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Full nameLiam Smith
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age30
Date of birth10 Apr 1996
BirthplaceDalgety Bay
Height173 cm
Shirt number#33
ClubST Johnstone
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Centre-back

Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
623
Minutes

Domestic-league season · ST Johnstone.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership2001746.4

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

L. Smith is a 30-year-old central defender at ST Johnstone, rated 26.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 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 18 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.612 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 30 Smith is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 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 down
26.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
18.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.61
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · ST Johnstone finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

7
Apps
3.61
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
12
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes231
Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won28
Duels won %52.8%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles13
Interceptions12
Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.