Alex Smith (English footballer)

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Alex Smith
Personal information
Full name	Alex Smith
Date of birth	February 15, 1976 (1976-02-15) (age 32)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Youth clubs
	Everton
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1998 1998 1998-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006	Swindon Town Huddersfield Town (Loan) Chester City Port Vale Reading Shrewsbury Town (Loan) Chester City Wrexham Southport	31(1) 6(0) 32(2) 58(2) 14(2) 13(0) 20(4) 44(0) 10(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 31, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Alex Smith is a professional footballer, who played for a number a clubs after starting his career as a trainee at Everton. Highlights of his career have included promotion with Reading in 2001-02, winning the Nationwide Conference with Chester City in 2003-04 and helping Port Vale lift the LDV Vans Trophy in 2000-01. In January 2003, Smith was part of the Shrewsbury Town side that surprisingly knocked Everton out of the FA Cup, during a loan spell with the Shrews.

Smith can play in either a creative midfield role or full back/wing back positions.