Samuel Smith

Squad depth

Wrexham · 28 yrs

47.9

Profile

Full nameSamuel Toby Smith

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age28

Date of birth8 Mar 1998

BirthplaceManchester

Height181 cm

Shirt number#28

ClubWrexham

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

1590

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wrexham.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Championship	40	8	2	1590	6.59
League Cup	4	0	0	279	6.25
FA Cup	3	1	0	241	7.1

Career

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League Two×2

Following his move to Wrexham, Smith's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 52→26), while his Rating eased 50→48. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Wrexham · 7th	40	8	2	6.59	48	26
2024/25	Wrexham	25	11	2	7.01	—	—
2024/25	Reading · 7th	50	22	4	7.01	50	52
2023/24	Reading · 17th	34	15	1	7.09	47	39
2023/24	Wrexham	1	1	0	7.7	—	—
2022/23	Cambridge United · 20th	45	13	1	6.79	49	38
2021/22	Cambridge United · 14th	46	15	1	6.8	50	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

S. Smith is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Wrexham, rated 47.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 320th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 8 goals and 2 assists in 40 appearances (0.566 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 52 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 47th of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 28 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

Current potential47th of 66 centre-forwards · Championship Current season34th of 66 centre-forwards · Championship34th-best centre-forward in the Championship320th in the Championship · potential47th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship

47.9

Ratingi

47th of 66 centre-forwards

25.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.57

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

8 goals in 40 appearances (0.2 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 2 assists for 10 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0.11 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.9, Smith carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.453

Assists / 900.113

Goal contribution / 900.566

Defensive actions / 900.509

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Shot conversion %42.1

Shot accuracy %54.3

Pass accuracy %59

Dribble success %20

Cards / 900.283

Foul involvement / 902.774

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 28, Smith sits on 13.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 47.9 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 Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target19

Shots35

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy59%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success20%

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Wrexham2024/25 – now

Reading2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Cambridge United2021/22 – 2023/24Free

Reading(back from loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Cheltenham(on loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Cambridge United(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Oxford United(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Shrewsbury(on loan)2018/19 – 2018/19

Reading(back from loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

BBishop's Stortford(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Readinguntil 2016/17

About S. Smith

Samuel Toby Smith is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for Wrexham, born on March 8, 1998 in Manchester, standing 181 cm tall. He is from England. Wrexham currently sit 7th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. Smith has made 40 appearances with 8 goals and 2 assists across 1,590 minutes, averaging a 6.55 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Championship, the League Cup and the FA Cup.

When S. Smith plays, Wrexham's record this season is 20W-12D-15L — and his match ratings average 6.7 at home against 6.48 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Middlesbrough (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Coventry (72 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 21, 2026: 1-0 win away at Oxford United (71 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Stoke City (79 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 12, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Birmingham (16 minutes, 6 rating)
April 7, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Southampton (10 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-2 draw away at West Brom (69 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 2-1 win away at Sheffield Utd (89 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 6.3 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Watford (75 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 13, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Swansea (85 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Smith at 47.9 with a Season form score of 25.7, ranking 320th of 493 centre-forwards in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, S. Smith has totalled 346 club appearances with 101 goals and 13 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 50 appearances for Reading.

S. Smith's career has also included time at Reading, Cambridge United, Cheltenham, Oxford United, Shrewsbury and BBishop's Stortford.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points