Christopher Lloyd Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a centre-back for

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club Roma. Smalling represented the England national team from 2011 to 2017. During his youth, Smalling played for the

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academy before joining non-League club Maidstone United. After establishing himself in the Maidstone United first team, he signed for

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in May 2008. However, shortly after joining Middlesbrough, Smalling had his contract with the club cancelled after raising concerns over homesickness. Soon after, in June 2008, he signed for Premier League club Fulham. He made his professional debut with them in May 2009 and helped them reach the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final the following season. In January 2010, Smalling signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester United and joined them officially in July 2010. He made his competitive debut in the

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victory over

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, which earned him his first career medal. He went on to make more than 300 appearances for the club, winning two Premier League titles, an

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, a

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, a

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and a further two Community Shields. Smalling represented the England Schools under-18 team in early 2008, before making his debut for the national under-20 and under-21 teams in 2009. He made his senior international debut in September 2011 and has appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and

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Early life

Smalling was born in

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, London. He is of Jamaican descent. His father Lloyd died when Chris was aged five. Smalling has one brother. After his father's death the family moved to Kent, where he then attended

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. Smalling was a schoolboy national

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champion, and also finished second in an international competition. He was a boyhood Arsenal fan.

Club career

Maidstone United

As a youngster he played for Walderslade Boys and Lordswood. During his teenage years he sometimes missed training as he could not afford to pay for the bus. After a short spell at

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, a 16-year-old Smalling joined Maidstone United's youth set-up. After rising through Maidstone United's youth and reserve team set-up under the tutelage of coaches Peter Nott and Tony Cornwell, Smalling made his first-team debut for 'The Stones' on 11 April 2007, in a 4–1 loss against Tonbridge Angels in the

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. After making further appearances in the FA Trophy and

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, Smalling made his league debut for the club in December 2007, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Harlow Town. Smalling impressed and quickly established himself as a vital part of Maidstone United's back line; however, injury and international duty restricted his appearances. Smalling scored one goal for Maidstone United, in a 4–2 win at East Thurrock United on 24 March 2008, a match which was also his last game for the club.

Fulham

After attracting strong interest from Fulham, Gillingham,

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and

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, Smalling signed for

on a two-year contract on 30 April 2008. However, within a month of signing, his contract with Middlesbrough was cancelled, with Smalling concerned about homesickness, and in June 2008, he signed for

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club Fulham. Smalling was not on a contract at Maidstone United, for it would have prohibited him from playing for England Schoolboys, and as such the Isthmian League club were not entitled to a fee for the player; however, Fulham struck a deal which saw Maidstone United given £10,000 upon the transfer and £10,000 for every 10 league matches he played. He was made captain of the club's Development Squad by manager Billy McKinlay. On 24 May 2009, Smalling made his Premier League debut for Fulham, replacing Aaron Hughes in the 77th minute in the final match of the 2008–09 season, a 2–0 home loss to Everton. Smalling made his first start for Fulham on 17 September 2009, in an away tie with

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in the

, with the match ending 1–1. On 28 December 2009, Smalling made his first league start for Fulham, in a 2–1 loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Fulham's final match of 2009 and scored a decisive

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in the 75th minute of the match. He was not included in the matchday squad for the

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, in which Fulham were beaten 2–1 after extra time by Atlético Madrid at the

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Manchester United

2010–2013

On 27 January 2010, Manchester United announced that they had signed Smalling, for an undisclosed fee, with the player staying at Fulham for the remainder of the 2009–10 season before joining United for the beginning 2010–11 campaign. The transfer officially went through on 1 July 2010. Smalling made his debut for United on 8 August 2010 in the

, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 win over Chelsea. His Premier League debut for United came in their 3–0 home win over

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on 28 August 2010, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for

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. On 15 September 2010, he made his

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debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at home against Rangers. Eight days later, Smalling scored his first goal for Manchester United, also his first senior career goal, in a 5–2 away win over Scunthorpe United in the

. Smalling then made his full Premier League debut for United on 4 January 2011, partnering

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for the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Stoke City. On 8 July 2011, Smalling signed a new five-year contract with United. Smalling scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season in the 2011 FA Community Shield against United's local rivals Manchester City, volleying in an

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free kick from close range to reduce the deficit to 2–1. Manchester United went on to win the match 3–2 and take the Shield. The new season also saw Smalling adapt to a new role, as early injuries to Nemanja Vidić and

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allowed Smalling, Jonny Evans and new signing Phil Jones to replace them. Evans and Jones played as central defenders, whereas Smalling was deployed as a

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. Smalling scored his first ever Premier League goal, against Chelsea at Old Trafford, on 18 September 2011, rising unmarked to place a header into the far corner to open the scoring in a match United went on to win 3–1. Smalling was ruled out of the last Premier League fixture of the season and also for England's

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campaign due to a groin injury he sustained during Manchester United's 2–0 win over Swansea City in the penultimate week of the league season. On 21 July 2012, it was announced that Smalling would miss the start of the season after being ruled out for 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken metatarsal. The injury had ruled him out of the entire pre-season tour. He made his return on 7 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 win away to Portuguese team

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in the Champions League. He made his Premier League return three days later, helping his team to a 3–2 win against Aston Villa.

2013–2016

On 27 November 2013, Smalling scored his first Champions League goal in a 5–0 win away to

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. On 26 December 2013, he scored in a 3–2 win against

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. Smalling was

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in the first half of United's 1–0 defeat in the

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on 2 November 2014. Manager

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deemed Smalling "stupid" for his second yellow card in the match, awarded for a foul on

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. On 29 November 2014, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 3–0 victory over Hull City at Old Trafford, it was also his first Old Trafford goal in three years. On 11 February 2015, Smalling became the first player in the history of the Premier League to score two first-half goals as a substitute, after appearing as a 5th-minute substitute in a 3–1 victory against

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. This entered Smalling into the Guinness Book of Records for "the fastest goal in the Premier League by a substitute from kick-off" and "the most goals in the Premier League scored by a substitute in the first half". On 12 April 2015, he scored his fourth league goal of the season in a 4–2 win over Manchester City. Nine days later, Smalling signed a new contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2019. Having been praised by manager Louis van Gaal for his command of the defensive unit, Smalling captained United for the first time on 17 May 2015 during a 1–1 draw against Arsenal. On 2 May 2016, Smalling won the Manchester United Players' Player of the Year award. Later that month, on 21 May, he was sent off against

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in the

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, which Manchester United won 2–1 after extra time.

2016–2019

Chris Smalling vs Rostov 9 March 2017 (cropped)

He scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season on 24 September with a 22nd-minute header which opened the scoring in a 4–1 victory over reigning Premier League champions,

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. Smalling's first goal of the 2017–18 season came in a 4–1 win over Newcastle United on 18 November 2017. Smalling's next goal didn't come until 5 March 2018 in a 3–2 comeback win over Crystal Palace. He scored again a month later, scoring the

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winner in a 3–2 comeback victory over Manchester City. Smalling scored his final goal of the season in a 2–0 away victory over AFC Bournemouth. Smalling's only goal and what ending up being his final United goal of the 2018–19 season came in a 2–1 victory over

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on 15 September 2018, which was regarded as "one of the best goals of his career" by the ''

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''. On 15 December, Smalling signed a new contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2022. This came a week after sustaining a foot injury in United's 4–1 home win over Fulham keeping the defender out until he returned to training prior to the reverse fixture in February. Following his return, Smalling received criticism for his overly physical playing style with former Irish footballer

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saying " ewill be in trouble when video assistant referees are introduced to the Premier League" next season.

Roma

On 30 August 2019, Smalling joined

club Roma on

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for the 2019–20 season, with the club paying €3 million to sign him. On 24 November 2019, he became the first English player to score at least two goals in the same Serie A campaign since David Beckham during the 2008–09 season, and third overall since 2000 after

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in the 2003–04 season. On 5 October 2020, Smalling signed for Roma permanently on a three-year contract for an initial €15 million fee, potentially rising to €20 million with add-ons. On 25 May 2022, Smalling was named man of the match in the

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, which Roma won 1–0 against

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, Albania, to become the inaugural winners of the competition.

International career

Youth

At the age of 17 and studying for his A Levels, Smalling was selected to represent his county (

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), and the Kent Schools' Football Association then nominated him for trials for the England Schoolboy international squad. His trial was successful, and Smalling was selected to represent England Schools against Australia in January 2008. England won 2–0, and Smalling went on to play for England in the Centenary Shield, playing all four matches which including 1–0 victory against Wales Schools in which he scored the only goal. Smalling made his debut for the England under-20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 2–0 win against

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. On 11 August, four months after his under-20 debut, he made his debut for the under-21 squad in a friendly fixture against the

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, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute of a 0–0 away draw. On 14 November, Smalling made first start for the under-21s in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against

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in a 1–0 win. He scored his first goal for the under-21s on 8 October 2010, against Romania, in England's 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off first leg, converting from inside the area after an assist from

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. The goal, scored in the 83rd minute, proved to be the winner as England won 2–1.

Senior

On 13 November 2010, Smalling was called up to the England senior squad for the first time for their friendly against

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on 17 November; however, he was an unused substitute in the 2–1 loss. He made his senior debut in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against

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on 2 September 2011, which England won 3–0, in which he played at right-back. On 12 May 2014, Smalling was named in England's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With England's elimination from the group stages already confirmed, Smalling was given a tournament debut as a starter in the final group match, helping the team to a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte. On 31 May 2016, Smalling was named in England's 23-man squad for

. On 2 June 2016, in England's final warm-up match for Euro 2016, he scored his first goal for England in a 1–0 victory over

. Smalling was dropped by England manager

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in November 2017, as Southgate felt players such as

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, Harry Maguire and

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were better at initiating the play. Smalling registered his surprise and responded, "I'm as good a defender as anyone." He was not included in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

In June 2017, Smalling married model Sam Cooke near Lake Como, Italy. They have a son, Leo, born in May 2019. Inspired by his wife, he became

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, which he credits for improving his health and reducing his recovery time. He had cut out

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prior to becoming vegan. Smalling has promoted the vegan diet and kindness to animals through advertisements for PETA. In February 2019, he became a patron of education charity Football Beyond Borders. On 16 April 2021, Smalling and his family were robbed by armed men in their home in southern Rome. The thieves took luxury watches and jewellery in an early morning raid.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 10 June 2017. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Smalling goal.''

Honours

Manchester United *

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: 2015–16 * EFL Cup: 2016–17 * FA Community Shield: 2010, 2011,

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: 2016–17 Roma *

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: 2021–22 Individual *

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Team of the Tournament: 2011 * Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2015–16 * UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
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