Pele Smith

Pele Smith
Personal information
Full name Pele Leron Smith[1]
Date of birth (2007-12-14) 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pele Smith signs his first professional contract". Fleetwood Town FC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  3. ^ Fielding, Sam (9 August 2024). "Squad numbers announced for 2024/25 season". Fleetwood Town FC. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Smith: We will enjoy the moment but we're hungry for more". Fleetwood Town FC. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Pele Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Games played by Pele Smith in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.