Chris Smalling

English association football player

Christopher Lloyd Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma. Smalling played for the England national team from 2011 to 2017.

Chris Smalling
Smalling lining up for Manchester United in 2017
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Lloyd Smalling[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birthGreenwich, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[3]
Position(s)Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Roma
Number6
Youth career
Walderslade Boys
Lordswood
2002–2004Millwall
2006–2007Maidstone United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008Maidstone United12(1)
2008–2010Fulham13(0)
2010–2020Manchester United206(12)
2019–2020Roma (loan)30(3)
2020–Roma83(6)
National team
2008England Schools U185(1)
2009England U201(0)
2009–2011England U2114(1)
2011–2017England31(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2024

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 April 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maidstone United2006–07[5][6][7]Isthmian League Division One South00001[c]010
2007–08[8][9][10]Isthmian League Premier Division121003[d]0151
Total1210040161
Fulham2008–09[11]Premier League10000010
2009–10[12]Premier League12010104[e]0180
Total130101040190
Manchester United2010–11[13]Premier League16040319[f]01[g]0331
2011–12[14]Premier League19120107[h]01[g]1302
2012–13[15]Premier League15050002[f]0220
2013–14[16]Premier League25110407[f]11[g]0382
2014–15[17]Premier League2544000294
2015–16[18]Premier League350712011[i]1552
2016–17[19]Premier League181414010[e]000362
2017–18[20]Premier League29450308[f]01[j]0464
2018–19[21]Premier League24120008[f]0341
Total206123421716224132318
Roma (loan)2019–20[22]Serie A303205[e]0373
Roma2020–21[23]Serie A160005[e]0210
2021–22[24]Serie A2731010[k]1384
2022–23[25]Serie A3231014[e]0473
2023–24[26]Serie A80002[e]0100
Total11394036115310
Career total3442239218110238151129
  1. Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. Appearance in Kent Senior Cup
  4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League
  9. Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  11. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 10 June 2017[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England201120
201210
201360
201460
201560
201681
201720
Total311
As of match played 10 June 2017. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Smalling goal.[27]
List of international goals scored by Chris Smalling
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
12 June 2016Wembley Stadium, London, England25  Portugal1–01–0Friendly[28]

Honours

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Manchester United

Roma

Individual

References

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  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Chris Smalling: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Chris Smalling: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. "C. Smalling: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "Maidstone United 2006/07 results & reports". 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. "Maidstone United : Division One South league results & stats". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. "Maidstone United 1–4 Tonbridge Angels". 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "ALL COMPETITIONS: Player's Appearances – Smalling Christopher until 6 January 2008". football.mitoo.co.uk. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. "Maidstone United 2007/08 results & reports". 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. Matches after 6 January:
    "Maidstone United 0–1 Billericay Town". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    "Tonbridge Angels 2–1 Maidstone United". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    "Maidstone United 1–2 Margate". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    "Wealdstone 2–1 Maidstone United". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    "Harlow Town 1–2 Maidstone United". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    "Maidstone United 0–1 Chelmsford City". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    "East Thurrock United 2–4 Maidstone United". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  12. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  13. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  14. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  15. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  16. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  17. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  18. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  19. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  21. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  22. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  23. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  24. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  25. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  26. "Games played by Chris Smalling in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  27. 27.0 27.1 "Smalling, Chris". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  28. McNulty, Phil (2 June 2016). "England 1–0 Portugal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  29. "Chris Smalling: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  30. McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). "Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  31. McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  32. McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  33. Fletcher, Paul (8 August 2010). "Chelsea 1–3 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  34. Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.
  35. Rostance, Tom (11 August 2013). "Man Utd 2–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016.
  36. McNulty, Phil (24 May 2017). "Ajax 0–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  37. Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  38. Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  39. "U21 all-star squad named by UEFA technical team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  40. "Smalling voted Players' Player of the Year". Manchester United F.C. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  41. "2021/22 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  42. "2022/23 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.