Lewis Smith (footballer)

Lewis Smith
Smith with Hamilton U19s, 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2018 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Hamilton Academical 120 (12)
2024– Livingston 41 (5)
International career‡
2017 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2019– Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:50, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Lewis Smith (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.[1]

Club career

Hamilton Academical

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]

Livingston

In May 2024, Smith signed a pre-contract with Livingston, effective from 1 June, on a two-year deal.[15]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical U20 2016–17[18] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2017–18[19] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[20] — — — 2[a] 1 2 1
Total — — — 6 1 6 1
Hamilton Academical 2018–19[20] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2019–20[21] Scottish Premiership 23 3 1 1 4 1 — 28 5
2020–21[22] Scottish Premiership 9 0 0 0 1 0 — 10 0
2021–22[23] Scottish Championship 28 4 1 0 4 0 3[a] 0 36 4
2022–23[24] Scottish Championship 30 0 3 0 4 1 7[b] 0 44 1
2023–24[25] Scottish League One 26 5 1 0 3 0 5[c] 3 35 8
Total 120 12 6 1 16 2 15 3 157 18
Livingston 2024–25[26] Scottish Championship 26 3 2 0 4 0 9[d] 2 41 5
2025–26[27] Scottish Premiership 15 2 0 0 4 0 — 19 2
Total 41 5 2 0 8 0 9 2 60 7
Career total 161 17 8 1 24 2 30 6 223 26
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance, one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances, two goals in Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Five appearances, one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances, one goal in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Hamilton Academical

Livingston

References

  1. ^ Lewis Smith at Soccerbase
  2. ^ "Lewis Smith selected for Scotland". St Ninian's High School, Giffnock. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "New full time Academy players". Hamilton Academical Website. Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b Dani Garavelli (8 September 2019). "Dani Garavelli: My son the Hamilton Accies baller and what it's like bringing up an aspiring young player". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Lewis Smith Selected for Scotland U21s Squad". Hamilton Academical Website. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "L. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Mit dem Rücken zur Wand – Der FC Basel U19 kommt gegen Hamilton Academical nicht über ein 2:2 hinaus" [With backs to the wall - FC Basel U19 did not beat Hamilton Academical, 2–2]. Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (in German). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Accies UEFA Youth League adventure continues after dramatic penalty victory over Basel". Daily Record. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. ^ Clive Lindsay (31 October 2018). "Aberdeen 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. ^ Hamilton Academical 2–0 Kilmarnock, BBC Sport, 10 August 2019
  11. ^ "Done Deal for Lewis/Hamilton". Hamilton Academical Website. 24 November 2019.
  12. ^ Hamilton's Lewis Smith determined to use relegation pain in Accies' promotion bid next season, James Cairney, The Herald, 17 May 2021
  13. ^ Burns, Scott (12 November 2021). "Hamilton hand Lewis Smith new deal until 2024". Daily Record.
  14. ^ Hamilton claim play-off glory to replace Inverness in Championship, STV News, 18 May 2024
  15. ^ "Lewis Smith is a Lion!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 24 May 2024.
  16. ^ Lewis Smith at the Scottish Football Association
  17. ^ "Lewis Smith Makes Scotland U21 Debut". Hamilton Academical Website. 5 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  26. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  27. ^ "Games played by Lewis Smith in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  28. ^ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
  29. ^ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
  30. ^ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.
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