Steven Smith

Rangers

Born in Bellshill, Smith signed a professional contract with Rangers on 1 June 2002. He made his Rangers debut against Heart of Midlothian on 28 November 2004 as a half-time substitute for Maurice Ross. He played a further three times that season but had to wait until the winter of 2005 to establish himself in the team. He made twenty top team appearances that season including his UEFA Champions League debut against Villarreal CF on 22 February 2006. He signed a two-year contract extension less than a week later, on 27 February 2006. Smith went on to win the Scottish Premier League young player of the month for April 2006 which cemented his place as first choice left-back at the club. The then new manager Paul Le Guen kept faith in Smith and despite Rangers' poor results and performances, he started the 2006–07 season in impressive form. This was rewarded with a further contract extension which he signed on 27 October 2006. Smith scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic on 11 November 2006 during a game where he was named the Man of the Match. During the winter of 2006, Smith was troubled by a recurring pelvic injury which would eventually sideline him for over a year. His last match before being injured was an Old Firm match on 17 December. Almost a year later, 20 November 2007, it was reported that Smith was finally on the injury comeback and after a successful hernia operation, he was soon to be fit again. He returned to…

Smith played twice for the Scotland under-21 football team. He was due to be selected for the Scotland squad for 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying matches against France and Ukraine in October 2006, but a thigh injury prevented this. He also played for the Scotland B team in their 0–0 draw with the Republic of Ireland B team on 14 November 2006, at the Dalymount Park, Dublin.

Since 2021, Smith has been a youth coach at Rangers. On 1 October 2023, after the dismissal of Rangers first team manager Michael Beale, Smith assisted interim manager Steven Davis with coaching duties. Following the sacking of Russell Martin, on 16 October 2025, Smith was announced as interim manager. He took charge of one match, a 2-2 draw to Dundee United, prior to the appointment of Danny Röhl.

As of 24 May 2018

Managerial record

As of 18 October 2025