Ariagner Smith

Ariagner Smith
Personal information
Full name Ariagner Steven Smith Medina[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Panevėžys
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Real Estelí 41 (8)
2018–2023 Spartaks Jūrmala 37 (8)
2019 → Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan) 11 (3)
2019 → Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 10 (1)
2021 → Sputnik Rechitsa (loan) 7 (2)
2021 → Veles Moscow (loan) 19 (1)
2022 → Panevėžys (loan) 34 (8)
2023– Panevėžys 34 (14)
International career‡
2017– Nicaragua 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:47, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Ariagner Steven Smith Medina (born 13 December 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a striker for A Lyga club Panevėžys and the Nicaragua national team.

Career

Club

He has played club football for Real Estelí and Spartaks Jūrmala.[1][2] In 2015 he trained with Italian club Udinese.[3]

On 7 February 2022, Smith signed for A Lyga club Panevėžys on loan for the season.[4]

International

Smith made his international debut for Nicaragua in 2017.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 November 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Estelí 2014–15 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 1 1 — — — 1 0
2015–16 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 7 0 — — — 7 0
2016–17 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 12 1 — 0[a] 0 — 12 1
2017–18 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 21 6 — 1[b] 0 — 22 6
Total 41 8 - - 1 0 - - 42 8
Spartaks Jūrmala 2018 Virslīga 12 1 2 1 5[c] 3 — 19 5
2019 Virslīga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020 Virslīga 25 7 1 0 — — 26 7
2021 Virslīga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2022 Virslīga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 37 8 3 1 5 3 - - 45 12
Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan) 2019 Uzbekistan Super League 11 3 0 0 — — 11 3
Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 2019 Uzbekistan Super League 10 1 1 0 0[d] 0 0[e] 0 11 1
Sputnik Rechitsa (loan) 2021 Belarusian Premier League 7 2 0 0 — — 7 2
Veles Moscow (loan) 2021–22 FNL 19 1 3 1 — — 22 2
Panevėžys (loan) 2022 A Lyga 0 0 0 0 0[f] 0 — 0 0
Career total 84 15 7 2 6 3 - - 97 20
  1. ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
  3. ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in the Uzbekistan Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 27 March 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nicaragua 2017 3 0
2021 2 3
2022 7 1
2023 2 2
Total 14 6

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Ariagner Smith
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Final score Competition
1 27 March 2021 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Turks and Caicos Islands 2–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 8 September 2021 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Turks and Caicos Islands 3–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 September 2021 Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala  Guatemala 1–1 2–2 Friendly
4 14 June 2022 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Bahamas 4–0 4–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5 24 March 2023 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 4–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5 27 March 2023 Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

  1. ^ a b c Ariagner Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Ariagner Smith". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Germán García (3 August 2015). "Ariagner Smith ya está con el Udinese" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "KOMANDĄ PAPILDĖ NIKARAGVOS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS". fk-panevezys.lt/ (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.


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