Matt Smith | ||
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Fulham info | ||
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Full name | Mathieu James Smith | |
Date of birth | 7 Jun 1989 | |
Place of birth | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
Height | 6ft 6in (1.98m) | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Current player? | ||
Number(s) worn | 9 (2014-2017) | |
Debut | Reading (a) (13 Sept 2014) | |
Last Appearance | QPR (a) (21 Jan 2017) | |
First goal | Bournemouth (h) (6 Mar 2015) | |
Last goal | Preston (a) (13 Aug 2016) | |
Joined from | Leeds United, £554,000 - 1 Sept 2014 | |
Left for | Queens Park Rangers, £500,000 - 31 Jan 2017 | |
League apps (gls) | 51 (9) | |
All apps (gls) | 53 (9) | |
Other clubs | Evesham United (youth) (2005-2006) Cheltenham Town (youth) (2006-2007) New Mills (2008-2009) Redditch United (2010-2011) → Littleton (loan) (2010) → Droylsdon (loan) (2010) Solihull Moors (2011) Oldham Athletic (2011-2013) → Macclesfield Town (loan) (2012) Leeds United (2013-2014) → Bristol City (loan) (from Fulham) (2014-2015) Queens Park Rangers (2017-2019) Millwall (2019-2022) Salford City (2022-present) | |
International | England C (2011) | |
Apps (gls) | 0 (0) |
Matt Smith was a striker who played for Fulham from 2014 until 2017. At nearly 2 metres tall, Matt is an imposing figure in the box who is naturally strong in the air and signed for the club on deadline day in the summer transfer window of 2014.
Career[]
Before Fulham[]
Fulham (2014-2017)[]
Matt joined Fulham after approaching him on deadline day 1 September 2014. He signed for a reported fee of £500,000 and was given the number 9 shirt, joining up with former Leeds teammate Ross McCormack. He made his debut on 14 September away at Reading, where he got off to the worst start possible by getting sent off after only 18 minutes after a one footed lunge upon losing the ball. He only managed a further two appearances as substitute as he struggled to get game time under new manager Kit Symons, and was sent out on loan for an initial two months to League One side Bristol City on 27 November 2014. The loan was then later extended until the beginning of March. The loan spell was very successful for Matt and enjoyed a high goal ratio.
He made his return for Fulham on 3 March after coming on as a substitute during a 1-0 loss away at Watford, and scored his first goal three days later in what was a 5-1 home loss to AFC Bournemouth. This was followed up by a second goal the following Saturday as he netted the equalising goal in a 1-1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday. A third followed on 10 April during a 2-2 draw at home to Wigan which was a superb 30 yard effort that Smith claims as his best ever goal to date. He then scored what proved to be the decisive goal in a 1-0 win over Blackpool that had ensured Fulham's Championship safety following a poor season for the club.
Matt scored in the season opener during a 1-1 draw away to Cardiff City in August 2015 and looked to be a first choice striker alongside Ross McCormack. During a match against Hull City only two weeks into the season, he fell awkwardly injuring both his knee and goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli's and as a result were both substituted off. After his recovery, he struggled to gain any consistent game time, manly due to the successful partnership that McCormack and Moussa Dembélé had formed throughout 2015-16. He finished the season with only two goals to his name.
At the commencement of the 2016-17 season, Both McCormack and Dembélé had left the club and this gave Matt a chance to make himself counted and he did so in the league opener at home to favourites Newcastle United as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win. A goal in the following week during a 2-1 victory away at Preston proved to be his last goal for the club. After struggling to impress Slaviša Jokanović and making mostly late substitute appearances, he was sold to QPR on the final day of the January transfer window in 2017 for a fee of £500,000 potentially rising to £1 million.
After Fulham[]
Fulham Statistics[]
Appearances[]
U21 squad[]
Season | League | U21 Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
2015-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
First team[]
Season | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
2014-15 | Championship | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
2015-16 | Championship | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
2016-17 | Championship | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Total | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 9 |
Disciplinary[]
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2014-15 | 1 | 1 |
2015-16 | 1 | 0 |
2016-17 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 1 |
Fulham Matches[]
U21 squad[]
# | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
1 | 2015-16 | 16 Oct 2015 | U21PRM | Newcastle U21 | Home | Lost | 0-2 | |
2 | 2015-16 | 13 Jan 2016 | U21CUP | West Ham U21 | Away | Lost | 2-3 | ![]() |
First team[]
# | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
1 | 2014-15 | 13 Sept 2014 | CHMP | Reading | Away | Lost | 0-3 | ![]() |
2 | 2014-15 | 4 Oct 2014 | CHMP | Middlesbrough | Away | Lost | 0-2 | ![]() |
3 | 2014-15 | 21 Oct 2014 | CHMP | Rotherham | Away | Drew | 3-3 | ![]() |
4 | 2014-15 | 3 Mar 2015 | CHMP | Watford | Away | Lost | 0-1 | ![]() |
5 | 2014-15 | 6 Mar 2015 | CHMP | Bournemouth | Home | Lost | 1-5 | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 2014-15 | 14 Mar 2015 | CHMP | Sheff Wed | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
7 | 2014-15 | 18 Mar 2015 | CHMP | Leeds | Home | Lost | 0-3 | |
8 | 2014-15 | 21 Mar 2015 | CHMP | Huddersfield | Away | Won | 2-0 | ![]() |
9 | 2014-15 | 3 Apr 2015 | CHMP | Brentford | Home | Lost | 1-4 | ![]() |
10 | 2014-15 | 7 Apr 2015 | CHMP | Charlton | Away | Drew | 1-1 | |
11 | 2014-15 | 10 Apr 2015 | CHMP | Wigan | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() ![]() |
12 | 2014-15 | 15 Apr 2015 | CHMP | Rotherham | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
13 | 2014-15 | 18 Apr 2015 | CHMP | Blackpool | Away | Won | 1-0 | ![]() ![]() |
14 | 2014-15 | 25 Apr 2015 | CHMP | Middlesbrough | Home | Won | 4-3 | ![]() |
15 | 2014-15 | 2 May 2015 | CHMP | Norwich | Away | Lost | 2-4 | ![]() ![]() |
16 | 2015-16 | 8 Aug 2015 | CHMP | Cardiff | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() ![]() |
17 | 2015-16 | 11 Aug 2015 | LC | Wycombe | Away | Won | 1-0 | ![]() |
18 | 2015-16 | 15 Aug 2015 | CHMP | Brighton | Home | Lost | 1-2 | ![]() |
19 | 2015-16 | 19 Aug 2015 | CHMP | Hull | Away | Lost | 1-2 | ![]() |
20 | 2015-16 | 31 Oct 2015 | CHMP | Bristol City | Away | Won | 4-1 | ![]() |
21 | 2015-16 | 3 Nov 2015 | CHMP | Burnley | Away | Lost | 1-3 | ![]() |
22 | 2015-16 | 7 Nov 2015 | CHMP | Birmingham | Home | Lost | 2-5 | ![]() |
23 | 2015-16 | 28 Nov 2015 | CHMP | Preston | Home | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
24 | 2015-16 | 5 Dec 2015 | CHMP | Nottm Forest | Away | Lost | 0-3 | ![]() |
25 | 2015-16 | 12 Dec 2015 | CHMP | Brentford | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() |
26 | 2015-16 | 15 Dec 2015 | CHMP | Ipswich | Home | Lost | 1-2 | ![]() |
27 | 2015-16 | 26 Dec 2015 | CHMP | Derby | Away | Lost | 0-2 | ![]() |
28 | 2015-16 | 29 Dec 2015 | CHMP | Rotherham | Home | Won | 4-1 | ![]() |
29 | 2015-16 | 12 Jan 2016 | CHMP | Wolves | Away | Lost | 2-3 | ![]() |
30 | 2015-16 | 23 Jan 2016 | CHMP | Hull | Home | Lost | 0-1 | ![]() |
31 | 2015-16 | 6 Feb 2016 | CHMP | Derby | Home | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
32 | 2015-16 | 8 Mar 2016 | CHMP | Burnley | Home | Lost | 2-3 | ![]() |
33 | 2015-16 | 19 Mar 2016 | CHMP | Birmingham | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
34 | 2015-16 | 2 Apr 2016 | CHMP | MK Dons | Home | Won | 2-1 | ![]() |
35 | 2015-16 | 23 Apr 2016 | CHMP | Nottm Forest | Home | Lost | 1-3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
36 | 2015-16 | 7 May 2016 | CHMP | Bolton | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
37 | 2016-17 | 5 Aug 2016 | CHMP | Newcastle | Home | Won | 1-0 | ![]() ![]() |
38 | 2016-17 | 13 Aug 2016 | CHMP | Preston | Away | Won | 2-1 | ![]() ![]() |
39 | 2016-17 | 16 Aug 2016 | CHMP | Leeds | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
40 | 2016-17 | 20 Aug 2016 | CHMP | Cardiff | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() |
41 | 2016-17 | 24 Aug 2016 | LC | Middlesbrough | Home | Won | 2-1 | ![]() |
42 | 2016-17 | 27 Aug 2016 | CHMP | Blackburn | Away | Won | 1-0 | ![]() |
43 | 2016-17 | 10 Sept 2016 | CHMP | Birmingham | Home | Lost | 0-1 | ![]() |
44 | 2016-17 | 13 Sept 2016 | CHMP | Burton | Home | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
45 | 2016-17 | 17 Sept 2016 | CHMP | Wigan | Away | Drew | 0-0 | ![]() |
46 | 2016-17 | 24 Sept 2016 | CHMP | Bristol City | Home | Lost | 0-4 | ![]() |
47 | 2016-17 | 27 Sept 2016 | CHMP | Nottm Forest | Away | Drew | 1-1 | |
48 | 2016-17 | 1 Oct 2016 | CHMP | QPR | Home | Lost | 1-2 | ![]() |
49 | 2016-17 | 15 Oct 2016 | CHMP | Barnsley | Away | Won | 4-2 | ![]() |
50 | 2016-17 | 18 Oct 2016 | CHMP | Norwich | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() |
51 | 2016-17 | 22 Oct 2016 | CHMP | Aston Villa | Away | Lost | 0-1 | ![]() |
52 | 2016-17 | 2 Jan 2017 | CHMP | Brighton | Home | Lost | 1-2 | ![]() ![]() |
53 | 2016-17 | 21 Jan 2017 | CHMP | QPR | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
External links and references[]
2014-15 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Király
2. Hoogland
3. Stafylidis
4. Hutchinson
5. Amorebieta
6. Bodurov
7. Eisfeld
8. Parker
9. Smith
10. Ruiz
11. Kačaniklić
12. Fofana
13. Zverotić / Guthrie
14. Roberts
15. Voser
16. Woodrow
17. Taggart
18. Mitroglou / Turner
19. Tunnicliffe
20. Rodallega
21. Christensen
22. Fazlić
23. Casasola
24. Husband
25. Dembélé
26. Fotheringham / Lee
27. G Williams
28. Hyndman
29. Trotta / Richards
30. David
31. Arthurworrey
32. Kavanagh
33. Burn
34. Chihi
36. Mesca
37. Grimmer
38. Burgess
39. R Williams
40. Bettinelli
41. Joronen
42. Rodák
43. Donnelly
44. McCormack
45. Evans
--. Stekelenburg
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2015-16 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Bettinelli
2. Richards
3. Garbutt
4. Hutchinson
5. Stearman
6. Bodurov
7. Fredericks
8. Parker
9. Smith
10. Cairney
11. Kačaniklić
12. Lewis
13. Ream
14. Mattila
15. Voser / Madl
16. Woodrow
17. Williams
18. Pringle
19. Tunnicliffe
20. Labyad
21. Christensen
22. Taggart / Baird
23. O'Hara
24. Lonergan
25. Dembélé
26. Grimmer
27. Eisfeld
28. Hyndman
31. Ince
32. Kavanagh
33. Burn
34. Cole
38. Burgess
39. Evans
40. Husband / Sessegnon
41. Joronen
42. Rodák
43. Donnelly
44. McCormack
45. Amorebieta
46. Norman
47. Käit
--. Mitroglou
--. Stekelenburg
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2016-17 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Bettinelli
2. Fredericks
3. Malone
4. Odoi
5. Stearman
6. McDonald
7. Kebano
8. Parker
9. Smith / Cyriac
10. Cairney
11. Ayité
13. Ream
14. Johansen
15. Madl
16. Woodrow
17. Sigurðsson
19. Tunnicliffe
20. Piazón
21. Christensen
23. Jozabed
24. Aluko
25. Martin
26. Kalas
27. Button
28. Grimmer
30. Sessegnon
31. Humphrys
32. Kavanagh
33. Petsos
35. Adeniran
36. de la Torre
37. Edun
41. Joronen
42. Rodák
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