Andy Smith (footballer, born 2001)
Andrew John Smith (born 11 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Hull City.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew John Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Banbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Salford City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Smith was born in Banbury and grew up in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[4] He began his career at Hull City in 2011,[4] and made his first-team debut on 10 August 2021 in the EFL Cup.[5] He moved on loan to Salford City later that month.[6][7][8]
On 14 January 2022, Smith was recalled from his loan at Salford City by parent club Hull City and immediately loaned to Grimsby Town for the remainder of the season.[9] Smith played the full 90 minutes of the 2022 National League play-off Final as Grimsby beat Solihull Moors 2–1 at the London Stadium to return to the Football League.[10]
On 28 July 2022, Smith signed a new two-year contract with Hull City,[11] before returning to Grimsby Town on a season-long loan deal.[12][13]
Career statistics
- As of 8 May 2023.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salford City (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy.
References
- "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- Andy Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- Andy Smith at Soccerbase
- Buckingham, Philip (10 February 2020). "The lowdown on Hull City rookie Andy Smith". HullLive. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Games played by Andy Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Salford City sign Hull's Smith on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Salford bring in defender Andy Smith on loan". Salford City F.C. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Andy Smith eyes first-team experience after leaving Hull City on loan". 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Andy Smith joins Grimsby on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Grimsby Town player ratings as McAtee and four others star in Solihull comeback". Grimsby Telegraph. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "Andy Smith signs new contract and joins Grimsby on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Smudge Returns!". gtfc.co.uk. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Hull's Smith agrees second loan spell at Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2022.