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Matt Smith
Matt Smith
Fulham info
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? No
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
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
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[]

Season Booked Red card
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 Goal 10'

First team[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1 2014-15 13 Sept 2014 CHMP Reading Away Lost 0-3 Sent off in the 18'
2 2014-15 4 Oct 2014 CHMP Middlesbrough Away Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 78'
3 2014-15 21 Oct 2014 CHMP Rotherham Away Drew 3-3 Substituted on in the 82'
4 2014-15 3 Mar 2015 CHMP Watford Away Lost 0-1 Substituted on in the 76'
5 2014-15 6 Mar 2015 CHMP Bournemouth Home Lost 1-5 Substituted on in the 46', Goal 66'
6 2014-15 14 Mar 2015 CHMP Sheff Wed Away Drew 1-1 Goal 75'
7 2014-15 18 Mar 2015 CHMP Leeds Home Lost 0-3
8 2014-15 21 Mar 2015 CHMP Huddersfield Away Won 2-0 Booked in the 48'
9 2014-15 3 Apr 2015 CHMP Brentford Home Lost 1-4 Substituted on in the 62'
10 2014-15 7 Apr 2015 CHMP Charlton Away Drew 1-1
11 2014-15 10 Apr 2015 CHMP Wigan Home Drew 2-2 Goal 35', Substituted off in the 63'
12 2014-15 15 Apr 2015 CHMP Rotherham Home Drew 1-1
13 2014-15 18 Apr 2015 CHMP Blackpool Away Won 1-0 Goal 8', Substituted off in the 50'
14 2014-15 25 Apr 2015 CHMP Middlesbrough Home Won 4-3 Substituted on in the 88'
15 2014-15 2 May 2015 CHMP Norwich Away Lost 2-4 Substituted on in the 61', Goal 83'
16 2015-16 8 Aug 2015 CHMP Cardiff Away Drew 1-1 Goal 47', Substituted off in the 78'
17 2015-16 11 Aug 2015 LC Wycombe Away Won 1-0 Substituted on in the 68'
18 2015-16 15 Aug 2015 CHMP Brighton Home Lost 1-2 Substituted off in the 83'
19 2015-16 19 Aug 2015 CHMP Hull Away Lost 1-2 Substituted off in the 45+2'
20 2015-16 31 Oct 2015 CHMP Bristol City Away Won 4-1 Substituted on in the 81'
21 2015-16 3 Nov 2015 CHMP Burnley Away Lost 1-3 Substituted on in the 78'
22 2015-16 7 Nov 2015 CHMP Birmingham Home Lost 2-5 Substituted on in the 55'
23 2015-16 28 Nov 2015 CHMP Preston Home Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 74'
24 2015-16 5 Dec 2015 CHMP Nottm Forest Away Lost 0-3 Substituted off in the 67'
25 2015-16 12 Dec 2015 CHMP Brentford Home Drew 2-2 Substituted on in the 87'
26 2015-16 15 Dec 2015 CHMP Ipswich Home Lost 1-2 Substituted on in the 67'
27 2015-16 26 Dec 2015 CHMP Derby Away Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 63'
28 2015-16 29 Dec 2015 CHMP Rotherham Home Won 4-1 Substituted on in the 80'
29 2015-16 12 Jan 2016 CHMP Wolves Away Lost 2-3 Substituted on in the 84'
30 2015-16 23 Jan 2016 CHMP Hull Home Lost 0-1 Substituted on in the 81'
31 2015-16 6 Feb 2016 CHMP Derby Home Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 76'
32 2015-16 8 Mar 2016 CHMP Burnley Home Lost 2-3 Substituted on in the 83'
33 2015-16 19 Mar 2016 CHMP Birmingham Away Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 87'
34 2015-16 2 Apr 2016 CHMP MK Dons Home Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 83'
35 2015-16 23 Apr 2016 CHMP Nottm Forest Home Lost 1-3 Substituted on in the 46', Goal 62', Booked in the 81'
36 2015-16 7 May 2016 CHMP Bolton Home Won 1-0
37 2016-17 5 Aug 2016 CHMP Newcastle Home Won 1-0 Goal 45', Substituted off in the 69'
38 2016-17 13 Aug 2016 CHMP Preston Away Won 2-1 Goal 67', Substituted off in the 73'
39 2016-17 16 Aug 2016 CHMP Leeds Away Drew 1-1 Substituted off in the 65'
40 2016-17 20 Aug 2016 CHMP Cardiff Home Drew 2-2 Substituted on in the 61'
41 2016-17 24 Aug 2016 LC Middlesbrough Home Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 94'
42 2016-17 27 Aug 2016 CHMP Blackburn Away Won 1-0 Substituted off in the 70'
43 2016-17 10 Sept 2016 CHMP Birmingham Home Lost 0-1 Substituted off in the 46'
44 2016-17 13 Sept 2016 CHMP Burton Home Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 62'
45 2016-17 17 Sept 2016 CHMP Wigan Away Drew 0-0 Substituted on in the 65'
46 2016-17 24 Sept 2016 CHMP Bristol City Home Lost 0-4 Substituted on in the 65'
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 Substituted on in the 56'
49 2016-17 15 Oct 2016 CHMP Barnsley Away Won 4-2 Substituted on in the 90+2'
50 2016-17 18 Oct 2016 CHMP Norwich Home Drew 2-2 Substituted on in the 90+3'
51 2016-17 22 Oct 2016 CHMP Aston Villa Away Lost 0-1 Substituted on in the 81'
52 2016-17 2 Jan 2017 CHMP Brighton Home Lost 1-2 Booked in the 40', Substituted off in the 68'
53 2016-17 21 Jan 2017 CHMP QPR Away Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 88'

External links and references[]

Fulham FC
2014-15 squad
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
Manager
Flag of Germany Felix Magath / Flag of Wales Kit Symons
Fulham FC
2015-16 squad
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
Manager
Flag of Wales Kit Symons / Flag of Serbia Slaviša Jokanović
Fulham FC
2016-17 squad
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
Manager
Flag of Serbia Slaviša Jokanović
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