Born in
Edinburgh, Smith played for
Hibs' youth teams as a goalscoring
midfielder, but was released by the club after he went on a two-day trial with
Newcastle United. and pledged his faith in youth. He made his debut as a second-half substitute against
Dinamo Zagreb in a
UEFA Europa League tie. Smith scored his first goal for the club in his first league appearance, scoring Hearts' goal in a 1–1 draw with
Edinburgh derby rivals Hibs at
Easter Road. The following season Smith was sent on loan to Stirling Albion. Having impressed manager
Jim Jefferies whilst on loan at Stirling Albion, Smith was awarded a new contract with Hearts. On his return to Hearts games were limited to substitute appearances under new manager
Paulo Sérgio, although he played against
Tottenham in the
Europa League. Smith was sent on loan to
Hamilton in December 2011. On his return he played the full 90 minutes against
Auchinleck Talbot in the
Scottish Cup scoring the only goal of the game in the 84th minute. After the arrivals of
Kevin Kyle and
Stephen Elliott, Smith signed on loan for First Division club
Stirling Albion in August 2010. Smith made 34 appearances and scored 11 league goals, although Stirling were relegated from the First Division. On 7 December 2011 Smith signed for
Hamilton Academical on a months loan deal, making his debut on 10 December against
Falkirk. He played in all three matches played during his loan spell and Hamilton requested it be extended but he returned to Hearts. On 26 June 2013 Smith signed for
Raith Rovers. After one season with Raith, he signed for Stirling Albion in June 2014. In June 2015, Smith moved to
Scottish Championship side
Dumbarton. After only three appearances, all from the bench, manager
Stephen Aitken informed Smith he was free to leave the club. He joined
Cowdenbeath on loan on 28 August 2015 making 19 appearances for the
Scottish League One side, scoring three goals. In January 2016, Smith was released by Dumbarton and signed for
Australian side
ECU Joondalup. Of the move, Smith commented that he felt it was a "now or never" moment in realising his dream of playing football abroad. ==Personal life==