Ryan Smith (footballer)
Ryan Craig Matthew Smith ( born November 10, 1986 in Archway, London) is an English footballer. The extremely responsive winger operates mostly in the midfield or in the forward line as a winger.
Sports career
Arsenal FC
As an English youth international Smith began his career at Arsenal and made his debut at the age of 16 years on 28 October 2003 for the first team in the third round of the League Cup against Rotherham United. Then he was going in the same competition in the games against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Middlesbrough. Its operations were limited at the beginning of the season 2004 /05 on the Carling Cup and the reserve team. While a lot of the " second team " against the reserve of Ipswich Town, Smith then injured so severely on the knee that he had to pause until well into 2005 into it.
Leicester City and Derby County
On 30 September 2005, the Arsenal FC Smith gave to Leicester City for the entire season 2005/06. There, this could earn a regular place at first, but he lost again to the middle of the season. After a total of less than half a year, agreed by the club's management of the " Foxes " with Smith that the lending phase should find a premature end. On 10 March 2006, Smith finally returned to Arsenal. On 4 August 2006 he signed after a three- year contract with the second division Derby County, where the 2-2 draw against Southampton FC, he celebrated his debut two days later.
Overall, Smith completed at the beginning of the season 2006/ 07 to year-end 2006 total of 15 league games, but when the rise candidate in the winter transfer period undertook a number of midfielders, the club's management of Derby County opted for a loan deal.
Millwall FC
On 21 March 2007, the third division FC Millwall agreed to a one-month loan from Ryan Smith, which was extended to a period of three months, on 17 April 2007 to end of season. Smith showed good performance during this time, so that Willie Donachie was as coach of FC Millwall on a permanent obligation of the winger. In July 2007, Smith finally signed for a transfer fee of £ 150,000 a two -year contract with the " lion ".
Smith came in the first eighth league games until the end of September 2007 on the insert until it again should put a serious knee injury for an extended period out of action in the 1-2 home defeat against Swindon Town.