Daniel Trickett-Smith

Daniel Thomas Trickett-Smith (born 8 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Leek Town.

Daniel Trickett-Smith
Personal information
Full name Daniel Thomas Trickett-Smith[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder; forward
Team information
Current team
 Leek Town
Youth career
20??–2012 Crewe Alexandra
2012–2016 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sacramento Republic 21 (2)
2017–2019 Leek Town 45 (17)
2019–2021 Port Vale 0 (0)
2019 → Leek Town (loan) 11 (4)
2019 → Curzon Ashton (loan) 6 (1)
2020 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → Leek Town (loan) 3 (3)
2021– Leek Town 68 (25)
International career
2010 England U16 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

He was signed by Liverpool from Crewe Alexandra for a fee of £300,000 in 2012, and turned professional at the club the following year. He spent three years at Anfield without making a first-team appearance. He then spent two seasons with American United Soccer League side Sacramento Republic, before returning to England to join Leek Town in September 2017. He was signed by Port Vale in January 2019 and loaned back to Leek Town. He joined Curzon Ashton on loan in September 2019, to FC United of Manchester in February 2020 and again to Leek Town in October 2020. He featured in just three cup games during his two-and-a-half seasons at Vale Park before rejoining Leek Town in July 2021. He played for Leek on the losing side of the 2023 Staffordshire Senior Cup final.

Club career

Liverpool

Trickett-Smith signed with Liverpool from Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2012 for a fee of £300,000, with the potential to rise to £1 million.[4] He initially did well for the "Reds", and was reported to be en route to manager Brendan Rodgers's first-team after he helped the youth team to reach the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup.[5] He signed professional forms at Anfield in July 2013.[6] However he then struggled with injuries and was released by new manager Jürgen Klopp after his contract expired in summer 2016.[7]

"What has happened to Dan is a good example of what can happen [to young players who leave the club too soon]. He left us for Liverpool and it was a real shame because I think he would have played in our first-team. I just couldn't convince him and his dad that staying here was the best option."

— Former Crewe manager Dario Gradi speaking in June 2016.[8]

Sacramento Republic

On 19 May 2016, Trickett-Smith signed with American United Soccer League side Sacramento Republic; head coach Paul Buckle said that "I have seen him train and he is a very, very talented player".[9] He made his competitive debut ten days later in a 1–1 draw with Swope Park Rangers at Bonney Field.[10] He scored his first goal for the "Quails" in a 6–2 victory over Rio Grande Valley on 22 June.[11] This was his only goal in nine competitive appearances during the 2016 season. He featured 14 times in the 2017 season, scoring two goals. He was released by mutual consent on 18 August 2017.[12]

Leek Town

Upon his return to England in September 2017, Trickett-Smith signed for Northern Premier League Division One South side Leek Town, who were managed by former Crewe coach Neil Baker.[13] He made his debut on 16 September, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Niall Maguire in a 0–0 with Spalding United at Harrison Park.[14] He scored his first goals for the "Blues" ten days later, securing a brace in a 3–0 victory over Sheffield.[15] He ended the 2017–18 season with 13 goals in 38 league and cup appearances. He opened the 2018–19 season with a brace in a 4–0 win at Skelmersdale United.[16] He went on to score a hat-trick in a 4–1 New Years Day win over Newcastle Town.[17]

Port Vale

On 31 January 2019, Trickett-Smith joined EFL League Two side Port Vale on a deal to run until summer 2021, before being loaned back to Leek Town for the rest of the season.[18] He was named on the Northern Premier League West Division team of the season for the 2018–19 campaign, alongside Leek teammate Danny Roberts.[19] Leek reached the play-off final after finishing third in the league, but were beaten 2–1 by Radcliffe to miss out on promotion.[20]

Speaking in July 2019, manager John Askey said that he would look to loan Trickett-Smith to a higher-level club than Leek Town.[21] On 13 September, Trickett-Smith joined National League North side Curzon Ashton on a two-month loan.[22] He made a brief cameo for the "Nash" the following day, before scoring a long-range strike on his full debut on 28 September, in a 2–1 defeat at Farsley Celtic.[23] During this loan spell he also made his debut for the "Valiants" in a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park on 11 November.[24] On 21 February 2020, he went out on loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division side FC United of Manchester.[25]

On 13 October 2020, Trickett-Smith returned to former club Leek Town on loan for the first half of the 2020–21 season.[26] He scored three goals in five games before the Northern Premier League was suspended due to restrictions put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[27] He was not registered in the EFL squad for Port Vale during the second half of the 2020–21 season and was released by new manager Darrell Clarke in May 2021.[28]

Return to Leek Town

Trickett-Smith returned to Leek Town on a permanent basis after his release from Port Vale.[29] He scored 19 goals in 38 appearances throughout the 2021–22 campaign.[30] He was the joint-third highest goalscorer in the Northern Premier League Division One West, but could not prevent Leek losing 4–1 to Runcorn Linnets in the play-off semi-finals.[31] He scored seven goals in 42 games across the 2022–23 season, including an appearance in the Staffordshire Senior Cup final defeat to Rushall Olympic and in the play-off semi-final defeat to Runcorn Linnets.[30][32][33]

International career

Trickett-Smith made three appearances for England under 16s.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 April 2023
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sacramento Republic 2016[34]United Soccer League8110000091
2017[34]United Soccer League131110000142
Sacramento Republic total 212210000233
Leek Town 2017–18[35]Northern Premier League
Division One South		331100104[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]23813
2018–19[36]Northern Premier League
Division One West		231044103[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]03114
Port Vale 2018–19[37]League Two0000000000
2019–20[38]League Two0000001[lower-alpha 4]010
2020–21[39] League Two 0000101[lower-alpha 4]020
Port Vale total 0000102030
Curzon Ashton (loan) 2019–20[34]National League North6100000061
FC United of Manchester (loan) 2019–20[40]Northern Premier League
Premier Division		5000000050
Leek Town (loan) 2020–21[41]Northern Premier League
Division One East		3300002[lower-alpha 2]053
Leek Town 2021–22[30]Northern Premier League
Division One West		341821002[lower-alpha 5]03819
2022–23[30]Northern Premier League
Division One West		34710007[lower-alpha 6]0427
2023–24[30]Northern Premier League
Division One West		0000000000
Leek Town total 12749752018211256
Career total 15952963020214960
  1. Appearance/s in the Staffordshire Senior Cup.
  2. Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  3. Appearance/s in the play-offs.
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. 1 appearance in the FA Trophy and 1 appearance in the play-offs
  6. 4 appearances in the FA Trophy, 2 appearances in the Staffordshire Senior Cup and 1 appearance in the play-offs

Honours

Individual

Leek Town

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