Ariagner Smith

Ariagner Smith
Personal information
Full name Ariagner Steven Smith Medina
Date of birth (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Ulytau
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Real Estelí 41 (8)
2018–2023 Spartaks Jūrmala 37 (8)
2019 → Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan) 11 (3)
2019 → Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 10 (1)
2021 → Sputnik Rechitsa (loan) 7 (2)
2021 → Veles Moscow (loan) 19 (1)
2022 → Panevėžys (loan) 34 (8)
2023–2026 Panevėžys 94 (30)
2026– Ulytau 15 (2)
International career‡
2017– Nicaragua 20 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Ariagner Steven Smith Medina (born 13 December 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kazakhstan Premier League club Ulytau, and the Nicaragua national team.

Career

Club

He has played club football for Real Estelí and Spartaks Jūrmala. In 2015 he trained with Italian club Udinese.

On 7 February 2022, Smith signed for A Lyga club Panevėžys on loan for the season.

International

Smith made his international debut for Nicaragua in 2017.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Estelí 2014–15 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 11———10
2015–16 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 70———70
2016–17 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 121—00—121
2017–18 Liga Primera de Nicaragua 216—10—226
Total 418--10--428
Spartaks Jūrmala 2018 Virslīga 1212153—195
2019 Virslīga 0000——00
2020 Virslīga 25710——267
2021 Virslīga 0000——00
2022 Virslīga 0000——00
Total 3783153--4512
Qizilqum Zarafshon (loan) 2019 Uzbekistan Super League 11300——113
Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 2019 Uzbekistan Super League 101100000111
Sputnik Rechitsa (loan) 2021 Belarusian Premier League 7200——72
Veles Moscow (loan) 2021–22 FNL 19131——222
Panevėžys (loan) 2022 A Lyga 000000—00
Career total 84157263--9720
  1. ↑ Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
  3. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Uzbekistan Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 27 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nicaragua 201730
202123
202271
202322
Total146

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Ariagner Smith
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreFinal scoreCompetition
127 March 2021Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Turks and Caicos Islands2–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 September 2021Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Turks and Caicos Islands3–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 September 2021Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, Guatemala Guatemala1–12–2Friendly
414 June 2022Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Bahamas4–04–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
524 March 2023Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–04–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
527 March 2023Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–01–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ariagner Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ariagner Smith". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Germán García (3 August 2015). "Ariagner Smith ya está con el Udinese" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "KOMANDĄ PAPILDĖ NIKARAGVOS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS". fk-panevezys.lt/ (in Lithuanian). FK Panevėžys. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.