Iván Smith (born 23 November 1999) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
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, on loan from
Godoy Cruz.
Club career
Smith's first club was
Quilmes.
His opening experience of first-team football arrived in December 2017, with the midfielder appearing as a substitute for a
Primera B Nacional loss to
Instituto on 2 December; though he wasn't chosen by manager
Leonardo Lemos.
On 21 January 2019, Smith was signed by
Primera División
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side
Godoy Cruz for £103k; signing a four-year contract.
Seven days after sitting on the bench for a
Copa Argentina encounter with
Deportivo Armenio
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Hi ...
, Smith made his professional debut in a league win over
Patronato on 30 March.
International career
In 2018, Smith trained with the
Argentina U20s; notably against the
seniors at the
FIFA World Cup
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in Russia.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
People from Berazategui Partido
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine Primera División players
Chilean Primera División players
Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
C.D. Cobresal footballers
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province