Wrexham

Sam Smith

A striker whose finishing rate has stayed high wherever he has played, scoring close to a goal every other game across spells at Cambridge and Reading. He is not the type to drop deep, preferring to stay close to goal and wait for a chance.
England Wrexham FWD
Appearances
9
Goals
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
285
31.66 per match
Goals
0
Shots on Target
2
Assists
0

Season Stats

Appearances
9
Minutes played
285
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
5
Shots on Target
2

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 forwards

Goals
77th of 77
Shots on target
88th of 125
Shots
82nd of 135
Assists
60th of 60
👻 Ghost Players #37 of 434
😈 Bad Boys #175 of 467
👑 Assist Kings #348 of 421
💪 Workhorses #392 of 434
🎯 Pass Master #426 of 554
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WRE
WRE
19:45
Tue 13 Oct
WBA
WBA
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WRE
WRE
15:00
Sat 17 Oct
PNE
PNE
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BLA
BLA
15:00
Sat 24 Oct
WRE
WRE
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SHU
SHU
20:00
Fri 30 Oct
WRE
WRE
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WRE
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19:45
Wed 4 Nov
MID
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Sam Smith, The Forward Who Finishes Chances

His scoring rate has stayed close to a goal every other game across two very different clubs.

Smith worked through a string of loan spells early in his career before finding real consistency at Cambridge United, where he scored heavily enough to earn a permanent return to Reading. His output there stayed just as high. Manager Phil Parkinson described him simply as a striker who has done really well over recent seasons, a modest description for a forward who has rarely gone quiet for long at either club.

Wrexham paid a club record fee to bring that scoring rate into the Championship, betting that a player built almost entirely around finishing chances rather than creating them can keep producing at a tougher level. The obvious tension is whether a striker who has thrived mostly in League One and League Two gets the same volume of chances against Championship defences. Those defences sit deeper and concede far less space in behind.

The Rest Of The Squad

28 players

Goalkeepers

22
Anthony Patterson
Millwall · Age 26
9 apps
25
Callum Burton
Age 30
0 apps
21
Danny Ward
Age 33
0 apps

Defenders

5
Dominic Hyam
Scotland · Age 30
9 apps
2
Callum Doyle
Age 23
8 apps 1g
30
Danny Imray
West Bromwich Albion · Age 23
7 apps 1g 2a
12
Issa Kaboré
Age 25
7 apps 1a
3
Jacques Ekomié
Age 23
7 apps 2g
26
Zak Vyner
Age 29
7 apps
4
Max Cleworth
Age 24
4 apps
6
Joe Worrall
Burnley · Age 29
2 apps
34
Aaron James
Age 21
0 apps
13
Liberato Cacace
New Zealand · Age 26
0 apps

Midfielders

8
Benjamin Whiteman
Preston North End · Age 30
9 apps 1a
27
Lewis O'Brien
Age 27
9 apps 1a
17
Callum O'Hare
Sheffield United · Age 28
8 apps 1g
37
Matty James
Age 35
7 apps
20
Oliver Rathbone
Age 30
7 apps 1g
47
Ryan Longman
Age 25
7 apps
10
Josh Windass
Age 32
6 apps 1a
15
George Dobson
Age 28
3 apps
14
George Thomason
Age 25
2 apps
18
Ben Sheaf
Age 28
1 app
23
Sebastian Revan
Burton Albion · Age 23
0 apps

Forwards

19
Kieffer Moore
Age 34
9 apps 3g 1a
33
Nathan Broadhead
Age 28
3 apps
11
Bailey Cadamarteri
Age 21
2 apps
50
Samuel Chesworth
Age 19
0 apps
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