Matty Smith Player Profile

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Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
2019-20 - - - - - - -
2018-19 8 (5) 1 1 0 38.5% 38.5% 23.1%
2017-18 11 (11) 4 3 0 45.5% 18.2% 36.4%
2016-17 - - - - - - -
2015-16 2 0 0 0 50.0% 50.0% 0.0%
Totals: 21 (16) 5


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 12/01/19 Championship vs. Dunfermline (H) 1 - 0
 05/01/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (H) 1 - 1
 15/12/18 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A) 1 - 1
 06/10/18 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (A) 0 - 2
 08/09/18 2nd Round vs. Alloa Athletic (H) 1 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 08/09/18 2nd Round vs. Alloa Athletic (H) 1 - 1
 13/03/18 Championship vs. QOS (A) 3 - 1
 23/02/18 Championship vs. Livingston (A) 1 - 2
 23/07/17 Group C vs. Cowdenbeath (H) 4 - 1

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 08/09/18 2nd Round vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  1 - 1
 13/03/18 Championship vs. QOS (A)  3 - 1
 13/03/18 Championship vs. QOS (A)  3 - 1
 23/02/18 Championship vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 2
 23/07/17 Group C vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  4 - 1

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 05/04/19 Championship vs. Ross County (A)  1 - 1
 12/01/19 Championship vs. Dunfermline (H)  1 - 0
 05/01/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (H)  1 - 1
 22/12/18 Championship vs. Falkirk (H)  2 - 1
 15/12/18 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A)  1 - 1
 06/10/18 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 2
 08/09/18 2nd Round vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  1 - 1
 15/08/18 1st Round vs. St J'stone U21 (H)  3 - 2
 11/08/18 Championship vs. QOS (A)  2 - 1
 04/08/18 Championship vs. Dunfermline (H)  2 - 3
 28/07/18 Group A - North vs. Elgin City (A)  4 - 0
 21/07/18 Group A - North vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  1 - 1
 17/07/18 Group A - North vs. Ross County (A)  0 - 1
 11/05/18 Premiership Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 1
 28/04/18 Championship vs. Livingston (H)  2 - 0
 14/04/18 Championship vs. Falkirk (H)  1 - 0
 07/04/18 Championship vs. Dumbarton (A)  2 - 3
 03/04/18 Championship vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 0
 31/03/18 Championship vs. Morton (A)  1 - 1
 27/03/18 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A)  0 - 1
 24/03/18 Championship vs. Dunfermline (H)  1 - 1
 20/03/18 Championship vs. QOS (H)  2 - 3
 17/03/18 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  1 - 1
 13/03/18 Championship vs. QOS (A)  3 - 1
 23/02/18 Championship vs. Livingston (A)  1 - 2
 11/02/18 5th Round vs. Aberdeen (A)  2 - 4
 06/01/18 Championship vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 6
 02/01/18 Championship vs. Brechin City (H)  4 - 1
 29/12/17 Championship vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 2
 23/12/17 Championship vs. Livingston (H)  3 - 0
 11/11/17 Quarter Final vs. Crusaders (H)  1 - 2
 04/11/17 Championship vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 1
 28/10/17 Championship vs. Dumbarton (A)  2 - 0
 07/10/17 3rd Round vs. Linfield (H)  1 - 0
 23/07/17 Group C vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  4 - 1
 14/05/16 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  4 - 2
 10/05/16 Premiership vs. Partick Th (H)  3 - 3


Biography

Born in Dundee, Matty Smith attended Monifeith High School while playing youth football with a series of different clubs, including Fairmuir Boys, Aberdeen, Celtic and DUSC. He spent the majority of his youth career with St Johnstone, progressing through their youth ranks for seven years before he joined United in 2014 on a two year deal. He quickly became a regular with the U20/Development squad.

Towards the end of the 2015-16 season, Matty made his professional debut, selected in the starting eleven for a 3-3 draw with Patrick Thistle. On May 31, 2016, the forward signed a contract extension, keeping him at Tannadice until the summer of 2019. A loan spell at Montrose followed for the latter half of the 2016-17 season, where he played regularly for the Links Park side.

Matty was included in the first team squad at the start of the 2016-17 season, and gained his first starting place against Cowdenbeath in the League Cup, scoring his first professional goal. On May 29th, it was announced that Matty had signed a contraction extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2019-20 season. His first team opportunities increased throughout the 2017-18 season, and he was heavily involved in the League run-in, scoring twice against Queen of the South, to help United claim a Play-off place, with United eventually losing out to Livingston in the semi-final. Although he played in most of the League Cup and Challenge Cup matches at the start of the 2018-19 season, Matty's first team opportunities were limited throughout the rest of the campaign with the arrival of several players in the January transfer window.

Last updated on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 by N Harkiss.

Squad Numbers

43

Season:
2015-16

28

Season:
2016-17

28

Season:
2017-18

16

Season:
2018-19

16

Season:
2019-20





Debut

May 10th, 2016
Dundee United 3 - 3 Partick Thistle

League (Premiership)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Matty was born on this date in Dundee.

    Thursday, March 13th, 1997

  • First Non-Competitive Appearance (Res/Dev)

    Falkirk U20 3 - 1 Dundee United U20
    SPFL Under 20 League

    The young Tangerines found it hard going against their more experienced Falkirk counterparts tonight.Whereas the United U20s had no one with first team experience, the Bairns had four overage

    Tuesday, November 19th, 2013

  • Signed For Dundee United

    Saturday, June 14th, 2014

  • First Non-Competitive Goal

    Dundee United 2 - 0 Inverness CT Dev.
    SPFL Development League

    Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee United 3 - 3 Partick Th
    League (Premiership)

    Frederic Frans opened the scoring in the sixth minute, crashing a header into the United net as he rose unchallenged to meet Penrice’s driven corner from the right. Simon Murray was, as usual,

    Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

  • First Goal

    Dundee United 4 - 1 Cowdenbeath
    League Cup (Group C)

    For the second successive season, United faced a home game against Cowdenbeath in the group stages of the Betfred Cup. United made three changes from the game against Buckie Thistle, with Tam Scobbie,

    Sunday, July 23rd, 2017

  • First League Goal

    Livingston 2 - 1 Dundee United
    League (Championship)

    United lost further ground in the Championship with a 2-1 defeat against play off rivals Livingston. Although the fact that United lost due to a last-minute goal would suggest that they were slightly

    Friday, February 23rd, 2018

  • Last Goal

    Dundee United 1 - 1 Alloa Athletic
    Challenge Cup (2nd Round)

    For the second week in succession and for the third time this season, United took on Alloa Athletic, this time at Tannadice in the second round of the Irn Bru Cup. Just as in their previous meeting a

    Saturday, September 8th, 2018

  • Last Appearance

    Ross County 1 - 1 Dundee United
    League (Championship)

    United went into their crucial Friday night game away to Ross County knowing that anything less than a win would see their hopes of winning the Scottish Championship evaporate. United went into the ga

    Friday, April 5th, 2019

  • Left the Club

    Tuesday, May 19th, 2020