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Full nameAndrew John Smith
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age25
Date of birth11 Sept 2001
BirthplaceBanbury
Height192 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubGillingham
Full-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
945
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gillingham.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100905.9

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

A. Smith is a 25-year-old full-back at Gillingham, rated 30.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 64th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 40 of the 40 full-backs in the League Two, on 4 clean sheets and 2.286 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, top 20% of the 40 full-backs in the League Two. At 25 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24
30.3
Ratingi
8th of 40 full-backs
19.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gillingham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
2.29
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.3, Smith carries the 8th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 40 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes335
Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Duels won45
Duels won %59.2%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions9
Blocks4
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.