Daryl Smylie (born 10 September 1985) is a former Northern Irish
footballer
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and current assistant manager of Mariebo IK.
Playing career
Smylie started playing football for his local Boys Brigade team in Richhill County Armagh. He then started playing for Lurgan Town Boys in the Lisburn league. When he turned 16 he joined the
Newcastle United
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youth academy. During the last two years, he trained with the first team but failed to make any first team appearances. In the 2005/06 season Smylie spent time
on loan
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at
Stockport County
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Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...
where he made his league debut. He joined
Scottish First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 in Scottish footb ...
club
Livingston
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on a
free transfer in the summer of 2006, but was released at the end of the 2006/07 season.
That summer after being released, Smylie joined Swedish third-tier club
Östersunds FK
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and played the second half of the
2007 Swedish football Division 1
The 2007 Division 1 was contested by 28 teams divided into two groups geographically. Assyriska FF and Qviding FIF won their respective groups, and were thereby promoted to Superettan for the 2008 season. Second place teams FC Väsby United and ...
season. He returned to Östersund the next year and had enough success during the first half of the season to be signed by English manager
David Wilson who was in charge of
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
club
Ljungskile SK
Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1.
History
Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 199 ...
. The club was relegated at the end of the year. Still, another Allsvenskan club signed Smylie,
Kalmar FF
Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...
. However, he struggled for playing time and was loaned out twice to
Superettan
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club
Jönköpings Södra until Jönköping finally signed him permanently on a 2+1 year contract at the end of 2011. The club won promotion to Allsvenskan.
On 13 January 2020, Smylie moved to Swedish
Division 1 Södra
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club
Assyriska IK
Assyriska IK, also known as Assyriska Turabdin IK, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club was formed in 2009 by Assyrian immigrants from the Tur Abdin region in Turkey, and is currently playing in Division 1 Södra which is ...
.
Coaching career
After retiring from playing, Smylie was appointed as assistant coach of Mariebo IK in 2021.
References
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1985 births
Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Sweden
Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Men's association football midfielders
Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Association footballers from County Armagh
Living people
Livingston F.C. players
Ljungskile SK players
Newcastle United F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Stockport County F.C. players
Kalmar FF players
Östersunds FK players
Jönköpings Södra IF players
English Football League players
Superettan players
Allsvenskan players
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland