	(0)
2014–	AFC Bournemouth	320	(5)
International career
2006–2007	England U16	3	(0)
2006–2008	England U17	3	(0)
2009	England U19	1	(0)
2011	England U20	5	(0)
2011–2013	England U21	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:04, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur and loan moves

Smith is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy.

In August 2009, Smith joined Wycombe Wanderers on a short-term loan as cover for two injured right backs,^[3] making his Football League debut away against Charlton Athletic on 8 August 2009.^[4] After a short loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers, which ended on 5 September 2009, he was selected to represent the England Under 19s in the 2010 European qualifications in Slovenia. Smith made his England debut and played 90 minutes in the final group game against Slovakia, which England won 2–0.^[5]

In November 2009, Smith joined League Two outfit Torquay United on loan until January 2010.^[6]

On 23 September 2010, Smith joined AFC Bournemouth on a month loan deal.^[7] He started his spell against Carlisle United in a game in which he won a sixty-fourth-minute penalty, which new teammate Michael Symes scored. The game finished 2–0 to Bournemouth and left them third in the table.

Smith was then part of the Bournemouth side who lost 2–0 at Southampton. The youngster was sent off late on following two bookable offences. He missed the trip to Brighton & Hove Albion but returned for Bournemouth's 3–2 win against MK Dons, maintaining his 100% win ratio. This run was brought to an end when Smith played in a 2–1 defeat against Colchester United at Dean Court on 30 October 2010. On 1 April, Smith scored his first goal for Bournemouth an equaliser in the 94th minute against Peterborough United at London Road helping the cherries come back from 3–1 down with 20 minutes to go after Steve Fletcher's bullet header made the score 3–2.

In August 2011 it was announced that Smith had joined Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan deal. On 5 November, he got his first goal for the club against Rochdale scoring from distance.^[8] At the end of January 2012, Smith was recalled from his loan spell at Milton Keynes Dons.

He signed for Leeds United on 31 January 2012 for a season long loan.^[9] He proved to be manager Simon Grayson's last signing as Grayson was sacked the following day. Smith made his debut in Leeds 3–0 win against Bristol City on 4 February.^[10] In February Tottenham recalled Smith to provide First Team cover after first-choice right back Kyle Walker had picked up an injury.^[11] On 13 May 2012, Smith made his Premier League debut after replacing Younès Kaboul in the 76th minute of Tottenham's 2–0 win over Fulham.^[12]

On the first day of November after making just one appearance in the League Cup, Smith joined Millwall on a three-month loan deal.^[13] Following a successful stay with 18 appearances and a winning goal, Millwall announced on deadline day that they had extended the loan deal to the end of the season.^[14]

On 29 July 2013, Smith joined Derby County on a season-long loan as a replacement for John Brayford who had left the club for Cardiff City.^[15] Smith made his debut in Derby's 1–0 first round League Cup win at Oldham Athletic on 6 August.^[16] He played again in a 5–0 second round League Cup win against Brentford on 27 August but he had to wait five matches for his league debut, which came as a half time substitute for fellow right-back Kieron Freeman in Derby's 3–0 loss at home to Burnley on 31 August.^[17] He started all of Derby's next seven league matches, though he was withdrawn after 61 minutes in the first, a 5–1 victory at Millwall, out of concerns for his safety. Millwall were 3–0 down and playing with 10 men and Smith was struck by bottles and coins thrown by the home fans so he was replaced by Freeman.^[18] After losing his place in the team to Liverpool loanee Andre Wisdom, Smith's loan spell was terminated by mutual consent on 30 November 2013 and he returned to Tottenham.^[19]

AFC Bournemouth

On 28 January 2014, Smith re-joined Bournemouth this time on a permanent basis signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.^[20] On 19 December 2015, he scored for the club in a 2–1 away win against West Bromwich Albion.^[21]

International career

Smith has represented England at various youth team levels.^[22]

Career statistics

Smith in the July 2010 USA tour with Tottenham Hotspur.

As of match played 22 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2009–10[23]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2010–11[24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12[25]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2012–13[26]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14[27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2009–10[23]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	4	0
Torquay United (loan)	2009–10[23]	League Two	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	2010–11[24]	League One	38	1	2	0	0	0	2[b]	0	42	1
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2011–12[25]	League One	17	2	3	0	1	0	1[a]	0	22	2
Leeds United (loan)	2011–12[25]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Millwall (loan)	2012–13[26]	Championship	25	1	3	0	—		—		28	1
Derby County (loan)	2013–14[27]	Championship	8	0	0	0	2	0	—		10	0
AFC Bournemouth	2013–14[27]	Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2014–15[28]	Championship	29	0	2	0	5	0	—		36	0
	2015–16[29]	Premier League	31	2	2	0	3	0	—		36	2
	2016–17[30]	Premier League	36	1	0	0	0	0	—		36	1
	2017–18[31]	Premier League	27	1	1	0	4	0	—		32	1
	2018–19[32]	Premier League	25	1	0	0	1	0	—		26	1
	2019–20[33]	Premier League	24	0	0	0	1	0	—		25	0
	2020–21[34]	Championship	41	0	2	0	1	0	2[c]	0	46	0
	2021–22[35]	Championship	20	0	0	0	1	0	—		21	0
	2022–23[36]	Premier League	37	0	1	0	1	0	—		39	0
	2023–24[37]	Premier League	28	0	1	0	2	0	—		31	0
	2024–25[38]	Premier League	17	0	0	0	1	0	—		18	0
	Total		320	5	9	0	20	0	2	0	351	5
Career total			431	9	19	0	24	0	6	0	480	9

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in League One play-offs
3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

• Championship: 2014–15;^[39] runner-up: 2021–22^[40]

References

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22. "TOTTENHAM DEFENDER JOINS UP". Leeds United A.F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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27. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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29. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
30. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
31. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
32. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
33. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
34. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
35. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
36. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
37. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
38. "Games played by Adam Smith in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
39. Anderson, John, ed. (2015). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2015–2016. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-4722-2416-3.
40. "AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

• Adam Smith at Soccerbase
• Adam Smith at AFC Bournemouth
• Adam Smith at Premier League