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Chris Smalling

Manchester United FC

31 appearances, 1 goal

P 31 W 16 D 8 L 7 F 52: A 29
*(actual F 42: A 24)
 65% successful
2010-17

disciplined: two
captain: once
minutes played: 2450

Timeline
  Christopher Lloyd Smalling

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 22 November 1989 in Greenwich, Greater London [registered in Greenwich, November 1989].
 Attended Chatham Grammar School for Boys.
Marriage to Sam Cooke, at Villa Balbianello, near Lake Como, Italy, ion 22 June 2017.

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2010] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Unusual for his time, Smalling missed out on the Football Club Academies.  He played for Walderslade Boys as a nine year old, as well as Lordwood FC, and then settled into mainstream education. Had a short spell at Millwall FC's Academy. It was whilst playing for Kent Schools and joined the Maidstone United FC youth set-up as a sixteen year old. After thirteen Isthmian League appearances, and a single goal, Middlesbrough FC signed Smalling ahead of Fulham FC, Gillingham FC and Charlton Athletic FC on 30 April 2008. However, his contract was cancelled within a month, and Fulham FC did sign him in June 2008. The transfer fee was £10,000 for every ten appearances made. On 26 January 2010, Smalling signed a contract with Manchester United FC, with effect from 1 July 2010, for £10 million. On 30 August 2019, Smalling signed for AS Roma, of Serie A, on a season-long loan that cost £3 million. He made 29+one Serie A appearances, scoring three goals. After returning to United and not featuring in the first team squad, he signed for Roma for £13.6 million on Transfer Deadline Day, 5 October 2020. He made 69+twelve Serie A appearances, with six goals, up until hi joined Saudi club Al-Fayha on 1 September 2024, debuted on 14 September against Al-Raed, scoring an own goal in the 0-5 defeat. Has made seven SPL appearances up until 7 November 2024.
League honours
186+33 appearances, 10 goals
two red cards		 Fulham FC 2009-10 nine+four appearances
debut: (sub) 24 May 2009 Fulham FC 0 Everton FC 2.
Manchester United FC 2010-19 177+29 appearances, twelve goals
debut: (sub) 28 August 2010 Manchester United FC 3 West Ham United FC 0.

Club honours		 Premier League Champions 2010-11 (16), 2012-13 (15), runners-up 2011-12 (19), 2017-18 (29), fourth place 21041-5 (25);
FA Community Shield winner 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016;
FA Cup winners 2015-16 (7), runners-up 2017-18 (5);
Football League Cup winners 2016-17;
UEFA Europe League winners 2016-17;
Serie A fifth place 2019-20 (30):
UEFA European Conference League winners 2021-22;
UEFA Europa League runners-up 2022-23;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 6' 3", 14st 1lb [2010].

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2010] & ENFA.

England Career
Player number 1175th player to appear for England.
BME number The 64th BME player at Senior level
Position(s) Right-back, central defender;
First match No. 898, 2 September 2011, Bulgaria 0 England 3, a European Championship qualification match at Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija, aged 21 years 284 days.
Last match No. 967, 10 June 2017, Scotland 2 England 2, a World Cup qualification match at The National Stadium, Hampden Park, Glasgow, aged 27 years 200 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2014; European Championship Finals 2016;
Team honours None
Individual honours England U21 (fourteen appearances, one goal, 2009-11), England U20 (one appearance, 2009), England U18 (five appearances, one goal).
Distinctions The fortieth Greater Londoner to represent England
Smalling became a patron of the education charity Football Beyond Borders


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub unused mins. goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
25 31 15 28 ▲3
▼7		 20 2450 1 2360 min none one 2
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
31 16 8 7 52 29 +23 6 13 1.677 0.935 64.5 +9

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 14 10 0 4 22 11 +11 2 7 1.571 0.786 71.4 +6
Away 11 5 4 2 24 12 +12 3 3 2.182 1.091 63.6 +3
Neutral 4 1 4 1 6 6 =0 2 2 1.50 1.50 50.0 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 23 12 5 6 37 19 +18 5 10 1.609 0.826 63.0 +6
Red 6 3 3 0 12 9 +3 1 1 2.00 1.50 75.0 +3
Blue 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 1 1 2.50 0.50 50.0 =0

Competition Record

Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 4 2 2 0 13 3 +10 0 2 3.25 0.75 75.0 +2
WCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
World Cup 5 2 3 0 13 3 +10 1 3 2.60 0.60 70.0 +2

ECP

 6 6 0 0 14 3 +11 0 4 2.333 0.50 100.0 +6
ECF 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship 10 7 2 1 18 7 +11 1 5 1.80 0.70 80.0 +6
Friendly 16 7 3 6 21 19 +2 5 4 1.313 1.188 53.1 +1
All 31 16 8 7 52 29 +23 6 13 1.677 0.935 64.5 +9

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2012-14 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 0 2 3.667 0.333 83.3 +2
WCP 2016-18 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
WCP All 4 2 2 0 13 3 +10 0 2 3.25 0.75 75.0 +2
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
WCF All 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2012-14 4 2 2 0 11 1 +10 1 3 2.75 0.25 75.0 +2
WC 2016-18 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
WC All 5 2 3 0 13 3 +10 1 3 2.60 0.60 70.0 +2

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2010-12 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.00 0.00 100.0 +2
ECP 2014-16 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 0 2 2.50 0.75 100.0 +4
ECP All 6 6 0 0 14 3 +11 0 4 2.333 0.50 100.0 +6
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2016 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECF All 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2010-12 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.00 0.00 100.0 +2
EC 2014-16 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 0 2 2.50 0.75 100.0 +4
EC All 10 7 2 1 18 7 +11 1 5 1.80 0.70 80.0 +6

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 5 2 3 0 13 3 +10 1 3 2.60 0.60 70.0 +2
EC 10 7 2 1 18 7 +11 1 5 1.80 0.70 80.0 +6
15 9 5 1 31 10 +21 2 8 2.067 0.571 66.7 +8
Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 31 full appearances (2450 min), one goal

manager: Fabio Capello - two full appearances (180 min)x


Age 20
893 17 November 2010 - England 1 France 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL unused sub 15
  

Age 21
1 898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW Start 2
2 899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 2
  

 

caretaker-manager: Stuart Pearce - one full appearance (64 min)x


Age 22
3 903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley (substituted @0-2) Fr HL Start ▼64 5
  

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - 26 full appearances (2031 min), one goal, one captaincyx

Age 23
4 916 6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
5 917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP AW Start 6
6 918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica AD Start 6
  
921 14 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 16
922 6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 12
923 10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv AD 12
924 11 October 2013 - England 4 Montenegro 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 12
7 925 15 October 2013 - England 2 Poland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 2
8 926 15 November 2013 - England 0 Chile 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (substituting @0-1) Fr HL ▲sub 57
64		 12
9 927 19 November 2013 - England 0 Germany 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HL Start 5

Age 24
10 928 5 March 2014 - England 1 Denmark 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
11 929 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (substituting @3-0) Fr HW ▲sub 73 12
12 930 4 June 2014 - Ecuador 2 England 2, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens ND Start 12
931 7 June 2014 - Honduras 0 England 0, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens ND unused sub
932 14 June 2014 - England 1 Italy 2, Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
WCF		 NL
unused sub
12
933 19 June 2014 - Uruguay 2 England 1, Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo NL
13 934 23 June 2014 - Costa Rica 0 England 0, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte ND Start
   
14 939 15 November 2014 - England 3 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (substituting @3-1) ECP HW ▲sub 89 12
15 940 18 November 2014 - Scotland 1 England 3, Celtic Park, Glasgow Fr AW Start 6

Age 25
941 27 March 2015 - England 4 Lithuania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 12
16 942 31 March 2015 - Italy 1 England 1, Juventus Stadium, Torino (substituted @1-0) Fr AD Start ▼43 5
17 943 7 June 2015 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0, The Aviva Stadium, Dublin Fr AD Start 6
18 944 14 June 2015 - Slovenia 2 England 3, Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana ECP AW Start 6
945 5 September 2015 - San Marino 0 England 6, San Marino Stadium, Serravalle ECP AW unused sub 12
19 946 8 September 2015 - England 2 Switzerland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 71 6
20 947 9 October 2015 - England 2 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 6
948 12 October 2015 - Lithuania 0 England 3, LFF stadionas, Vilnius AW unused sub 12
21 949 13 November 2015 - Spain 2 England 0, Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante (substituted @2-0) Fr AL Start ▼84 6
950 17 November 2015 - England 2 France 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub 12

Age 26
22 951 26 March 2016 - Germany 2 England 3, Olympiastadion, Berlin Fr AW Start 6
23 952 29 March 2016 - England 1 Netherlands 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (substituted @1-1) HL Start ▼70 6
953 22 May 2016 - England 2 Turkey 1, Etihad Stadium, Manchester Fr HW rested squad member
24 954 29 May 2016 - England 2 Australia 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland (substituted @2-0) HW captain▼73 5
25 955 2 June 2016 - England 1 Portugal 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 86 6
26 956 11 June 2016 - Russia 1 England 1, Le stade Vélodrome, Marseille
ECF		 ND Start
6
27 957 16 June 2016 - England 2 Wales 1, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens NW Start
28 958 20 June 2016 - England 0 Slovakia 0, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne ND Start
29 959 27 June 2016 - England 1 Iceland 2, Allianz Riviera, Nice NL Start

 

manager: Sam Allardyce - no full appearancesx


960 4 September 2016 - Slovakia 0 England 1, Štadión Antona Malatinskeho, Trnava WCP AW unused sub 12

 

manager: Gareth Southgate - two full appearances (175 min)x


961 8 October 2016 - England 2 Malta 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 12
962 11 October 2016 - Slovenia 0 England 0, Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana AD 12
  

Age 27
30 965 22 March 2017 - Germany 1 England 0, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (substituted @1-0) Fr AL Start ▼85 6
966 26 March 2017 - England 2 Lithuania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW withdrawn
squad member
31 967 10 June 2017 - Scotland 2 England 2, The National Stadium, Glasgow WCP AD Start 6
968 13 June 2017 - France 3 England 2, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AL unused sub 16
969 1 September 2017 - Malta 0 England 4, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali WCP AW unused sub 12
970 4 September 2017 - England 2 Slovakia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HW 12
971 5 October 2017 - England 1 Slovenia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 12
972 8 October 2017 - Lithuania 0 England 1, LFF stadionas, Vilnius AW 12
   

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