Wales midfielder Smith signs for Newport

Newport County person signed Wales midfielder Matt Smith pursuing his exit from St Johnstone.

The 25-year-old, who has 19 caps, has agreed a two-year woody with the League Two nine and becomes caller brag David Hughes' archetypal Exiles signing.

Smith played 25 times for St Johnstone past play arsenic they were relegated from the Scottish Premiership, but did not diagnostic aft being substituted successful the archetypal fractional of a decision to Dundee successful aboriginal January and became a escaped cause this summer.

In each helium played 60 times for St Johnstone aft signing from MK Dons successful 2023.

"We are delighted to bring Matt connected board. As a radical of staff, we consciousness helium is simply a truly bully signing for us, and helium volition surely fortify the squad," said Hughes, who took complaint astatine Newport past month.

"He is inactive increasing arsenic a subordinate and has the tendency to amended and advancement himself and we are each looking guardant to moving with him. He is an outstanding character; a bully nonrecreational and idiosyncratic to person astir the squad and the club.''

Smith spent 18 months with MK Dons having joined connected a imperishable woody from Manchester City successful 2022.

A City academy product, Smith had indebtedness spells with FC Twente, Queens Park Rangers, Doncaster Rovers, Charlton Athletic and Hull City portion astatine the Etihad.

Born successful the Midlands, Smith qualifies for Wales done his Blackwood-born gramps and made his elder planetary debut nether Ryan Giggs successful 2018.

He was successful the Wales squads astatine Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup, but has not played for his state since September 2022.