Aidan Smith (born 11 May 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Annan Athletic as a striker. Smith has previously played for Queen of the South and Peterhead.
Career Born in Dumfries, Smith started his career at hometown club Queen of the South. Smith was first named in a match-day squad on 24 August 2013, remaining an unused substitute in the team's 2–0 defeat away to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Championship. Smith was a named substitute for six other matches that season, although he was unused.
On 6 March 2015, Smith debuted in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, replacing Gavin Reilly for the final 11 minutes of the 1–0 defeat at Palmerston Park versus Falkirk. Four days later, Smith made his league debut at Ibrox versus Rangers, replacing Reilly once again in the 83rd minute and three minutes later the 17-year-old scored his first career league goal, exploiting a mistake by goalkeeper Lee Robinson to earn a 1–1 draw for the Doonhamers.
Smith was then loaned out to Annan Athletic for the first half of the 2016–17 season, with the loan deal then extended until the end of the season on 7 January 2017. His contract with Queens wasn't renewed during May 2017, so he was released after spending seven seasons in the youth set-up at Palmerston from 2008 until 2015 and then two seasons in the first-team squad. On 14 June 2017, Smith signed a permanent deal with Annan Athletic, after a season-long spell on loan at Galabank from Queens during the 2016–17 season.
On 24 June 2019, Smith signed for Peterhead after two seasons with the Galabankies. He left Peterhead after one season, and returned to Annan in September 2020.
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+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsQueen of the South2014–15Scottish Championship5110001Appearance in the Premiership play-offs0712015–1616100202Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup02012016–170000200020Total212104030292Annan Athletic (loan)2016–17Scottish League Two33700002Appearances in the League One play-offs2359Annan Athletic2017–18Scottish League Two361210402343152018–1935113241604814Total71234281839129Peterhead2019–20Scottish League One230104010290Annan Athletic2020–21Scottish League Two2221140002732021–22101103010151Total323217010424Career total180358323115522644
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