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Michael Smith

Preston North End
Height
24
Shirt
34 years
Oct 17, 1991
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€557.6K
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Striker
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches71%Shot attempts22%Goals9%
Chances created22%Aerial duels won95%Defensive contributions95%
Transfer value: €557.6K
Highest: €2.2M(Dec 31, 2018)
€2.2M
€1.7M
€1.1M
€550K
€0

Championship 2025/2026

3
Goals
1
Assists
13
Started
37
Matches
1,454
Minutes played
6.47
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 2

Southampton
L1-3
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 25

Sheffield United
W2-3
1
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 22

Birmingham City
L2-1
6
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 18

West Bromwich Albion
L0-2
18
0
0
0
0
6.2

Apr 11

Charlton Athletic
W1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 6

Queens Park Rangers
D1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 3

Leicester City
D2-2
10
0
0
0
0
6.3

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
-
Preston North End

May 2

Championship
Southampton
1-3
Bench

Apr 25

Championship
Sheffield United
2-3
1‎’‎
-

Apr 22

Championship
Birmingham City
2-1
6‎’‎
-

Apr 18

Championship
West Bromwich Albion
0-2
18‎’‎
6.2

Apr 11

Championship
Charlton Athletic
1-2
Bench
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 24%
  • 29Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 3.78xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.31xG0.45xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,454

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
3.91
xG on target (xGOT)
1.70
Non-penalty xG
3.91
Shots
29
Shots on target
7
Headed shots
15

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.83
Successful passes
210
Successful passes %
62.1%
Accurate long balls
1
Accurate long balls %
12.5%
Chances created
11
Successful crosses
1
Successful crosses %
8.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
5
Successful dribbles %
71.4%
Duels won
135
Duels won %
50.4%
Aerial duels won
97
Aerial duels won %
55.4%
Touches
592
Touches in opposition box
78
Dispossessed
19
Fouls won
17

Defending

Defensive contributions
57
Tackles
16
Interceptions
4
Blocked shots
4
Fouls committed
29
Recoveries
26
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
6
Clearances
33
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
21
xG against while on pitch
25.29

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, 1,454 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.47, 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:

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 Harry Kane, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O'Reilly, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guéhi, Harry Maguire, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Ben White, Dean Henderson, Anthony Gordon, Morgan Rogers, Daniel Burn, Dominic Solanke, Harvey Barnes, Jarrod Bowen, James Garner, James Trafford, Jason Steele, Djed Spence, Valentino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Leah Williamson, Esme Morgan, Lauren James, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Laura Blindkilde, Lauren Hemp, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Jessica Carter, Grace Fisk, Poppy Pattinson, Taylor Hinds, Chloe Kelly, Grace Clinton, Lucia Kendall, Agnes Beever-Jones, Beth Mead, Jessica Park, Ellie Roebuck, Niamh Charles, Erica Parkinson, Freya Godfrey, and Keira Barry. 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, 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
Touches71%Shot attempts22%Goals9%
Chances created22%Aerial duels won95%Defensive contributions95%

Career

Senior career

Preston North End (Free transfer)Jul 2025 - now
40
3
Sheffield WednesdayJun 2022 - Jul 2025
127
33
Rotherham UnitedJan 2018 - Jun 2022
210
61
Bury (Free transfer)Aug 2017 - Jan 2018
23
2
Portsmouth (back from loan)Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Northampton Town (on loan)Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
14
2
PortsmouthJul 2016 - Jan 2017
21
6
Swindon Town (back from loan)Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
Portsmouth (on loan)Feb 2016 - Jun 2016
16
4
Swindon Town (back from loan)Jan 2016 - Feb 2016
1
0
Barnsley (on loan)Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
13
0
Swindon TownJan 2014 - Sep 2015
71
26
AFC Wimbledon (on loan)Jul 2013 - Jan 2014
25
10
Colchester United (on loan)Mar 2013 - Jun 2013
8
2
Newport County (on loan)Nov 2012 - Jan 2013
10
4
Charlton Athletic (back from loan)Mar 2012 - Nov 2012
1
0
Accrington Stanley (on loan)Jan 2012 - Mar 2012
6
3
Charlton AthleticAug 2011 - Jan 2012
1
0
Darlington (back from loan)Nov 2010 - Aug 2011
19
4
Workington (on loan)Oct 2010 - Nov 2010
5
0
DarlingtonJul 2009 - Oct 2010
19
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Rotherham United

England
1
EFL Trophy(21/22)

Charlton Athletic

England
1
League One(11/12)

Darlington FC

1
FA Trophy(10/11)

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, 1,454 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.47, 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:

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 Harry Kane, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O'Reilly, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guéhi, Harry Maguire, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Ben White, Dean Henderson, Anthony Gordon, Morgan Rogers, Daniel Burn, Dominic Solanke, Harvey Barnes, Jarrod Bowen, James Garner, James Trafford, Jason Steele, Djed Spence, Valentino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Leah Williamson, Esme Morgan, Lauren James, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Laura Blindkilde, Lauren Hemp, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Jessica Carter, Grace Fisk, Poppy Pattinson, Taylor Hinds, Chloe Kelly, Grace Clinton, Lucia Kendall, Agnes Beever-Jones, Beth Mead, Jessica Park, Ellie Roebuck, Niamh Charles, Erica Parkinson, Freya Godfrey, and Keira Barry. 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, 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.