Jonté Jahki Smith (born 10 July 1994) is a Bermudian footballer who last played as a forward for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.
 Smith playing for Lewes in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
Career
editSmith 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 Eastbourne Borough on an initial one–month loan.[8] On 10 September 2013, Smith was again loaned out by his club, this time to Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville on a month's loan.[6][9] In October 2013 he returned to Crawley, only to be loaned out for the second time to Metropolitan Police.[10]
In January 2014, Smith was loaned to Conference South club Gosport Borough.[11]
On 13 March 2014, Smith joined Finnish side PS Kemi Kings on loan until 30 June 2014 with a view to a permanent move.[12] He made the move permanent at the end of the loan spell. In March 2015 he left Finland and followed his former head coach Tommy Taylor to Norwegian side Flekkerøy in the 2. divisjon.[13]
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 League Two side Cheltenham Town on a deal until January 2020.[23] On 8 October 2019 he scored a hat-trick, his first goals for the club, in an EFL Trophy tie against West Ham United U21.[24] His contract was later extended until the end of the season,[25] but he was released by the club at the end of the season.[26]
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
edit- As of match played 30 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | 2. divisjon | 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
editScores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editJonté is the son of Bermudan cricketer Clay Smith.[45]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Jonté Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Caribbean Football Database profile