| Chris Smalling | ||
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| Fulham info | ||
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| Full name | Christopher Lloyd Smalling | |
| Date of birth | 22 Nov 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England | |
| Height | 6ft 4in (1.94m) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Current player? | 
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| Number(s) worn | 37 (2008-2009) 26 (2009-2010) | |
| Debut | Everton (h) (24 May 2009) | |
| Last Appearance | Arsenal (a) (9 May 2010) | |
| Joined from | Maidstone United, £20,000 - 25 Jun 2008 | |
| Left for | Manchester United, £7 million - 1 Jul 2010 | |
| League apps (gls) | 13 (0) | |
| All apps (gls) | 19 (0) | |
| Other clubs | Walderslade Boys (youth) Lordswood (youth) (?-2002) Millwall (youth) (2002-2004) Maidstone United (2006-2008) Middlesbrough (2008) Manchester United (2010-2020) → Roma (loan) (2019-2020) Roma (2020-2024) Al-Fayha (2024-present) | |
| International | England (2011-2017) | |
| Apps (gls) | 31 (1) | |
Chris Smalling played at Fulham from 2008 until 2010 as a centre back. Signed from non-league Maidstone United, he would later move on to Manchester United in 2010 and spend a decade with the club. He was also an England international, earning 31 caps over 6 years.
Career[]
Before Fulham[]
Chris played for Walderslade Boys, Lordswood and Millwall's academy in his early years growing up before he joined non-league Maidstone United in 2006.
After attracting scouts from Premier League clubs, Chris signed a contract with Middlesbrough in April 2008. However, this contract was cancelled by Chris only one month in, owing to homesickness concerns.
Fulham (2008-2010)[]
After cancelling his contract with Middlesbrough, Chris signed for Fulham on 25 June 2008. He was not on a contract at Maidstone United, for it would have prohibited him from playing for England Schoolboys, and as such the Isthmian League club were not entitled to a fee for the player; however, Fulham struck a deal which saw Maidstone United given £10,000 upon the transfer and a further £10,000 for every 10 league matches he played.
In his first season with the club, he was made captain of the club's Development squad by manager Billy McKinlay. He later made his debut for the first team on the final day of the season, coming on as a 77th minute substitute in a 2-0 loss against Everton at Craven Cottage on 24 May 2009.
After taking part in four Europa League matches and one League Cup match in the first half of the 2009-10 season, Chris made his first start for the first team in a 2-1 loss away at Chelsea in the Premier League on 12 December 2009. Unfortunately, Chris would score a decisive own goal in the 75th minute of the match to resign Fulham to a loss.
A deal was agreed in January 2010 between Fulham and Manchester United which would see Chris join the club for afee of £10 million. Such was the success Fulham were having in their Europa League run, Chris was given alot of gametime in the latter half of the season in the league, and made a further 11 appearances. However, he was left out of the matchday squad for the 2010 Europa League Final.
After Fulham[]
Chris officially signed for Manchester United on 1 July 2010 for an agreed fee reported to be around £7 million. He went on to spend a successful ten years at the club, winning two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and a Europa League title amongst others, whilst also becoming an experience England international under managers Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson and Gareth Southgate.
After a loan spell at Roma in 2019-20, Chris signed for them permanently in 2020 for a fee of around £13.6 million.
Following five years in Italy, he moved to the middle east to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Fayha. In a memorable debut, he scored an own goal and got sent off in his sides 5-0 defeat.
Fulham Statistics[]
Appearances[]
| Season | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2008-09 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Disciplinary[]
| Season | 
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| 2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fulham Matches[]
| # | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Match Info |
Career honours[]
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Manchester United
Roma
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Individual
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Fulham squads[]
| 2008-09 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Schwarzer
2. Volz
3. Konchesky
4. Paintsil
5. Hangeland
6. Andranik
7. Seol / Barnes
8. A Johnson
9. Zamora
10. Nevland
11. Gera
12. Stockdale
13. Murphy
14. E Johnson
15. Kamara
16. Smertin / Dacourt
17. John / Gray
18. Hughes
19. Zuberbühler
20. Davis / Etuhu
21. Bullard / Omozusi
22. Stoor
23. Dempsey
24. Saunders
25. Davies
26. Andreasen
27. Leijer
28. Milsom
30. Brown
31. Healy
33. Kallio
34. Baird
37. Smalling
38. Etheridge
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| 2009-10 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Schwarzer
2. Kelly
3. Konchesky
4. Paintsil
5. Hangeland
6. Baird
7. Seol / Shorey
8. A Johnson
9. Okaka
10. Nevland
11. Gera
12. Stockdale
13. Murphy
14. Andranik
15. Kamara
16. Duff
17. Riise
18. Hughes
19. Zuberbühler
20. Etuhu
21. E Johnson
22. Stoor
23. Dempsey
25. Zamora
26. Smalling
27. Greening
28. Watts
29. Davies
31. Saunders
33. Kallio
34. Dikgacoi
35. Elm
36. Anderson / Buchtmann
37. Briggs
38. Etheridge
39. Foderingham
40. Uwezu
41. Bettinelli
42. Harris
43. Jones
44. Marsh-Brown
45. Smith
48. Payne
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