Alex Smithies

Alex Smithies
Smithies playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alexander Smithies[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2007 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Huddersfield Town 247 (0)
2015–2018 Queens Park Rangers 107 (0)
2018–2022 Cardiff City 90 (0)
2022–2024 Leicester City 0 (0)
Total 444 (0)
International career
2005–2006 England U16 4 (0)
2005–2007 England U17 9 (0)
2007 England U18 1 (0)
2009 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Smithies (born 5 March 1990) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Smithies is a product of the Huddersfield Town academy who first came into prominence during the 2007–08 season. He joined Queens Park Rangers in 2015 before joining Cardiff City in 2018.

Smithies joined Leicester City in 2022. He made no appearances for the club and retired due to injury in 2024.

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Alex Smithies". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Alex Smithies". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 December 2017.