# Luka Smyth
**Luka Benjamin Smyth** (born 2004) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward, currently a center-forward for [EFL League One](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-league-one) club Notts County. He joined Notts County in July 2026 from the Finnish top-flight side VPS Vaasa after a breakthrough season in the [Veikkausliiga](https://www.edgepedia.org/veikkausliiga), and he has represented Australia at youth international level.[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) • [2](https://fbref.com/en/players/0c6c6b1a/matchlogs/2026-2027/Luka-Smyth-Match-Logs)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Benjamin Smyth[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) |
| Born | 2004, Australia[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) |
| Position | Centre-forward; right-footed[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/luka-smyth/profil/spieler/1063842) |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[4](https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luka-smyth/) |
| Current club | Notts County (League One), signed 27 July 2026 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal with a club option for a further year[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) |
| Previous club | VPS Vaasa, 2024 to 2026; seven goals in 14 league appearances in the 2026 Veikkausliiga season[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) |
| International | Australia youth national team[2](https://fbref.com/en/players/0c6c6b1a/matchlogs/2026-2027/Luka-Smyth-Match-Logs) |
## Early career in Australia
Smyth was on the books of A-League club [Sydney FC](https://www.edgepedia.org/sydney-fc) as a teenager and later had a spell with the Central Coast Mariners in his homeland.[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) Soccerbase records his Sydney FC registration as running from 20 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 and his Central Coast Mariners spell from 1 January 2024 to 8 August 2024, in neither case with a senior league appearance.[5](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=165287)
## VPS Vaasa
In the summer of 2024 Smyth moved to Vaasa, Finland, to join VPS of the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish top division.[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) The club later acknowledged that injury setbacks had held him back during his time there.[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo)
His 2026 season was his breakthrough. He scored seven goals in 14 league appearances for VPS that year,[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) and across his whole VPS league career he made 21 league appearances with seven goals and one assist.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/19379/luka-smyth) The Veikkausliiga's own statistics page credits him with 1,055 league minutes, 7 goals, and 8 shots on target from 13 shots in the 2026 season.[7](https://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/1201027/smyth-luka)
## Move to Notts County
Notts County, newly promoted to EFL League One, signed Smyth from VPS on 27 July 2026 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with the option of another year in the club's favor.[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) VPS described the fee they received as "significant", and Notts County said it had competed with "several" clubs for his signature.[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo) Notts County's director of football, Richard Montague, said the club "sees a lot of development potential" in the player and described him as arriving off a breakthrough season in which he had been "a big threat both in terms of his goals and all-round play".[1](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo)
## Notts County, 2026-27
Smyth wears shirt number 19 at Notts County.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/19379/luka-smyth) His first goals for the club came on 29 August 2026, when he came on as a substitute and scored twice in a 2-1 home victory over Burton Albion in League One.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/19379/luka-smyth) • [8](https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/2026/08/31/smyth-double-beats-the-brewers/) The match report shows he entered at half-time in place of Jack Evans, with Notts trailing before the comeback win.[8](https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/2026/08/31/smyth-double-beats-the-brewers/)
Through the opening weeks of the 2026-27 League One season he alternated between starts and substitute appearances; Opta recorded him as having appeared in each of the side's first eight league games, playing 404 minutes with four starts, and his two goals made him the club's second-top league scorer at that point.[6](https://theanalyst.com/players/19379/luka-smyth)
## Playing profile
Smyth is a tall center-forward, listed at 192 cm, who plays with his right foot.[4](https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luka-smyth/) • [3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/luka-smyth/profil/spieler/1063842) Transfermarkt also lists Irish citizenship alongside his Australian nationality.[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/luka-smyth/profil/spieler/1063842) FBref lists him as an Australia youth international.[2](https://fbref.com/en/players/0c6c6b1a/matchlogs/2026-2027/Luka-Smyth-Match-Logs)
## References
1. [Luka Smyth: Notts County sign Australian forward from Finnish side VPS, BBC Sport, 27 July 2026](https://bbc.com.im/sport/football/articles/cg5lqj384ypo)
2. [Luka Smyth 2026-2027 Match Logs, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/players/0c6c6b1a/matchlogs/2026-2027/Luka-Smyth-Match-Logs)
3. [Luka Smyth, Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/luka-smyth/profil/spieler/1063842)
4. [Luka Smyth, worldfootball.net](https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luka-smyth/)
5. [Luka Smyth, Football Stats, Soccerbase](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=165287)
6. [Luka Smyth, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/19379/luka-smyth)
7. [Tilastot: #15 Smyth, Luka, Veikkausliiga](https://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/1201027/smyth-luka)
8. [Smyth Double Beats The Brewers, The Nottingham Sport, 31 August 2026](https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/2026/08/31/smyth-double-beats-the-brewers/)
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