Brad Smith (soccer, born 1994)
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Bradley Shaun Smith (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo and the Australia national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Shaun Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[2] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
2014 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016–2020 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2020 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Seattle Sounders FC | 32 | (3) |
2022 | D.C. United | 16 | (0) |
2023– | Houston Dynamo | 28 | (2) |
2023– | Houston Dynamo 2 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | England U17 | 11 | (1) |
2012–2014 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
2014 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Australia U23 | 8 | (1) |
2014– | Australia | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 28 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022 |
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Born in Sydney, Smith moved to England to play youth football for Liverpool as a teenager, eventually making his professional debut for the side in 2013. He has also spent time on loan at Swindon Town in 2014 and at Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in 2018 and 2019, helping the latter win MLS Cup 2019.
Smith represented England at youth levels (eligible through his parents) but subsequently switched to play for Australia.