Domestic-league season · Newport County.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1039 | 6.64 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
Following his move to Newport County, Smith's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→11), while his Rating eased 40→25. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 37).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newport County · 20th | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6.64 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | ST Johnstone · 12th | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6.81 | 40 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | ST Johnstone · 3rd | 35 | 1 | 3 | 6.87 | 48 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Milton Keynes Dons · 21st | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6.62 | 42 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Hull City · 19th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 57 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Doncaster · 14th | 40 | 1 | 3 | 6.84 | 49 | 37 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Smith is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Newport County, rated 25 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 267th of 478 in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 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 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.811 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 43rd of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 25, Smith carries the 43rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Newport County finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 26, Smith sits on 7.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 25 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
