Jack Smith (footballer, born 2001)
Jack Justin Smith (born 15 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Kettering Town, on loan from club Stevenage. Career. Whilst still a first-year scholar in the Stevenage youth academy, Smith went on the first-team's pre-season tour of Jersey, as well as featuring in a number of friendlies ahead of the 2019–20 season. He made his first-team debut as an 81st-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Bradford City on 20 August 2019. Having made two first-team  appearances, Smith signed his first professional contract on 28 August 2019. Smith was loaned out to National League South club Braintree Town on a one-month deal on 11 January 2020. He made his Braintree debut the same day. The loan agreement was extended for a further month and Smith went on to make nine appearances for the club during his time there. The 2020–21 season would ultimately serve as Smith's breakthrough season in terms of regular first-team appearances, playing 30 matches in all competitions.<ref name="Games played by Jack Smith in 2020/2021"></ref> At the end of the  season, Smith was named as the club's Young Player of the Year. Smith joined National League North club Kettering Town on a loan agreement on 18 February 2022 for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.