Gary Smith is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 side Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

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Motherwell

Smith was signed by the Motherwell from Queens Park after he impressed the youth coaches. He was immediantely drafted into the under-19 squad and made an immediate impression in the 2009-10 season, finishing as top-scorer as the Motherwell under-19 team finished second. On September 2010, Smith made his professional debut against Breiðablik

Breiðablik UBK

Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...

 of Iceland

Iceland

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 in the Europa League, a match in which the Steelmen won 1-0.

Smith then made his league debut as a substitute in a 4-0 loss to Dundee United

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...

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Dumbarton (loan)

On 28 August, Smith was loaned out to Dumbarton

Dumbarton F.C.

Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...

 for six-months in order to get regular first-team football. He made his debut for The Sons in a 6-0 defeat to East Fife

East Fife F.C.

East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...

, and made his first start in a 3-1 home defeat to Brechin City

Brechin City F.C.

Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season...

. He returned to Motherwell after his loan at Dumbarton came to an end in January.

External links

• Gary Smith profile at Motherwell FC official website