Alex Smithies

Football player infobox


playername = Alex Smithies
fullname = Alexander Smithies
nickname =
height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|3|5|df=y
cityofbirth = Huddersfield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Huddersfield Town
clubnumber = 28
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Huddersfield Town
years = 2007-
clubs = Huddersfield Town
caps(goals) = 03 (0)
nationalyears = 2006
2007-
2007-
nationalteam = England U-16
England U-17
England U-18
nationalcaps(goals) = 04 (0)
10 (0)
01 (0)
pcupdate = 8 December 2007
ntupdate = 5 December 2007

Alexander "Alex" Smithies (born 5 March 1990 in Huddersfield) is a professional footballer with Coca-Cola League One side Huddersfield Town. An academy goalkeeper who first came into prominence during the 2007-08 season, after second choice goalkeeper Simon Eastwood injured his foot and appeared on the Town bench during September 2007.

Smithies made his first team début as a 76th minute substitute for Matt Glennon, who was sent off during Town's 4-1 defeat by Southend United at Roots Hall on 5 December 2007. He made his first full start in the 4-0 defeat at Leeds United on 8 December, after Glennon lost his appeal against his dismissal and Town were refused permission to loan an emergency goalkeeper, because Smithies was registered as a professional. Smithies has conceded six goals in his 104 minutes of first team football.

He has 4 caps for the England U-16's and 10 caps for the England U-17's (including gaining 5 during the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea) On 20 November 2007, he made his debut for the England U-18 team, where he played 45 minutes in their 2-0 win against Ghana U-18's at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium.

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