![]() Smithies playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Smithies[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 March 1990||
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.