Connor Smith

Connor Smith (born 1 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United.

Club career Born in Cowdenbeath, Smith was subsequently loaned to Cowdenbeath, Arbroath, Cove Rangers and Queen's Park.

He moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in January 2023. On 1 September 2023, Smith joined National League North side Scunthorpe United on loan for the 23/24 campaign.

On 26 January 2024, Smith signed for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a contract until May 2025.

In September 2024, Smith returned on loan to Hamilton Academical. The loan was made permanent in January 2025.

In January 2026 he signed for English club Scunthorpe United on a two-and-a-half year contract.

International career Smith has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 youth levels.

Personal life Smith attended the SFA performance school at Broughton High School, Edinburgh.

His older brother Callum is also a footballer – they came up against one another in the Scottish Championship Promotion play-off final in both the 2021–22 (Queen's Park, with Connor on loan and among the scorers, defeated Callum's Airdrie) and 2022–23 seasons (Airdrie overcame Hamilton aided by a goal from Callum in the first leg against his former club; Connor levelled the tie for the opposition in the return, and the outcome was settled on penalties).

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