Craig Mackail-Smith
| Craig Mackail-Smith | ||
 2011 in the jersey of Brighton & Hove Albion
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith | |
| birthday | February 25, 1984 | |
| place of birth | Watford , England | |
| size | 1.78 m | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1999-2000 | FC St Albans City | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2000-2003 | St Albans City | 45 (2) |
| 2003-2004 | Arlesey Town | 54 (17) |
| 2004-2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 106 (38) |
| 2007-2011 | Peterborough United | 185 (80) |
| 2011-2015 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 109 (21) |
| 2014 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 3 (0) |
| 2015– | Luton Town | 12 (3) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2011–2012 | Scotland | 7 (1) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of October 11, 2015 |
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Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith (born February 25, 1984 in Watford ) is a Scottish football player who has been under contract with the English fourth division club Luton Town since 2015 . From 2011 to 2012 he also played for the Scottish national team .
Player career
Peterborough United (2007-2011)
On January 29, 2007, Craig Mackail-Smith moved to fourth division Peterborough United , after he had previously proven his scoring skills at the English fifth division Dagenham & Redbridge . In the Football League Two 2007/08 Mackail-Smith (36 games / 12 goals) rose to the third division with his new team. Also in the Football League One 2008/09, the promoted team found their way well and managed to march straight through to the second division as runner-up behind Leicester City . Craig Mackail-Smith scored twenty-three league goals, making it his team's top scorer. The season in the Football League Championship 2009/10 turned out to be much more demanding. Peterborough won only eight of the forty-six league games and rose as bottom of the table in the third division. The return to the Football League One 2010/11 was not permanent, however, the team around the top scorer Mackail-Smith (45 games / 27 goals) moved into the play-offs in fourth place and defeated 3-0 in the final Huddersfield Town through. At the end of the season, he was voted third division PFA Team of the Year .
Brighton & Hove Albion (2011-2015)
On July 4, 2011, Craig Mackail-Smith moved to Brighton & Hove Albion and signed a four-year contract. The club had previously risen to the second-rate Football League Championship together with Peterborough . While in Brighton, he was loaned out to his previous club, Peterborough United, in 2014. After his contract expired, he moved to the fourth division Luton Town .
Scottish National Team (2011-2012)
Craig Mackail-Smith made his debut on March 27, 2011 in a 2-0 defeat against Brazil for the Scottish national team. His first goal was in his third international match in a 1-0 win in Liechtenstein.
titles and achievements
- Football League One top scorer in 2010/11
- Football League One Player of the Year 2010/11
Web links
- Craig Mackail-Smith in the soccerbase.com database
- Games for the Scottish national team
Individual evidence
- ↑ Huddersfield Town 0-3 Peterborough United (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Craig Mackail-Smith heads to Brighton in four-year deal (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Brazil 2-0 Scotland (Scottish FA)
- ↑ Liechtenstein - Scotland 0: 1 (Scottish FA)
- ↑ Player of the Year 2010/11 ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (The Football League)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mackail-Smith, Craig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mackail-Smith, Craig Anthony Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Watford , Scotland |