He ended his career in Australia, playing for state-level sides Holland Park Hawks and Peninsula Power.
He made his Sunderland first-team debut in the Football League Cup second round against Cheltenham Town in September 2005, in which he was sent off, receiving two bookings.
[7] Despite having signed a new one-year deal with Sunderland during the summer of 2006,[8] Smith joined Scottish Premier League (SPL) club Aberdeen in August on a three-year contract.
[11] After trial spells at Port Vale[12] and Darlington, Smith turned out as a trialist for St Johnstone in their First Division match against Morton on 9 August 2008.
[22] Smith was one of Martin Gray's first batch of signings as new manager of Darlington 1883, demoted to the Northern League First Division for 2012–13.
[26] On 19 July 2013, Smith rejoined Gateshead, managed by his brother Anth, after a trial spell during pre season.