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Height
24
Shirt
34 years
Oct 17, 1991
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€484.4K
Transfer value
Position
Primary
Striker
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches66%Shot attempts42%Goals6%
Chances created40%Aerial duels won93%Defensive contributions94%
Transfer value: €484.4K
Highest: €2.2M(Dec 31, 2018)
€2.2M
€1.7M
€1.1M
€550K
€0

Championship 2025/2026

3
Goals
1
Assists
13
Started
33
Matches
1,419
Minutes played
6.49
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 20

Stoke City
W3-1
6
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 14

Norwich City
L2-0
9
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 11

Coventry City
L3-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 6

Oxford United
L1-3
0
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 28

Millwall
L0-2
1
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 24

Swansea City
D1-1
18
0
0
0
0
5.9

Feb 20

Blackburn Rovers
L1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 14

Watford
D2-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 7

Portsmouth
W1-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.0

Jan 31

Ipswich Town
D1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Preston North End

Mar 20

Championship
Stoke City
3-1
6‎’‎
-

Mar 14

Championship
Norwich City
2-0
9‎’‎
-

Mar 11

Championship
Coventry City
3-0
Bench

Mar 6

Championship
Oxford United
1-3
Bench

Feb 28

Championship
Millwall
0-2
1‎’‎
-
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 25%
  • 28Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 3.69xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.31xG0.45xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,419

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
3.83
xG on target (xGOT)
1.70
Non-penalty xG
3.83
Shots
28
Shots on target
7
Headed shots
14

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.71
Successful passes
200
Successful passes %
62.1%
Accurate long balls
1
Accurate long balls %
12.5%
Chances created
10
Successful crosses
1
Successful crosses %
8.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
5
Successful dribbles %
71.4%
Duels won
124
Duels won %
49.4%
Aerial duels won
89
Aerial duels won %
54.6%
Touches
566
Touches in opposition box
73
Dispossessed
19
Fouls won
16

Defending

Defensive contributions
54
Tackles
14
Interceptions
4
Blocked shots
3
Fouls committed
28
Recoveries
26
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
5
Clearances
33
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
19
xG against while on pitch
23.07

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

Michael Smith is a 34-year-old football player who plays as a striker for Preston North End, born on October 17, 1991, who is right-footed. Follow Michael Smith on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Championship season, Michael Smith has recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 1,419 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.49, 2 yellow cards.

Michael Smith's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Michael Smith's next match is on April 3, 2026 when Preston North End face Leicester City in the Championship.

Explore Michael Smith's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Michael Smith's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Michael Smith currently plays for Preston North End alongside Kacper Pasiek, Theo Carroll, Daniel Iversen, Pol Valentín, Andrija Vukcevic, Ben Whiteman, Liam Lindsay, Alistair McCann, Daniel Jebbison, Callum Lang, Robert Brady, Jack Walton, David Cornell, Jordan Storey, Jordan Thompson, Andrew Hughes, Lewis Dobbin, Jamal Lewis, Lewis Gibson, Alfie Devine, James Pradic, Milos Lukovic, Andrew Moran, Thierry Small, Milutin Osmajic, Michael Ayodele, Kitt Nelson, Ed Nolan, Odel Offiah, and Brad Potts. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Michael Smith's career has also included time at Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United, Bury, Portsmouth, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Barnsley, AFC Wimbledon, Colchester United, Newport County, Charlton Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Darlington, and Workington.

Michael Smith is from England, and the national teams include Aaron Ramsdale, Anthony Gordon, Ben White, Cole Palmer, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Solanke, Fikayo Tomori, Harry Maguire, Harvey Barnes, James Garner, Jason Steele, Kobbie Mainoo, Lewis Hall, Marc Guéhi, Noni Madueke, Valentino Livramento, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Declan Rice, John Stones, Bukayo Saka, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Daniel Burn, Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Morgan Rogers, Adam Wharton, Phil Foden, Nico O'Reilly, Jarrod Bowen, Elliot Anderson, James Trafford, Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Taylor Hinds, Keira Walsh, Leah Williamson, Esme Morgan, Lauren James, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Jessica Park, Lauren Hemp, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Lucia Kendall, Alex Greenwood, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Grace Fisk, Poppy Pattinson, Chloe Kelly, Grace Clinton, Agnes Beever-Jones, Laura Blindkilde, Ellie Roebuck, Jessica Carter, and Freya Godfrey. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Michael Smith has won 3 titles: EFL Trophy (2021/2022) with Rotherham United, League One (2011/2012) with Charlton Athletic, and FA Trophy (2010/2011) with Darlington FC.

Michael Smith has competed in Championship, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League One, EFL Trophy Northern Grp. H, and League Two. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Michael Smith, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Michael Smith to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches66%Shot attempts42%Goals6%
Chances created40%Aerial duels won93%Defensive contributions94%

Career

Senior career

Preston North End (Free transfer)Jul 2025 - now
36
3
127
33
210
61
23
2
14
2
21
6
16
4
1
0
13
0
71
26
25
10
8
2
10
4
1
0
6
3
1
0
19
4
5
0
19
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Rotherham United

England
1
EFL Trophy(21/22)

News

About

Michael Smith is a 34-year-old football player who plays as a striker for Preston North End, born on October 17, 1991, who is right-footed. Follow Michael Smith on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Championship season, Michael Smith has recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 1,419 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.49, 2 yellow cards.

Michael Smith's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Michael Smith's next match is on April 3, 2026 when Preston North End face Leicester City in the Championship.

Explore Michael Smith's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Michael Smith's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Michael Smith currently plays for Preston North End alongside Kacper Pasiek, Theo Carroll, Daniel Iversen, Pol Valentín, Andrija Vukcevic, Ben Whiteman, Liam Lindsay, Alistair McCann, Daniel Jebbison, Callum Lang, Robert Brady, Jack Walton, David Cornell, Jordan Storey, Jordan Thompson, Andrew Hughes, Lewis Dobbin, Jamal Lewis, Lewis Gibson, Alfie Devine, James Pradic, Milos Lukovic, Andrew Moran, Thierry Small, Milutin Osmajic, Michael Ayodele, Kitt Nelson, Ed Nolan, Odel Offiah, and Brad Potts. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Michael Smith's career has also included time at Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United, Bury, Portsmouth, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Barnsley, AFC Wimbledon, Colchester United, Newport County, Charlton Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Darlington, and Workington.

Michael Smith is from England, and the national teams include Aaron Ramsdale, Anthony Gordon, Ben White, Cole Palmer, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Solanke, Fikayo Tomori, Harry Maguire, Harvey Barnes, James Garner, Jason Steele, Kobbie Mainoo, Lewis Hall, Marc Guéhi, Noni Madueke, Valentino Livramento, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Declan Rice, John Stones, Bukayo Saka, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Daniel Burn, Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Morgan Rogers, Adam Wharton, Phil Foden, Nico O'Reilly, Jarrod Bowen, Elliot Anderson, James Trafford, Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Taylor Hinds, Keira Walsh, Leah Williamson, Esme Morgan, Lauren James, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Jessica Park, Lauren Hemp, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Lucia Kendall, Alex Greenwood, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Grace Fisk, Poppy Pattinson, Chloe Kelly, Grace Clinton, Agnes Beever-Jones, Laura Blindkilde, Ellie Roebuck, Jessica Carter, and Freya Godfrey. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Michael Smith has won 3 titles: EFL Trophy (2021/2022) with Rotherham United, League One (2011/2012) with Charlton Athletic, and FA Trophy (2010/2011) with Darlington FC.

Michael Smith has competed in Championship, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League One, EFL Trophy Northern Grp. H, and League Two. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Michael Smith, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Michael Smith to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.