PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Matthew Smith.
Newport County · Wales
TM 365877 · Current player profileAge today26
Recorded moves16
Peak recorded value€1.50m
Current market value€150k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Matthew Robert Smith
- Born
- 22 Nov 1999
- Nationality
- Wales
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 175
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2025
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- St. Johnstone FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- Milton Keynes DonsLast recorded move · 05 Aug 2023
- Manchester City U21Last recorded move · 31 Jan 2022
- Hull CityLast recorded move · 30 Jan 2022
- Doncaster RoversLast recorded move · 31 May 2021
- Charlton AthleticLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2020
- Queens Park RangersLast recorded move · 30 Jan 2020
- FC Twente EnschedeLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2019
- Manchester City U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
- Manchester City YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- West Bromwich Albion YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | 26 | Newport County | €150k |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 26 | Newport County | €200k |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 25 | St. Johnstone FC | €400k |
| 03 Dec 2024 | 25 | St. Johnstone FC | €400k |
| 30 May 2024 | 24 | St. Johnstone FC | €400k |
| 05 Dec 2023 | 24 | St. Johnstone FC | €400k |
| 09 Jun 2023 | 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | €400k |
| 05 Apr 2023 | 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | €400k |
| 14 Nov 2022 | 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | €600k |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | €450k |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 22 | Hull City | €800k |
| 25 May 2021 | 21 | Doncaster Rovers | €1.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 20 | Charlton Athletic | €900k |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 20 | Charlton Athletic | €1.00m |
| 30 Jun 2019 | 19 | Manchester City U21 | €1.50m |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 19 | FC Twente Enschede | €400k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | St. Johnstone FC | Newport County | Transfer | Free |
| 05 Aug 2023 | Milton Keynes Dons | St. Johnstone FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 31 Jan 2022 | Manchester City U21 | Milton Keynes Dons | Transfer | — ? |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Hull City | Manchester City U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 06 Aug 2021 | Manchester City U21 | Hull City | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2021 | Doncaster Rovers | Manchester City U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 16 Oct 2020 | Manchester City U21 | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester City U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Jan 2020 | Manchester City U21 | Charlton Athletic | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jan 2020 | Queens Park Rangers | Manchester City U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Manchester City U21 | Queens Park Rangers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2019 | FC Twente Enschede | Manchester City U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 03 Jul 2018 | Manchester City U21 | FC Twente Enschede | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Manchester City U18 | Manchester City U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Manchester City Youth | Manchester City U18 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2013 | West Bromwich Albion Youth | Manchester City Youth | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.