Jonathan Gary Smith (born 28 July 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for side

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

Career

Wrexham

Born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

, England, Smith joined the

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

academy at the age of 10. On 16 January 2016, Smith made his Wrexham debut in their

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second round defeat against

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

Bristol City

In May 2016, Smith signed for

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side

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

for an "undisclosed" compensation fee, agreeing terms on a two-year contract. On 19 August 2016, Smith joined

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side

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

on loan until January 2017. Smith made his

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debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

. He made nine appearances whilst on loan at Cheltenham Town. He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in July 2018, and signed a new one-year contract at Bristol City to take him to June 2020. He joined

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

on a season-long loan in September 2019. On 29 August 2020, Smith joined

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

on a season-long loan. He scored on his Swindon debut in an

EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...

tie against

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

on 5 September 2020 before being recalled on 29 January having made 20 appearances in all competitions.

Burton Albion

On 29 January 2021, Smith joined

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

side

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 6 February 2021, he made his debut in a

EFL League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

match against

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win. His contract ended in the summer of 2023 having played 77 league matches scoring 9 goals.

Wigan Athletic

On 30 June 2023, he was announced as a

player, signing a two-year deal from a free transfer.

Career statistics

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* 1997 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Liverpool Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Wrexham A.F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players AFC Fylde players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub