Jonté Smith
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonté Jahki Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Bermuda | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | North Village Rams | ||
2010–2011 | Sutton United[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Sutton United | 0 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Crawley Town | 4 | (0) |
2012 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 11 | (12) |
2013 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2013 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2013 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2014 |
→ PS Kemi Kings (loan) | 12 | (11) |
2014–2015 |
PS Kemi | 14 | (11) |
2015 | Flekkerøy | 10 | (1) |
2015 | Gloucester City | 9 | (1) |
2016 | Lewes | 14 | (9) |
2016 | Welling United | 3 | (0) |
2016 | → Cray Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2016 | → Lewes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Lewes | 85 | (35) |
2019 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | (1) |
2021 | Woking | 12 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Ballymena United | 14 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Bermuda U17 | 4 | (0) |
2015– | Bermuda | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 13 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:46, 1 October 2021 (UTC) |
Jonté Jahki Smith (born 10 July 1994) is a Bermudian
.Career
Smith started his career with North Village Rams[3] in Bermuda before moving to England in search of a career as a professional footballer.[4] He earned his first professional contract in August with Sutton United. After a prolific season with the under-18s,[5] he joined Crawley Town in August 2011 despite having not appeared in the Sutton first team. Smith scored his first senior goal in Crawley's pre-season game against Bromley, a 3–2 win in July 2012.
He enjoyed a prolific loan spell with Metropolitan Police in the first three months of the 2012–13 season, scoring 24 goals.[6] It earned him promotion to the Crawley first-team squad and he made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Bournemouth on 29 December 2012 – one of four appearances on the bench during Crawley's 2012–13 campaign. He finished the season on loan at Conference South club Eastbourne Borough before signing a new one-year contract with Crawley at the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]
On 13 March 2013, Smith joined
In January 2014, Smith was loaned to
On 13 March 2014, Smith joined
On 18 September 2015, Smith joined National League North side Gloucester City.[14] On 22 December, after 14 appearances and four goals in all competitions, Smith left the club.[15]
On 23 January 2016 he marked his debut for Lewes with two goals in a 3–1 win at home to Canvey Island, only hours after the club announced they secured his signature on a non-contract basis.[16]
He joined Welling United in May 2016[17] and spent the first month of the 2016–17 season on loan at Cray Wanderers, making his debut at Guernsey.[18] In October 2016 he was loaned out to Lewes, initially for a month. He returned on a permanent contract on 19 November 2016, as he helped The Rooks draw 2–2 at Molesey.[19][20]
In January 2019 he moved to Oxford United.[21] He made his first-team debut as an injury-time substitute in a 1–0 away victory over Blackpool in League One on 23 February 2019.[22]
On 3 September 2019, Smith joined
On 15 January 2021, Smith joined National League side, Woking.[27] On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Smith would leave the club at this end of his contract, with the striker failing to score in his 15 appearances for The Cards.[28]
On 17 September 2021, Smith made the move to Northern Ireland to join Ballymena United[29] and went onto make his debut a day later during a 1–1 draw with Glenavon, playing the full 90 minutes.[30] On 9 June 2022, it was announced Smith would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract.[31]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sutton United | 2011–12[32] | Conference South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Crawley Town | 2011–12[32] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13[33] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2013–14[32] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2012–13[32][6][34] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 12 | 5 | 10 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 19 | 24 | |
Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2012–13[35] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2013–14[35] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2013–14[36] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[b] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2013–14[32] | Conference South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
PS Kemi (loan) | 2014[32] | Kakkonen | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 11 | ||
PS Kemi | 2014[32] | Kakkonen | 14 | 11 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 11 | ||
Flekkerøy | 2015[32]
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2. divisjon
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10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Gloucester City | 2015–16[35] | National League North | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
Lewes | 2015–16[37] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | |||
Welling United | 2016–17[35] | National League South | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Cray Wanderers (loan) | 2016–17[38] | Isthmian League Division One South | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
Lewes (loan) | 2016–17[39] | Isthmian League Division One South | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Lewes | 2016–17[39] | Isthmian League Division One South | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | |||
2017–18[40] | Isthmian League South Division | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 16 | ||
2018–19[41] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 34 | 12 | ||
Total | 85 | 35 | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 97 | 39 | |||
Oxford United | 2018–19[42] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Cheltenham Town | 2019–20[43] | League Two | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 3 | 18 | 4 |
Woking | 2020–21[32] | National League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Ballymena United | 2021–22[32] | NIFL Premiership | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | |
Career total | 223 | 85 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 266 | 110 |
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the Kakkonen play-offs
- ^ One appearance and three goals in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the League Two play-offs
International goals
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 March 2016 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Cuba | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2. | 9 September 2018 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | Aruba | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
Last updated 9 September 2018[44] |
Personal life
Jonté is the son of Bermudan cricketer Clay Smith.[45]
References
- ^ "The Football Association List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/04/2013 and 31/04/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Match Report - Whyteleafe Youth F.C". www.clubwebsite.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Colin (24 April 2012). "Bermudian footballer signs pro terms in UK - The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Soccer". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Colin (25 April 2012). "Jonte turns pro with Crawley". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Success Stories: Signed Players". Premier Football UK. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
His goal scoring record at youth level earned him a professional contract.
- ^ a b c "Jonte Smith to go out on loan". Crawley Observer. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Jonté Smith - Lewes". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ Peskett, Lee (13 March 2013). "Red Devil Smith Signs On At The Lane". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Striker out on loan". Crawley Town F.C. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Wettone, Graham (19 October 2013). "James double strike sees Met through in Trophy". Metropolitan Police F.C. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Jonte Smith Joins Gosport Borough On Loan". Bernews. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Jonte heads to Europe". Crawley Town F.C. 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Slik har 2. divisjonsklubbene forsterket seg". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 2015.
- ^ "Bermuda international signs for the Tigers". Gloucester City A.F.C. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Gloucester City sign Luke Hopper". Gloucester City A.F.C. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Wright, Stephen (24 January 2016). "Smith off to flying start with Lewes". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Bermudan International Jonte Smith signs". Welling United F.C. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Guernsey 0 Cray Wanderers 0". Cray Wanderers F.C. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Former Man City cult hero praises Lewes and ex-Crawley Town striker". Sussex Express. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Football: Jonte Smith Scores In Lewes FC Draw". Bernews. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Jonte Smith: Oxford United sign Lewes FC striker until end of season". BBC Sport. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Jack (23 February 2019). "Blackpool 0, Oxford Utd 1 (Graham 40)". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Robins land signature of new striker". Cheltenham Town F.C. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Report & highlights: Robins 4-3 West Ham United under-21s". ctfc.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Jonte Smith To Stay With Cheltenham Town". Bernews. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Jon (24 June 2020). "Jonté Smith on his departure from Cheltenham Town". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Jonté Smith signs for non-League Woking". The Royal Gazette. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Rob Hemingway on Twitter". Twitter. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Jonte Smith signs". Ballymena United F.C. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Ballymena United vs. Glenavon". Soccerway. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Ballymena United FC on Twitter". Ballymena United F.C. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "J. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jonte Smith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ For FA Cup first qualifying round: "Smith Scores Five For Met Police". IslandStats.com. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Smith Scores Twice in Metro Police Win". IslandStats.com. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Photo gallery: Dereham Town draw 1-1 with Met Police in FA Cup". Eastern Daily Press. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: "FA Cup third qualifying round replay: Metropolitan Police 2, Dereham Town 0". Eastern Daily Press. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
For FA Trophy first qualifying round: "Match Report: Redbridge 0 - 5 Metropolitan Police". Redbridge F.C. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021. - ^ a b c d "Jonte Smith Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Metropolitan Police – Appearances – Jonte Smith – 2013-2014". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Lewes – Appearances – Jonte Smith – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Jonte Smith – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Lewes – Appearances – Jonte Smith – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Lewes – Appearances – Jonte Smith – 2017-2018". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Lewes – Appearances – Jonte Smith – 2018-2019". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jonte Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jonte Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Former Crawley Town and Oxford United striker Jonte Smith still hopeful of earning deal at Cheltenham Town". gloucestershirelive.co.uk. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
External links
- Jonté Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Caribbean Football Database profile