M. Smith · career
Matthew Robert Smith
Defensive · Newport County · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/225 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 164 appearances, 4 goals and 10 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Doncaster — Season rating 36, 1 goal and 3 assists in 40 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 17 points at ST Johnstone. Form has slipped 18 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 25 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 9 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newport County | 21 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | ST Johnstone | 31 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | ST Johnstone | 35 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | Hull CityLoan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Doncaster | 40 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | QPRLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Charlton | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | TwenteLoan | 34 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City U19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City U23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Manchester City U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Manchester City U19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Manchester City U18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| Wales U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 1 |
| Wales U19 | 2017/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| Wales U17 | 2016/17 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U17 Championship | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Eerste Divisie×2FA Youth Cup×2Premier League 2×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 21 | 1039 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| League Cup | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
22 played5 unused sub30 not in squad· 1084 min, 0g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Worcester City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Weston-super-Mare | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Torquay | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bristol City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | League Cup | A Barnet | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-1 | Played | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Millwall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 19 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | EFL Trophy | H Arsenal U21 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Cardiff | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | H Walsall | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Exeter City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Oldham | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | FA Cup | A Boreham Wood | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | League Two | A Crewe | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 0-2 | Played | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-4 | Played | 68 | 5.7 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-0 | Played | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Played | 85 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Gillingham | 2-3 | Played | 76 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Jan 27 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 1-4 | Played | 44 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League Two | H Grimsby | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 11 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League Two | A Salford City | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 3 | League Two | H Tranmere | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-2 | Played | 69 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Barnet | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-1 | Played | 51 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Walsall | 1-2 | Played | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Played | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Notts County | 1-3 | Played | 36 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Oldham | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — |