Matthew Terence Smith (born 14 October 1982) is a

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manager and former player, he is the currently assistant coach of

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. Born in England, Smith emigrated to Australia where he started his professional soccer career with

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during the 2009-10 A-League season and then signed a two-year contract with

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at the start of the

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2010–11 season. He has played for the Australian national team, and coached Brisbane City FC out of NPL Queensland in 2020, as The Azzurri were relegated into the FQPL in 2021. The Azzurri return in NPL Queensland in 2022.

Club career

Born in

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, England, Smith started his career playing University football in England, where he represented several different Universities before being signed by

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club

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. Smith moved to Australia for one year in 2004 and returned in 2006, during which time he attended Hartpury College in Gloucestershire and completed his master's degree in Sports Management. He also captained the Hartpury senior side to the BUSA National Championship in 2007. He moved to Australia and played for Palm Beach before moving to

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. He was signed on an injury replacement loan at

to replace Scottish defender Scott Wilson.

Brisbane Roar

On 16 April 2010 it was announced that Smith joined the Brisbane Roar on a two-year deal after his contract with North Queensland expired due to ownership changes. On 6 September 2011, the Roar announced that Smith would replace departed midfielder

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as captain of the club. On 10 September 2012, Smith signed a new 3-year contract at the Roar, extending his stay until the end of the 2015/16 season.

Bangkok Glass

It was announced in December 2014 that Smith would leave the Brisbane Roar and join Bangkok Glass for an undisclosed fee.

Kitchee

On 31 December 2018, Smith moved to

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club

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. On 12 February 2019, in the third qualifying match of the 2019 Asian Champions League, Kitchee played away to

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. During the match, Matt Smith was sent off after picking up his second yellow card in the 49th minute. Kitchee lost the match on penalties in the end.

Return to Australia

In July 2019,

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side Gold Coast Knights announced the signing of Smith. After seven months with the club, Smith departed in February 2020. In February 2020, Smith joined Brisbane City, taking on a double role as a player and football director. After three years as football director and head coach of the club, in September 2022, Smith was announced as a general manager of

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club

, for which he had played 112 games.

Managerial career

In October 2022, Smith was appointed head coach of BG Pathum United for whom he had played for and captained. In March 2023, after not meeting the team's targets, Smith was dismissed from the head coach role at the club, but was transferred to be a technical coach instead of leaving. In July 2023, after his stint as head coach overseas, Smith returned to Australia and joined

club

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as the assistant coach under

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. In February 2025, he departed the club to pursue an opportunity overseas.

Personal

Smith married Aicha Bendjelloul, an English woman on 17 May 2012 in a civil ceremony in

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, Australia. They then celebrated with family and friends by hosting a party on the Thai island of

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. Together, they have 4 children Isla, Ava, Ruby and Owen. Smith is qualified with a BA Degree in Marketing and Leisure Management and a Masters in Sports Management from Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.

A-League statistics

¹ - includes

final series statistics
² - includes

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statistics;

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statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

Managerial statistics

Results from penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws in this table.

Honours

Player

Club

;Brisbane Strikers * Queensland State League Premiership: 2009 ;Brisbane Roar *

Championship:

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, 2011–12, 2013–14 *

Premiership:

, 2013–14 ;Kitchee *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 ;Gold Coast Knights * NPL Queensland Championship:

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Brisbane City

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Premiership:

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Championship:

Manager

Brisbane City

Premiership:

Championship:

Individual

* PFA A-League Team of the Season:

, 2013–14 *

Team of the Season:

Coach of the Year:

* A-League All Star:

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References

External links

Brisbane Roar profile
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Matt Smith Interview

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Kitchee SC players A-League Men players A-League Men All-Stars

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