Ariagner Smith

Ariagner Steven Smith Medina (born 13 December 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a striker for A Lyga club Panevėžys and the Nicaragua national team.

Ariagner Smith

Personal information
Full name	Ariagner Steven Smith Medina[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Panevėžys
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Real Estelí	41	(8)
2018–2023	Spartaks Jūrmala	37	(8)
2019	→ Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan)	11	(3)
2019	→ Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan)	10	(1)
2021	→ Sputnik Rechitsa (loan)	7	(2)
2021	→ Veles Moscow (loan)	19	(1)
2022	→ Panevėžys (loan)	34	(8)
2023–	Panevėžys	34	(14)
International career‡
2017–	Nicaragua	15	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:47, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

Club

He has played club football for Real Estelí and Spartaks Jūrmala.^[1][2] In 2015 he trained with Italian club Udinese.^[3]

On 7 February 2022, Smith signed for A Lyga club Panevėžys on loan for the season.^[4]

International

Smith made his international debut for Nicaragua in 2017.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 November 2021^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Estelí	2014–15	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	1	1	—		—		—		1	0
	2015–16	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2016–17	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	12	1	—		0[a]	0	—		12	1
	2017–18	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	21	6	—		1[b]	0	—		22	6
	Total		41	8	-	-	1	0	-	-	42	8
Spartaks Jūrmala	2018	Virslīga	12	1	2	1	5[c]	3	—		19	5
	2019	Virslīga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2020	Virslīga	25	7	1	0	—		—		26	7
	2021	Virslīga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2022	Virslīga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		37	8	3	1	5	3	-	-	45	12
Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan)	2019	Uzbekistan Super League	11	3	0	0	—		—		11	3
Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan)	2019	Uzbekistan Super League	10	1	1	0	0[d]	0	0[e]	0	11	1
Sputnik Rechitsa (loan)	2021	Belarusian Premier League	7	2	0	0	—		—		7	2
Veles Moscow (loan)	2021–22	FNL	19	1	3	1	—		—		22	2
Panevėžys (loan)	2022	A Lyga	0	0	0	0	0[f]	0	—		0	0
Career total			84	15	7	2	6	3	-	-	97	20

1. Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearances in the CONCACAF League
3. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
5. Appearances in the Uzbekistan Super Cup
6. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 27 March 2023^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nicaragua	2017	3	0
	2021	2	3
	2022	7	1
	2023	2	2
Total		14	6

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Ariagner Smith

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Final score	Competition
1	27 March 2021	Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic	Turks and Caicos Islands	2–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	8 September 2021	Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic	Turks and Caicos Islands	3–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	8 September 2021	Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala	Guatemala	1–1	2–2	Friendly
4	14 June 2022	Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua	Bahamas	4–0	4–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5	24 March 2023	Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	4–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5	27 March 2023	Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	1–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

1. Ariagner Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. "Ariagner Smith". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Germán García (3 August 2015). "Ariagner Smith ya está con el Udinese" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
4. "KOMANDĄ PAPILDĖ NIKARAGVOS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS". fk-panevezys.lt/ (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.