A. Smith

Project player

AFC Wimbledon · 27 yrs

40.3

Profile

Full nameAlistair Oluwashaun Smith

PositionDefensive midfielder

NationalityEngland

Age27

Date of birth19 May 1999

BirthplaceBeverley

Height193 cm

Shirt number#12

ClubAFC Wimbledon

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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

4017

Minutes

Domestic-league season · AFC Wimbledon.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League One	45	2	3	4017	6.74
EFL Trophy	2	1	1	263	6.93
League Cup	1	0	0	30	7.5

Career

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Smith's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→36), while his Rating climbed 37→40. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	AFC Wimbledon · 19th	45	2	3	6.74	40	36
2024/25	AFC WimbledonLoan · 5th	48	6	4	7.01	37	38
2023/24	ColchesterLoan · 22nd	15	2	0	7.15	28	18
2023/24	Lincoln · 7th	25	1	0	6.6	42	9
2022/23	Sutton Utd · 14th	35	5	3	6.91	34	31
2021/22	Sutton Utd · 8th	33	8	1	6.97	35	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

A. Smith is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at AFC Wimbledon, rated 40.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 211th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (97% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 3.092 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 34th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 27 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Smith is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/264 clubs

Current potential34th of 63 defensive midfielders · League One Current seasonTop 21% defensive midfielders · League One13th-best defensive midfielder in the League One211th in the League One · potential34th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League One

40.3

Ratingi

34th of 63 defensive midfielders

35.7

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

97%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.09

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.09

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 97% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.3, Smith carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %97%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.045

Assists / 900.067

Goal contribution / 900.112

Defensive actions / 903.092

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %35.7

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %56

Cards / 900.09

Foul involvement / 901.904

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~13), then tapers with age. At 27, Smith sits on 13.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 40.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target10

Shots28

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles28

Dribble success56%

Fouls won39

Defending

Tackles94

Interceptions27

Blocks17

Fouls committed46

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

AFC Wimbledon2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

AFC Wimbledon(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Colchester(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Lincoln2023/24 – 2023/24Free

Sutton Utd2021/22 – 2023/24Free

Altrincham(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Kettering Town(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Mansfield Town(back from loan)2019/20 – 2019/20

Kettering Townuntil 2019/20

About A. Smith

Alistair Oluwashaun Smith is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for AFC Wimbledon, born on May 19, 1999 in Beverley, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. AFC Wimbledon currently sit 19th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, A. Smith has made 45 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 4,017 minutes, averaging a 6.86 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the EFL Trophy and the League Cup.

When A. Smith plays, AFC Wimbledon's record this season is 18W-9D-22L — and his match ratings average 6.86 at home against 6.68 on the road.

Recent matches

April 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at Wigan (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Plymouth (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
April 15, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Stockport County (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Burton Albion (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Luton (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Lincoln (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Stockport County (90 minutes, 7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Peterborough (90 minutes, 7 rating)
March 17, 2026: 2-4 loss at home vs Leyton Orient (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Stevenage (65 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Smith at 40.3 with a Season form score of 35.7, ranking 211th of 481 defensive midfielders in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, A. Smith has totalled 240 club appearances with 27 goals and 11 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 48 appearances for AFC Wimbledon.

A. Smith's career has also included time at Colchester, Lincoln, Sutton Utd, Altrincham, Kettering Town and Mansfield Town.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points