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Paul Patrick Smyth (born 10 September 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Leyton Orient.

Paul Smyth

Smyth in action for Queens Park Rangers in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Paul Patrick Smyth[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Leyton Orient
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2015	Linfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Linfield	52	(14)
2017–2021	Queens Park Rangers	19	(2)
2019	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	15	(3)
2019–2020	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	19	(1)
2020–2021	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	14	(1)
2021	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	21	(3)
2021–	Leyton Orient	41	(11)
National team‡
2016	Northern Ireland U19	3	(0)
2016–2018	Northern Ireland U21	13	(1)
2018–	Northern Ireland	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 17 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:55, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Linfield

Smyth broke into the Linfield first team as an 18-year-old in 2015, making his NIFL Premiership debut in a 2-1 defeat to Cliftonville on 14 November 2015.[3] In the 2016-17 season he helped the club lift a treble of trophies; the NIFL Premiership, the Irish Cup, and the County Antrim Shield, while picking up a host of individual awards including the Ulster Young Player of the Year 2016/17.[4]

Queens Park Rangers

On 29 August 2017, Smyth joined QPR for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[5]

On 1 January 2018, Smyth made his QPR, EFL Championship and professional debut against Cardiff City, scoring the winning goal in the 72nd minute.[6] He would go onto win the Supporters Young Player of the Year, after an impressive first few months in the first team.[7]

On 20 May 2021, Smyth was released by QPR at the expiry of his contract.[8]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

Following a loan spell on loan at Accrington Stanley, Smyth joined Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan.[9]

Charlton Athletic (loan)

On 16 October 2020, Smyth joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan.[10] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 4-2 defeat to Burton Albion on 24 November 2020.[11]

Accrington Stanley (loan)

On 28 January 2021, Smyth joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season, returning to the club he had previously spent time on loan with two seasons before.[12]

Leyton Orient

Upon his contract expiry, Leyton Orient announced that they signed Smyth on 25 June 2021.[13]

International career

Having played for Northern Ireland U21 on 22 March 2018, Smyth was called into the senior Northern Ireland squad for the friendly with South Korea on 24 March 2018.[14] He made his debut as an 82nd minute substitute and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory three minutes later.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Linfield	2015–16[16]	NIFL Premiership	19	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	24	5
	2016–17[17]	NIFL Premiership	29	8	3	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	8
	2017–18	NIFL Premiership	4	1	0	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	9	2
	Linfield total		52	14	8	0	0	0	7	1	67	15
Queens Park Rangers	2017–18[18]	Championship	13	2	1	0	0	0	—		14	2
	2018–19[19]	Championship	3	0	0	0	2	0	—		5	0
	2019–20[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[21]	Championship	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Queens Park Rangers total		19	2	1	0	3	0	—		23	2
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2018–19[22]	League One	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	3
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2019–20[23]	League One	19	1	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	21	1
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2020–21[24]	League One	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2020–21[25]	League One	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	3
Leyton Orient	2021–22[26]	League Two	24	3	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	1	26	4
	2022–23[27]	League Two	17	8	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	21	8
	Leyton Orient total		41	11	2	0	1	0	3	1	47	12
Career total			181	35	13	0	4	0	11	2	209	37

International

As of match played 3 June 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	2018	2	1
	2019	0	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	1	0
Total		3	1

International goals

As of match played 24 March 2018. Northern Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Smyth goal.[28]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2018	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	1	South Korea	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Linfield

• NIFL Premiership: 2016-17[29]
• Irish Cup: 2016-17[30]
• County Antrim Shield: 2016-17 [31]
• NIFL Charity Shield: 2017 [32]

References

External links

• Paul Smyth at Soccerbase
• Paul Smyth – UEFA competition record (archive) 

На других языках

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- [en] Paul Smyth (footballer)

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[fr] Paul Smyth

Paul Smyth, né le 10 septembre 1997 à Belfast, est un footballeur international nord-irlandais. Il joue comme attaquant pour Leyton Orient.

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[it] Paul Smyth

Paul Patrick Smyth (Belfast, 10 settembre 1997) è un calciatore nordirlandese, attaccante del Leyton Orient.

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