Kevin Smith (footballer, born 1987)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin James Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bonnyrigg Rose (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Wrexham (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Dundee (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Dundee United | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 18 | (12) |
| 2009 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Notts County | 11 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Queen of the South | 35 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Dumbarton | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | → East Fife (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | East Fife | 141 | (35) |
| 2022–2023 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 24 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Cowdenbeath | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Cowdenbeath (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Bonnyrigg Rose (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin James Smith (born 20 March 1987) is a Scottish professional football coach and a former forward who works as assistant manager at Bonnyrigg Rose. He has previously played for Leeds United, Sunderland, Dundee United, Notts County, Queen of the South, Dumbarton, East Fife and Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, and has also appeared for Wrexham, Dundee, Raith Rovers on loan and Cowdenbeath as player/assistant manager.
Born in Edinburgh, Kevin Smith attended Musselburgh Grammar School. He was selected for the Lothian Schools XI in 2002.[3]
Career
Smith began his career with Leeds United, but was allowed to leave and signed for Sunderland in January 2006.[4] He had loan spells with Wrexham[5] and Dundee[6] but could not break into Sunderland's first team and was released in June 2007 after eighteen months at the club.[7]
After a lengthy period without a club, Smith began training with Dundee United in April 2008. He appeared as an unused substitute in the final two matches of the season[8][9] and subsequently signed a one-year contract.[10]
In July 2008, six days after appearing against them in a friendly, Smith undertook a five-month loan spell with Raith Rovers,[11] scoring in his second match for the club. Smith was recalled from his loan spell in January 2009 after scoring 12 goals in 17 appearances for Raith; however, on 23 January 2009 he was allowed to return to the Kirkcaldy club until the end of the season. In April 2009, after helping Raith to top of the table with three games remaining, Smith suffered a broken leg and dislocated ankle, ruling him out for six months.[12] Following his recovery from this injury he was loaned to Raith for a third time as he sought to recover his match fitness. He helped Rovers to that season's Scottish Second Division Championship.
He then moved to League One Notts County after signing a one-year deal on 2 August 2010.
It was announced on 25 June 2011, along with ex-Raith colleague Mark Campbell, that he had agreed terms but not yet signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South.[13] His Queens debut was on 23 July 2011 the extra time 2–0 defeat away at Ayr United in the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.[14]