Ariagner Smith
{{short description|Nicaraguan footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ariagner Smith
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|fullname = Ariagner Steven Smith Medina
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua
|height = 1.87 m
|position = Striker
|currentclub = Panevėžys
|clubnumber = 11
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2014–2018
|clubs1 = Real Estelí
|caps1 = 41
|goals1 = 8
|years2 = 2018–2023
|clubs2 = Spartaks Jūrmala
|caps2 = 37
|goals2 = 8
|years3 = 2019
|clubs3 = → Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan)
|caps3 = 11
|goals3 = 3
|years4 = 2019
|clubs4 = → Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan)
|caps4 = 10
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2021
|clubs5 = → Sputnik Rechitsa (loan)
|caps5 = 7
|goals5 = 2
|years6 = 2021
|clubs6 = → Veles Moscow (loan)
|caps6 = 19
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2022
|clubs7 = → Panevėžys (loan)
|caps7 = 34
|goals7 = 8
|years8 = 2023–
|clubs8 = Panevėžys
|caps8 = 36
|goals8 = 14
|club-update = 17 March 2025
|nationalyears1 = 2017–
|nationalteam1 = Nicaragua
|nationalcaps1 = 15
|nationalgoals1 = 6
|ntupdate = 03:47, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
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Ariagner Steven Smith Medina (born 13 December 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a striker for A Lyga club Panevėžys and the Nicaragua national team.
Career
=Club=
He has played club football for Real Estelí and Spartaks Jūrmala.{{soccerway|ariagner-smith/398013|accessdate=16 March 2018}}{{NFT player|pid=67755|accessdate=16 March 2018}} In 2015 he trained with Italian club Udinese.{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/08/03/deportes/1877360-la-joya-nica-esta-en-italia|title=Ariagner Smith ya está con el Udinese|date=3 August 2015|accessdate=16 March 2018|language=Spanish|author=Germán García|publisher=La Prensa}}
On 7 February 2022, Smith signed for A Lyga club Panevėžys on loan for the season.{{cite web |title=KOMANDĄ PAPILDĖ NIKARAGVOS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS |url=https://fk-panevezys.lt/komanda-papilde-nikaragvos-rinktines-zaidejas/ |website=fk-panevezys.lt/ |publisher=FK Panevėžys |access-date=7 February 2022 |language=Lithuanian |date=7 February 2022}}
=International=
Smith made his international debut for Nicaragua in 2017.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 21 November 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Real Estelí
|1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
|Liga Primera de Nicaragua |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|Liga Primera de Nicaragua |12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League|name=CCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18
|Liga Primera de Nicaragua |21 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in the CONCACAF League|name=CL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 8 | |
| rowspan="6"|Spartaks Jūrmala
|2018 |12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5{{efn|One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa League}} | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2019
|Virslīga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020
|Virslīga |25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2021
|Virslīga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|Virslīga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 45 | 12 | |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan)
|2019 |11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 3 | |||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan)
|2019 |Uzbekistan Super League |10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0{{efn|Appearances in the AFC Champions League|name=ACL}} | 0 | 0{{efn|Appearances in the Uzbekistan Super Cup|name=USC}} | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Sputnik Rechitsa (loan)
|2021 |7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | |||
| Veles Moscow (loan)
|FNL |19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| Panevėžys (loan)
|2022 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!84 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 97 | 20 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 27 March 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Nicaragua
|2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 14 | 6 |
Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ariagner Smith | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 27 March 2021 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | {{fb|TCA}} | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align=center | 2 | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | {{fb|TCA}} | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align=center | 3 | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala | {{fb|GUA}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–2 | Friendly |
| align=center | 4 | 14 June 2022 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | {{fb|BAH}} | align=center | 4–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| align=center | 5 | 24 March 2023 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | {{fb|VIN}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| align=center | 5 | 27 March 2023 | Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | {{fb|TRI}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
References
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Category:Nicaraguan men's footballers
Category:People from Madriz Department
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Nicaragua men's international footballers
Category:Nicaraguan Primera División players
Category:Real Estelí FC players
Category:Latvian Higher League players
Category:FK Spartaks Jūrmala players
Category:PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players
Category:FC Sputnik Rechitsa players
Category:FC Veles Moscow players
Category:Uzbekistan Super League players
Category:Russian First League players
Category:Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Category:Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
Category:Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Category:Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Category:Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
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