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 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
| 2025/26 | Newport County | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 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 Cup | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played11 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bristol Manor Farm | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Newport City | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Gloucester City | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bristol City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bath City | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Reading | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Yeovil Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | H AS Roma | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League Two | H Rochdale | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 3-5 | Not in squad | — |