Tom Smith

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Position: goalkeeper

Nationality: English

Born: January 30, 2002

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Tom Smith joins Salisbury on loan and immediately wins man of the match award

The Arsenal goalkeeper joined Salisbury FC this week on an initial one-month work experience loan deal.

The 17-year-old has headed to England’s seventh tier to gain his first experience of first-team football and help Salisbury ease their goalkeeping crisis.

Smith was on the bench for Arsenal U23s against Blackburn Rovers on Monday but just a day later was featuring for Salisbury, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 victory against Gosport Borough and being named man of the match.

Last season Smith impressed as Arsenal U18s were crowned southern section champions.

The Hale End product was recommended to Salisbury by his Arsenal team-mate and fellow goalkeeper James Hillson, who had a productive loan spell at the Southern League Premier Division South team last season when he was a Reading player.

With Arthur Okonkwo out injured and Deyan Iliev on loan at Sered, Hillson is the current first-choice goalkeeper for Arsenal at U23 level.

Karl Hein, who played for the U18s against Chelsea last weekend, could be on the bench for the U23s while Smith is away.

Alternatively, Matt Macey may still play some games for the second-string despite being part of the first-team squad.

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The most unimaginative human name after John Doe.

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overrated never gonna make it sell him asap

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Joined Dover Athletic on loan until January.

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Joined Welling United on loan on a season-long loan.

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Signed his first professional contract.

https://www.arsenal.com/tom-smith-signs ... r-league-2

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https://www.arsenal.com/news/tom-smith- ... omley-loan

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Goalkeeper Tom Smith has also been released.