Liam Smith

Following his move to ST Johnstone, Smith's current-season form is level with last season (Season 7→9), while his Rating eased 31→22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	ST Johnstone · 7th	4	0	0	5.1	22	9
2024/25	Bohemians	9	0	0	6.85	—	—
2023/24	Cheltenham · 21st	13	0	0	6.66	31	7
2023/24	Grimsby · 21st	11	1	0	6.64	21	6
2022/23	Dundee Utd · 3rd	28	1	0	6.62	42	21
2021/22	Dundee Utd · 4th	20	2	1	6.86	42	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U21	10	0
Scotland U19	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

L. Smith is a 30-year-old full-back at ST Johnstone, rated 21.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.33 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 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.334 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 30 Smith is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 down

21.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.33

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · ST Johnstone finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 4 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.7%

Available fixtures6 of 6

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.334

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %74

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900.255

Foul involvement / 902.04

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Smith sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 21.8 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 full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots2

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes131

Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success60%

Duels won17

Duels won %54.8%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions10

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

About L. Smith

Liam Smith is a 30-year-old full-back who plays for ST Johnstone, born on April 10, 1996 in Dalgety Bay, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Scotland.

This season

In the current season, L. Smith has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 353 minutes, averaging a 6.34 match rating over his last 4 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

September 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Hibernian (90 minutes, 6.07 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Heart Of Midlothian (89 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-1 loss away at ST Mirren (84 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 2, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs Kilmarnock (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Smith at 21.8 with a Season form score of 9.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, L. Smith has totalled 245 club appearances with 9 goals and 3 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 33 appearances for Ayr Utd.

On the international stage, L. Smith has represented Scotland U21 and Scotland U19 — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.