Matthew Smith (born 13 March 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.
He started his career with Dundee United and made his first team debut in May 2016, and subsequently had loan periods with Montrose and Cove Rangers before moving to Ireland with Waterford, St Patrick's Athletic, Derry City and Shelbourne.
He scored his first goal for the club against Cowdenbeath in the Scottish League Cup,[5] but an injury in training ruled him out of the subsequent Dundee derby and for the next six weeks.
[7] A 20-yard strike he scored in a 3-1 victory against Queen of the South was voted Dundee United's goal of the 2017-2018 season at the club's annual awards.
[10] In January 2021 he was transferred from Waterford to another Irish club, St Patrick's Athletic, where he would team up with former Dundee United teammate Billy King.
[19] He made his career debut in European competition on 7 July 2022 against Riga FC in the UEFA Europa Conference League but was harshly sent off during a 2–0 loss for an altercation with Ngonda Muzinga.