Michael Smith - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMichael John Smith

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age35

Date of birth17 Oct 1991

BirthplaceNewcastle upon Tyne

Height180 cm

Shirt number#14

ClubMansfield Town

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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8

Appearances

3

Goals

1

Assists

638

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mansfield Town.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	20	6.7

Career

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EFL Trophy×2FA Trophy×2League One×2

Following his move to Mansfield Town, Smith's current-season form is up 38% on last season (Season 13→18), while his Rating eased 16→11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Mansfield Town · 11th	8	3	1	7.12	16	18
2025/26	Preston · 14th	37	3	1	6.64	16	13
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	41	8	4	6.95	26	30
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	31	4	0	6.58	27	13
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	43	17	7	7.1	31	48

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Smith is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Mansfield Town, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 8 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 61% of League One centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.8, ranking 200th of 213 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the League One, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances (0.564 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 25th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the League One. At 35 Smith is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potential25th of 28 centre-forwards · League One · 8 apps Current season17th of 28 centre-forwards · League One · 8 apps 17th-best centre-forward in the League One 200th in the League One · potential 25th-highest potential centre-forward in the League One

10.8

Ratingi

25th of 28 centre-forwards

17.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.56

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Mansfield Town finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

8

Apps

3

Goals

1

Assists

4

G+A

0.38

Goals / app

3 goals in 8 appearances (0.38 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.8, Smith carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 28 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.8%

Available fixtures9 of 10

Goals / 900.423

Assists / 900.141

Goal contribution / 900.564

Defensive actions / 901.27

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %44.4

Pass accuracy %65

Dribble success %57.1

Cards / 900.141

Foul involvement / 903.103

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 35, Smith sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 10.8 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 centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target8

Shots18

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5

Passes169

Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success57.1%

Duels won57

Duels won %49.6%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions2

Blocks2

Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Mansfield TownJul 2026 – nowFree

PrestonJul 2025 – Jul 2026Free Transfer

Sheffield WednesdayJun 2022 – Jul 2025

RotherhamJan 2018 – Jun 2022

BBuryAug 2017 – Jan 2018Free

Portsmouth(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

Northampton(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Portsmouthuntil Jan 2017

Swindon Town(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Jan 2017

PortsmouthJul 2016 – Jun 2016

Portsmouth(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jul 2016

Swindon Town(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Feb 2016

Barnsley(on loan)Sept 2015 – Jan 2016

Swindon TownJan 2014 – Sept 2015

Newport County(on loan)Nov 2012 – Jan 2014

Accrington ST(on loan)Jan 2012 – Nov 2012

Charltonuntil Jan 2012

Transfer history

About M. Smith

Michael John Smith is a 35-year-old centre-forward who plays for Mansfield Town, born on October 17, 1991 in Newcastle upon Tyne, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, M. Smith has made 8 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 638 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Smith at 10.8 with a Season form score of 17.9, ranking 200th of 213 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy and the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, M. Smith has totalled 571 club appearances with 139 goals and 29 assists for 16 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 45 appearances for Rotherham.