Korey Smith - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameKorey Alexander Sheridan Smith

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityEngland

Age35

Date of birth31 Jan 1991

BirthplaceHatfield

Height183 cm

Shirt number#8

ClubCambridge United

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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23

Appearances

0

Goals

1

Assists

971

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cambridge United.

Career

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League One×3EFL Trophy×2

Smith's current-season form is down 47% on last season (Season 15→8), while his Rating eased 14→7. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Cambridge United · 3rd	23	0	1	6.7	7	8
2024/25	Cambridge United · 23rd	23	1	0	6.8	14	15
2023/24	Derby · 2nd	32	1	1	6.87	20	17
2022/23	Derby · 7th	40	0	1	6.65	25	16
2021/22	Swansea · 15th	35	0	4	6.56	35	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

K. Smith is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Cambridge United, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 8. On long-term scout potential he's rated 6.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (23.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

On the season, Smith graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.244 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 35 Smith is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistent

6.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.24

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cambridge United finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

23

Apps

3.24

Def. / 90

16

Tackles

13

Interceptions

5

Clean sheets

3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 23.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.093

Goal contribution / 900.093

Defensive actions / 903.244

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.371

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 35, Smith sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 6.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions13

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

Cambridge UnitedJul 2024 – Jun 2026Free

DerbyJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

SwanseaAug 2020 – Jul 2022Free

Bristol CityJul 2014 – Aug 2020

OldhamJul 2013 – Jul 2014Free

Norwich(back from loan)Apr 2013 – Jul 2013

Oldham(on loan)Mar 2013 – Apr 2013

YYeovil Town(on loan)Sept 2012 – Mar 2013

Barnsley(on loan)Jan 2012 – Sept 2012

Norwichuntil Jan 2012

Transfer history

About K. Smith

Korey Alexander Sheridan Smith is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Cambridge United, born on January 31, 1991 in Hatfield, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Cambridge United currently sit 4th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, K. Smith has made 23 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 971 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

K. Smith's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cambridge United face Huddersfield at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Smith at 6.8 with a Season form score of 7.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the League One and the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, K. Smith has totalled 515 club appearances with 8 goals and 14 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 45 appearances for Bristol City.