Jordan Clifford Smith (born 8 December 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Hibernian.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

After coming through the

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academy, for whom he had played since the age of seven, Smith spent spells on loan with

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and Nuneaton Town. He made his professional debut for Forest on 11 February 2017, coming on as a 23rd-minute substitute against

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

for the injured Stephen Henderson. Smith kept his first clean sheet for Forest on 25 February as the club drew 0–0 at

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

. Having impressed in goal, Smith agreed a new contract with the club on 4 April to extend his stay until 2020. Smith's good form continued into the last game of the season at home to

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when, with the score at 0–0, he made two vital saves; the latter of which was described by manager

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as "world-class". Forest won the game 3–0 to guarantee safety from relegation to League One, at the expense of

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. Smith was released by Nottingham Forest following their 2022-23 season, ending his 22 years with the club.

Loan to Barnsley

On 16 November 2018, Smith joined

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side

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on a seven-day emergency loan.

Loan to Mansfield Town

On 10 January 2019, Smith joined

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side

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

until the end of the 2018–19 season.

Loan to Huddersfield Town

Following injury to goalkeeper

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and with young academy graduate

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joining

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

on loan until the end of the season, Smith joined

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side

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on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season. He featured in just one match day squad

Stockport County

Smith signed a one-year contract with

side

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on 12 July 2023.

Hibernian

Smith signed a two year contract with Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on 18 July 2024. He made his league debut on Tuesday 26 November against Aberdeen.

Career statistics

Honours

Nottingham Forest *

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Stockport County *

: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jordan Living people English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ilkeston F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players English Football League players 1994 births People from South Normanton Footballers from Derbyshire 21st-century English sportsmen