Lewis Smith (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.[1]
Smith attended St Ninian's High School, Giffnock[2] and was involved with the youth system at Hamilton Academical, the club his family supported,[3][4] from the age of 9.[5]
After signing a professional contract in summer 2016,[3] he appeared for the club's age-restricted teams in three editions of the Scottish Challenge Cup[6] and in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League,[6][7][8] before making his debut for the Accies senior team on 31 October 2018, appearing from the bench for the last ten minutes of a 3–0 away defeat to Aberdeen in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership.[9]
Smith made his first league start for the club on 10 August 2019 against Kilmarnock at New Douglas Park; he scored the opening goal and created the second in a 2–0 victory, receiving praise for his performance.[10] In November 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, running until summer 2022.[11]
A hamstring injury disrupted his season in 2020–21 as Hamilton were relegated from the Premiership.[12] He signed a further contract extension, until summer 2024, in November 2021.[13] The club were relegated from the Scottish Championship in 2023, but Smith had an important role as they returned via the promotion play-offs a year later, scoring in wins over Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[14]
In May 2024, Smith signed a pre-contract with Livingston, effective from 1 June, on a two-year deal.[15]
Smith has represented Scotland at under-17 youth level;[16] he sat four of his Higher school exams while on international duty at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia.[4] In August 2019 he was called-up by the under-21 squad,[5] making his debut in September 2019.[17]
Hamilton Academical
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