Pele Smith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pele Leron Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 2007 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018– | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fleetwood Town | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:16, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Pele Leron Smith is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.
Career
Smith came through the Fleetwood Town Academy, starting his career at under-10 level in 2018.[2] He made his debut for the under-21's as a 16 year old in the 2023–24 Premier League Cup campaign.[2] to be given squad number 33 for the 2024–25 season.[3] He captained the under-17 team to the Premier Development League trophy with a 3–2 victory over Watford in April 2024.[4] Smith signed a two-year scholarship with Fleetwood in the summer of 2024, taking over the captaincy from Kayden Hughes who had been promoted to the first team.[2] After impressing during pre-season and for the Academy, he was handed his first team debut aged 16 by manager, Charlie Adam, on 3 September 2024 in the 3–2 EFL Trophy defeat to Aston Villa U21.[2] He scored his first senior goal a month later in a 3–0 victory over Barrow in the EFL Trophy.[5] On 2 January 2025, Smith signed his first professional contract with the club following turning seventeen.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2024–25[6] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Pele Smith signs his first professional contract". Fleetwood Town FC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ Fielding, Sam (9 August 2024). "Squad numbers announced for 2024/25 season". Fleetwood Town FC. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Smith: We will enjoy the moment but we're hungry for more". Fleetwood Town FC. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Pele Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Pele Smith in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.