Career
Born in Wigan, Smith played with the youth teams of Liverpool and Wigan Athletic before signing for Aberdeen in the summer of 2007. Smith made his debut for Aberdeen in a league match against Falkirk on 5 January 2008, but was told on 15 April 2008 that he would not be offered a new contract by Aberdeen, and would be free to leave in the summer along with six other players. After being out of the game for a year, Smith signed for Peterhead in August 2009.
His time with the club was hampered by injuries and he left Peterhead at the end of the 2009/10 season.