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Jonathan Gary Smith (born 28 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Gary Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2016 | Wrexham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
2016–2021 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 44 | (9) |
2018–2019 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 35 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 28 | (9) |
2020–2021 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Burton Albion | 77 | (9) |
2023– | Wigan Athletic | 27 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC) |
Born in Liverpool, England, Smith joined the Wrexham academy at the age of 10.[3] On 16 January 2016, Smith made his Wrexham debut in their FA Trophy second round defeat against Torquay United.[4]
In May 2016, Smith signed for Championship side Bristol City for an "undisclosed" compensation fee, agreeing terms on a two-year contract.[3][5] On 19 August 2016, Smith joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2017.[6] Smith made his English Football League debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers.[7] He made nine appearances whilst on loan at Cheltenham Town.[8]
He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in July 2018, and signed a new one-year contract at Bristol City to take him to June 2020.[9]
He joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2019.[10]
On 29 August 2020, Smith joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[11] He scored on his Swindon debut in an EFL Cup tie against Charlton Athletic on 5 September 2020 before being recalled on 29 January having made 20 appearances in all competitions.[12][13]
On 29 January 2021, Smith joined League One side Burton Albion on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[14] On 6 February 2021, he made his debut in a EFL League One match against Hull City scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win.[15] His contract ended in the summer of 2023 having played 77 league matches scoring 9 goals.
On 30 June 2023, he was announced as a Wigan Athletic player, signing a two-year deal from a free transfer.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wrexham | 2015–16[16] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Bristol City | 2016–17[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2016–17[8] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
AFC Fylde (loan) | 2017–18[16] | National League | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 50 | 10 | |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2018–19[18] | League Two | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 40 | 5 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2019–20[19] | League Two | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 32 | 11 |
Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21[20] | League One | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 20 | 2 |
Burton Albion | 2020–21[20] | League One | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Career total | 142 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 167 | 30 |
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