Michael Smith

Attack - Centre-Forward at Preston North End

Age34

CitizenshipEngland

Height1.91 m

Footright

BornOctober 17, 1991

at Preston North End 306 days · joined 2025-07-22

👕500+ Apps ⚽100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists

Market value €250k

Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

clubs played for

08/09

debut season

0.26

goals / match

Rotherham United

top club · 210 apps

Career highs

€800k

peak value · 2019

€120k

top transfer fee · 13/14

best season · 21/22

20 · 12.8%

pens / of goals

Born the same day

Javier Güemez

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Santos Laguna

€800k

Manu Trigueros

Midfield - Central Midfield · Granada CF

€500k

Volodymyr Tanchyk

Midfield - Right Midfield · Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi

€150k

Josip Males

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · DOSK Drnis

Shares 1991-10-17 · 5 players total

589Appearances

156Goals

54Assists

59Yellow cards

1Red cards

93Full matches (90′)

Full name	Michael Smith
Name in home country	Michael John Smith
Date of birth	1991-10-17 (34 yrs)
Place of birth	Wallsend, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Foot	right
Height	191.00 m
Current club	Preston North End
Joined	2025-07-22
Contract expires	2027-06-30
Agent	Elite Management ...

Jul 2025

Transfer: Sheff Wed → Preston

25/26 · Transfer

Jul 2025

25/26 — Preston North End

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2024

24/25 — Sheffield Wednesday

44 matches · 8 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2023

23/24 — Sheffield Wednesday

34 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2022

22/23 — Sheffield Wednesday

49 matches · 20 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2022

Transfer: Rotherham → Sheff Wed

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2021

21/22 — Rotherham United

54 matches · 24 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2020

20/21 — Rotherham United

46 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Rotherham United

41 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 — Rotherham United

46 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2018

Transfer: Bury → Rotherham

17/18 · Transfer

Aug 2017

Transfer: Portsmouth → Bury

17/18 · Transfer

Jul 2017

17/18 — Bury FC, Rotherham United

46 matches · 8 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions

May 2017

Transfer: Northampton → Portsmouth

16/17 · Return from loan

Jan 2017

Transfer: Portsmouth → Northampton

16/17 · Loan

Jul 2016

16/17 — Portsmouth FC, Northampton Town

35 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Swindon Town → Portsmouth

16/17 · Transfer

May 2016

Transfer: Portsmouth → Swindon Town

15/16 · Return from loan

Feb 2016

Transfer: Swindon Town → Portsmouth

15/16 · Loan

Jan 2016

Transfer: Barnsley → Swindon Town

15/16 · Return from loan

Sep 2015

Transfer: Swindon Town → Barnsley

15/16 · Loan

Jul 2015

15/16 — Barnsley FC, Swindon Town, Portsmouth FC

34 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 — Swindon Town

47 matches · 18 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions

Jan 2014

Transfer: Charlton → Swindon Town

13/14 · Transfer · €120k

Jan 2014

Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Charlton

13/14 · Return from loan

Jul 2013

Transfer: Charlton → AFC Wimbledon

13/14 · Loan

Jul 2013

13/14 — AFC Wimbledon, Swindon Town

45 matches · 18 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions

May 2013

Transfer: Colchester Utd. → Charlton

12/13 · Return from loan

Mar 2013

Transfer: Charlton → Colchester Utd.

12/13 · Loan

Jan 2013

Transfer: Newport County → Charlton

12/13 · Return from loan

Nov 2012

Transfer: Charlton → Newport County

12/13 · Loan

Jul 2012

12/13 — Charlton Athletic, Newport County, Colchester United

18 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Mar 2012

Transfer: Accrington → Charlton

11/12 · Return from loan

Jan 2012

Transfer: Charlton → Accrington

11/12 · Loan

Aug 2011

Transfer: Darlington → Charlton

11/12 · Transfer · €75k

Jul 2011

11/12 — Darlington FC (- 2012), Charlton Athletic, Accrington Stanley

8 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Nov 2010

Transfer: Workington AFC → Darlington

10/11 · Return from loan

Oct 2010

Transfer: Darlington → Workington AFC

10/11 · Loan

Jul 2010

10/11 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

29 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2010

Transfer: Darlington U18 → Darlington

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2009

09/10 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2008

08/09 — Darlington FC (- 2012)

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €800k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Preston North End 0.0%

Sheffield Wednesday 14.2%

Rotherham United 22.5%

Bury FC 19.7%

Portsmouth FC 9.1%

Northampton Town 6.4%

Barnsley FC 0.0%

Swindon Town 8.5%

AFC Wimbledon 3.8%

Charlton Athletic 0.0%

Colchester United 2.1%

Newport County 2.2%

Darlington FC (- 2012) 9.9%

Accrington Stanley 1.5%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Preston North End	1	25/26	25/26	6	0	0	0
Sheffield Wednesday	3	22/23	24/25	127	32	14	1,189
Rotherham United	5	17/18	21/22	210	60	21	1,885
Bury FC	1	17/18	17/18	23	2	4	1,651
Portsmouth FC	2	15/16	16/17	37	10	1	765
Northampton Town	1	16/17	16/17	14	2	1	539
Barnsley FC	1	15/16	15/16	13	0	0	0
Swindon Town	3	13/14	15/16	72	26	7	710
AFC Wimbledon	1	13/14	13/14	25	10	0	318
Charlton Athletic	2	11/12	12/13	2	0	1	0
Colchester United	1	12/13	12/13	8	2	1	173
Newport County	1	12/13	12/13	9	4	3	180
Darlington FC (- 2012)	4	08/09	11/12	37	5	0	828
Accrington Stanley	1	11/12	11/12	6	3	1	126

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
25/26	Championship	Preston North End	4	0	0	0	0	0
25/26	EFL Cup	Preston North End	2	0	0	0	0	0
24/25	Championship	Sheffield Wednesday	41	8	4	3	0	229
24/25	EFL Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	3	0	2	1	0	0
23/24	Championship	Sheffield Wednesday	31	4	0	2	0	305
23/24	EFL Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	1	0	0
23/24	FA Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	EFL Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	EFL Trophy	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	0	45
22/23	FA Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	5	2	1	0	0	126
22/23	League One	Sheffield Wednesday	39	16	6	5	0	182
22/23	League One Play-Offs	Sheffield Wednesday	3	1	1	0	0	302
21/22	EFL Cup	Rotherham United	1	0	0	0	0	0
21/22	EFL Trophy	Rotherham United	6	5	1	0	0	74
21/22	FA Cup	Rotherham United	2	1	0	1	0	195
21/22	League One	Rotherham United	45	18	6	7	0	222
20/21	Championship	Rotherham United	44	10	3	9	1	314
20/21	EFL Cup	Rotherham United	1	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	FA Cup	Rotherham United	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Rotherham United	2	0	1	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Trophy	Rotherham United	2	0	0	1	0	0
19/20	FA Cup	Rotherham United	3	3	0	0	0	69
19/20	League One	Rotherham United	34	9	3	3	0	258
18/19	Championship	Rotherham United	45	8	4	4	0	491
18/19	FA Cup	Rotherham United	1	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	EFL Trophy	Bury FC	2	0	2	0	0	0
17/18	FA Cup	Bury FC	2	1	0	2	0	180
17/18	League One	Rotherham United	20	6	3	3	0	262
17/18	League One	Bury FC	19	1	2	1	0	1,471
17/18	League One Play-Offs	Rotherham United	3	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	EFL Trophy	Portsmouth FC	3	3	0	0	0	84
16/17	FA Cup	Portsmouth FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	League One	Northampton Town	14	2	1	2	0	539
16/17	League Two	Portsmouth FC	18	3	0	0	0	395
15/16	League One	Barnsley FC	13	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League One	Swindon Town	5	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Two	Portsmouth FC	16	4	1	2	0	286
14/15	EFL Trophy	Swindon Town	1	1	0	0	0	35
14/15	FA Cup	Swindon Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Cup	Swindon Town	2	2	0	0	0	105
14/15	League One	Swindon Town	40	13	6	5	0	216
14/15	League One Play-Offs	Swindon Town	3	2	0	0	0	135
13/14	EFL Trophy	AFC Wimbledon	1	0	0	0	0	0
13/14	FA Cup	AFC Wimbledon	1	1	0	0	0	90
13/14	League Cup	AFC Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0
13/14	League One	Swindon Town	20	8	1	4	0	219
13/14	League Two	AFC Wimbledon	23	9	0	1	0	228
12/13	Championship	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0
12/13	Conference	Newport County	9	4	3	0	0	180
12/13	League Cup	Charlton Athletic	1	0	0	0	0	0
12/13	League One	Colchester United	8	2	1	0	0	173
11/12	Conference	Darlington FC (- 2012)	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	FA Cup	Charlton Athletic	1	0	1	0	0	0
11/12	League Cup	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	League Two	Accrington Stanley	6	3	1	1	0	126
10/11	Conference	Darlington FC (- 2012)	29	4	0	1	0	442
09/10	League Two	Darlington FC (- 2012)	7	1	0	0	0	386
08/09	League Cup	Darlington FC (- 2012)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
10/11	2010-07-01	Darlington U18	Darlington	Transfer	0	—
10/11	2010-10-01	Darlington	Workington AFC	Loan	0	—
10/11	2010-11-01	Workington AFC	Darlington	Return from loan	0	—
11/12	2011-08-31	Darlington	Charlton	Transfer	0	€75k
11/12	2012-01-18	Charlton	Accrington	Loan	75000	—
11/12	2012-03-12	Accrington	Charlton	Return from loan	75000	—
12/13	2012-11-05	Charlton	Newport County	Loan	75000	—
12/13	2013-01-11	Newport County	Charlton	Return from loan	75000	—
12/13	2013-03-08	Charlton	Colchester Utd.	Loan	50000	—
12/13	2013-05-31	Colchester Utd.	Charlton	Return from loan	50000	—
13/14	2013-07-30	Charlton	AFC Wimbledon	Loan	100000	—
13/14	2014-01-01	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton	Return from loan	100000	—
13/14	2014-01-23	Charlton	Swindon Town	Transfer	100000	€120k
15/16	2015-09-01	Swindon Town	Barnsley	Loan	200000	—
15/16	2016-01-04	Barnsley	Swindon Town	Return from loan	200000	—
15/16	2016-02-01	Swindon Town	Portsmouth	Loan	200000	—
15/16	2016-05-03	Portsmouth	Swindon Town	Return from loan	200000	—
16/17	2016-07-01	Swindon Town	Portsmouth	Transfer	200000	—
16/17	2017-01-31	Portsmouth	Northampton	Loan	200000	—
16/17	2017-05-31	Northampton	Portsmouth	Return from loan	200000	—
17/18	2017-08-31	Portsmouth	Bury	Transfer	200000	—
17/18	2018-01-11	Bury	Rotherham	Transfer	200000	—
22/23	2022-07-01	Rotherham	Sheff Wed	Transfer	800000	—
25/26	2025-07-22	Sheff Wed	Preston	Transfer	250000	—

No recorded injuries.

Current€250k

Peak€800k

Low€50k

Δ since start+€175k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€650k
Jan 1, 1970	€650k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Chiedozie Ogbene	2	6
Ryan Williams	1	2
Nathan Thompson	2	0
Wes Foderingham	2	0
Nathan Byrne	2	4
Clark Robertson	1	1
Semi Ajayi	1	0
Marek Rodák	1	0
Dominic Iorfa	2	0
Josh Windass	2	8
Michael Ihiekwe	2	4
Wes Harding	1	5
Liam Palmer	2	0
Jamie Lindsay	1	1
Matt Crooks	1	7
Barry Bannan	2	5
Dan Barlaser	2	6
Will Vaulks	2	6
Ben Wiles	1	4

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
21/22	League One	Rotherham United	18	45
22/23	League One	Sheffield Wednesday	16	39
14/15	League One	Swindon Town	13	40

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
21/22	League One	Rotherham United	6	45
14/15	League One	Swindon Town	6	40
22/23	League One	Sheffield Wednesday	6	39

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
16/17	2017-05-31	Northampton	Portsmouth	Return from loan	—	€200k
16/17	2017-01-31	Portsmouth	Northampton	Loan	—	€200k
15/16	2016-05-03	Portsmouth	Swindon Town	Return from loan	—	€200k
15/16	2016-02-01	Swindon Town	Portsmouth	Loan	—	€200k
15/16	2016-01-04	Barnsley	Swindon Town	Return from loan	—	€200k
15/16	2015-09-01	Swindon Town	Barnsley	Loan	—	€200k
13/14	2014-01-01	AFC Wimbledon	Charlton	Return from loan	—	€100k
13/14	2013-07-30	Charlton	AFC Wimbledon	Loan	—	€100k
12/13	2013-05-31	Colchester Utd.	Charlton	Return from loan	—	€50k
12/13	2013-03-08	Charlton	Colchester Utd.	Loan	—	€50k
12/13	2013-01-11	Newport County	Charlton	Return from loan	—	€75k
12/13	2012-11-05	Charlton	Newport County	Loan	—	€75k
11/12	2012-03-12	Accrington	Charlton	Return from loan	—	€75k
11/12	2012-01-18	Charlton	Accrington	Loan	—	€75k
10/11	2010-11-01	Workington AFC	Darlington	Return from loan	—	—
10/11	2010-10-01	Darlington	Workington AFC	Loan	—	—

Last 50 matches for Preston North End The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

Date	Comp	Home	Score	Away	Availability
2025-03-30	`GB1`	Preston North End	0–3	Aston Villa	Available
2025-03-01	`GB1`	Preston North End	3–0	Burnley FC	Available
2024-10-30	`CGB`	Preston North End	0–3	Arsenal FC	Available
2024-09-17	`CGB`	Preston North End	16–15	Fulham FC	Available
2024-08-27	`CGB`	Harrogate Town	0–5	Preston North End	Available
2024-08-13	`CGB`	Preston North End	2–0	Sunderland AFC	Available
2023-08-08	`CGB`	Preston North End	2–4	Salford City	Available
2022-08-23	`CGB`	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Preston North End	Available
2022-08-09	`CGB`	Huddersfield Town	1–4	Preston North End	Available
2021-10-27	`CGB`	Preston North End	0–2	Liverpool FC	Available
2021-09-21	`CGB`	Preston North End	4–1	Cheltenham Town	Available
2021-08-24	`CGB`	Morecambe FC	2–4	Preston North End	Available
2021-08-10	`CGB`	Mansfield Town	0–3	Preston North End	Available
2020-09-23	`CGB`	Preston North End	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Available
2020-09-15	`CGB`	Derby County	1–2	Preston North End	Available
2020-08-29	`CGB`	Preston North End	4–0	Mansfield Town	Available
2020-06-27	`GB2`	Preston North End	1–3	Cardiff City	Available
2020-06-20	`GB2`	Luton Town	1–1	Preston North End	Available
2020-03-07	`GB2`	Preston North End	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Available
2020-02-29	`GB2`	Fulham FC	2–0	Preston North End	Available
2020-02-25	`GB2`	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Preston North End	Available
2020-02-22	`GB2`	Preston North End	2–1	Hull City	Available
2020-02-15	`GB2`	Preston North End	0–1	Millwall FC	Available
2020-02-12	`GB2`	Stoke City	0–2	Preston North End	Available
2020-02-08	`GB2`	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Preston North End	Available
2020-02-01	`GB2`	Preston North End	1–1	Swansea City	Available
2020-01-21	`GB2`	Barnsley FC	0–3	Preston North End	Available
2020-01-18	`GB2`	Preston North End	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Available
2020-01-11	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Available
2020-01-01	`GB2`	Preston North End	0–2	Middlesbrough FC	Available
2019-12-29	`GB2`	Preston North End	0–2	Reading FC	Available
2019-12-26	`GB2`	Leeds United	1–1	Preston North End	Available
2019-12-21	`GB2`	Cardiff City	0–0	Preston North End	Available
2019-12-14	`GB2`	Preston North End	2–1	Luton Town	Available
2019-12-10	`GB2`	Preston North End	2–1	Fulham FC	Available
2019-12-07	`GB2`	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Preston North End	Available
2019-12-02	`GB2`	Preston North End	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Available
2019-11-27	`GB2`	Hull City	4–0	Preston North End	Available
2019-11-23	`GB2`	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Available
2019-11-09	`GB2`	Preston North End	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Available
2019-11-03	`GB2`	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Preston North End	Available
2019-10-26	`GB2`	Preston North End	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-10-22	`GB2`	Preston North End	1–1	Leeds United	Available
2019-10-19	`GB2`	Reading FC	1–0	Preston North End	Available
2019-10-05	`GB2`	Preston North End	5–1	Barnsley FC	Available
2019-10-01	`GB2`	Middlesbrough FC	1–1	Preston North End	Available
2019-09-28	`GB2`	Preston North End	3–3	Bristol City	Available
2019-09-24	`CGB`	Preston North End	0–3	Manchester City	Available
2019-09-21	`GB2`	Birmingham City	0–1	Preston North End	Available
2019-09-14	`GB2`	Preston North End	2–0	Brentford FC	Available

Teams faced most often by Michael 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 %
Morecambe FC	143	61	45	37	218	177	+41	43%
Crewe Alexandra	132	56	39	37	220	162	+58	42%
Gillingham FC	128	49	34	45	177	161	+16	38%
Cheltenham Town	125	38	43	44	181	172	+9	30%
Shrewsbury Town	124	40	41	43	142	148	-6	32%
Bradford City	123	41	36	46	141	142	-1	33%
Oxford United	123	43	29	51	149	185	-36	35%
Carlisle United	121	47	36	38	178	148	+30	39%
Milton Keynes Dons	119	34	29	56	149	187	-38	29%
Exeter City	118	40	36	42	149	156	-7	34%
Burton Albion	118	41	35	42	165	166	-1	35%
Plymouth Argyle	117	38	29	50	139	163	-24	32%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
09/10	First senior goal
14/15	Goal #50 (career)
20/21	Goal #100 (career)
24/25	Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	RC	Cards / 90′
24/25	44	229	4	0	1.57
23/24	34	305	3	0	0.89
22/23	49	655	5	0	0.69
21/22	54	491	8	0	1.47
20/21	46	314	9	1	2.87
19/20	41	327	4	0	1.1
18/19	46	491	4	0	0.73
17/18	46	1,913	6	0	0.28
16/17	35	1,018	2	0	0.18
15/16	34	286	2	0	0.63
14/15	47	491	5	0	0.92
13/14	45	537	5	0	0.84
11/12	8	126	1	0	0.71
10/11	29	442	1	0	0.2