Market value
—
Rating · 20/21
4.7
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Luton Town
top club · 173 apps
Position rank · 20/21
#1582
goals rank
#1928
assists rank
51
season goals
20
season assists
Among 2,242 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€150k
peak value · 2016
€62k
top transfer fee · 12/13
8
best season · 08/09
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1986-10-17 · 6 players total
510Appearances
51Goals
20Assists
82Yellow cards
0Red cards
155Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Jonathan Smith |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Jonathan Peter Smith |
| Date of birth | 1986-10-17 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Preston, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Unique Sports Group |
Jul 2023
Transfer: FC United → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: Chesterfield → FC United
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Chesterfield FC
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Chesterfield FC
29 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2018
Transfer: Stevenage → Chesterfield
18/19 · Transfer
Nov 2018
Transfer: Chesterfield → Stevenage
18/19 · Return from loan
Sep 2018
Transfer: Stevenage → Chesterfield
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Chesterfield FC
35 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Luton → Stevenage
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Stevenage FC
42 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Luton Town
35 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Luton Town
41 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Luton Town
40 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Luton Town
25 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: York City → Luton
12/13 · Transfer · €62k
Dec 2012
Transfer: Luton → York City
12/13 · Return from loan
Nov 2012
Transfer: York City → Luton
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
Transfer: Swindon Town → York City
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Luton Town, York City
46 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Swindon Town
48 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: York City → Swindon Town
11/12 · Transfer · €35k
Jul 2010
10/11 — York City
42 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Forest Green → York City
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Forest Green Rovers
44 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Forest Green Rovers
44 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Forest Green Rovers
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Forest Green
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Morecambe FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2006
Transfer: Fleetwood → Morecambe FC
05/06 · Return from loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Fleetwood
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
Transfer: Morecambe U18 → Morecambe FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €150k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1546 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.10/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.10/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.21/90
Minutes played by club
Chesterfield FC
14.2%
Stevenage FC
8.5%
Luton Town
52.1%
York City
4.4%
Swindon Town
5.9%
Forest Green Rovers
14.9%
Morecambe FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield FC | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 1,982 |
| Stevenage FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1,178 |
| Luton Town | 5 | 12/13 | 16/17 | 173 | 11 | 11 | 7,254 |
| York City | 2 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 619 |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 827 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 2,069 |
| Morecambe FC | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 873 |
| 19/20 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 29 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 558 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Chesterfield FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 32 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 551 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Stevenage FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Stevenage FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Stevenage FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Stevenage FC | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 998 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Luton Town | 25 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1,148 |
| 16/17 | League Two Play-Offs | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FL Trophy | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Luton Town | 37 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 729 |
| 14/15 | EFL Trophy | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Luton Town | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1,521 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 973 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Conference | Luton Town | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2,343 |
| 12/13 | EFL Trophy | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | York City | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | EFL Trophy | Swindon Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Two | Swindon Town | 38 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 827 |
| 10/11 | Conference | York City | 38 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 619 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | York City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 40 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 498 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 08/09 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 517 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
| 07/08 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 617 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Conference | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Morecambe U18 | Morecambe FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Morecambe FC | Fleetwood | Loan | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-02-01 | Fleetwood | Morecambe FC | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Morecambe FC | Forest Green | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Forest Green | York City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | York City | Swindon Town | Transfer | 0 | €35k |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-21 | Swindon Town | York City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-11-05 | York City | Luton | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-11 | Luton | York City | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | York City | Luton | Transfer | 0 | €62k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-07 | Luton | Stevenage | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-09-18 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-11-07 | Chesterfield | Stevenage | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-11-08 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-09 | Chesterfield | FC United | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | FC United | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€150k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wilkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Henry | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Weston | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Denton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haydn Hollis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron McGeehan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Marriott | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Gray | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | 40 |
| 08/09 | Conference | Forest Green Rovers | 6 | 42 |
| 18/19 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 5 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | League Two | Swindon Town | 4 | 38 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 3 | 24 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Luton Town | 3 | 35 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2018-11-07 | Chesterfield | Stevenage | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 18/19 | 2018-09-18 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | Loan | — | €150k |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-11 | Luton | York City | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-11-05 | York City | Luton | Loan | — | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-02-01 | Fleetwood | Morecambe FC | Return from loan | — | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Morecambe FC | Fleetwood | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Jonathan Smith's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 63 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 33% |
| Exeter City | 62 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 69 | 70 | -1 | 27% |
| Port Vale FC | 62 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 106 | 68 | +38 | 53% |
| Morecambe FC | 61 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 87 | 64 | +23 | 46% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 57 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 90 | 82 | +8 | 44% |
| Cheltenham Town | 57 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 39% |
| Notts County | 56 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 38% |
| Colchester United | 56 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 70 | 86 | -16 | 25% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 53 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 30% |
| Accrington Stanley | 52 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 73 | 75 | -2 | 37% |
| Yeovil Town | 51 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 90 | 56 | +34 | 45% |
| Northampton Town | 51 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 37% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | First senior goal | |
| 19/20 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 11 | 873 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 19/20 | 29 | 558 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 18/19 | 35 | 551 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 17/18 | 42 | 1,178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 16/17 | 35 | 1,688 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 15/16 | 41 | 729 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 14/15 | 40 | 1,521 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 13/14 | 25 | 973 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 12/13 | 46 | 2,343 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 11/12 | 48 | 827 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 10/11 | 42 | 619 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.74 |
| 09/10 | 44 | 858 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 08/09 | 44 | 594 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 |
| 07/08 | 28 | 617 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
National League
269 apps
32 G
5 A
League Two
183 apps
13 G
13 A
FA Cup
36 apps
5 G
1 A
FL Trophy
15 apps
1 G
1 A
League Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Jonathan Smith?
Jonathan Smith is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Jonathan Smith?
Jonathan Smith is 39 years old. He was born on October 17, 1986 in Preston.
What position does Jonathan Smith play?
Jonathan Smith plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Jonathan Smith play for?
Jonathan Smith currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Jonathan Smith scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jonathan Smith has scored 51 goals in 510 appearances.