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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crown Legacy FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Needham Market | |||
| 2025– | Charlotte FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Downham Town | ||
| 2023–2024 | March Town United | ||
| 2024–2025 | Stowmarket Town | ||
| 2025– | Crown Legacy FC | 10 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:52, 23 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Magic Smalls (born 21 August 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Crown Legacy FC.
Early life
[edit]When he was 12, he was offered a two-year academy contract with Arsenal, before joining the youth teams of Needham Market.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]In 2023, he began playing with Downham Town in the ninth tier Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division, and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Newmarket Town in the Second Qualifying Round of the 2023–24 FA Vase.[3]
In November 2023, he joined March Town United in the ninth-tier United Counties League Premier Division South.[4] In his first match, he won a free kick that led to the winning goal, before scoring the winning goal himself in the next two matches.[5][6]
The following season he joined Stowmarket Town in the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division.[7]
At age 18, he moved to the United States, joining Crown Legacy FC in MLS Next Pro. On 7 March 2025, he made his professional debut for Crown Legacy in a match against New York City FC II, playing as an academy call-up.[8] On 19 April 2025, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 loss to Chattanooga FC.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Tyger Smalls.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Money, Alex (5 August 2025). "From Suffolk to the MLS: meeting the teenage sensation set to take American soccer by storm". LSJ News.
- ↑ Claydon, Russell (21 June 2021). "Magic Smalls, Ashton Dozier and Alex Oakley all score twice as Needham Market see off Junior Hoops to book Nerf Junior Premier League U15 National Cup Final spot". Suffolk News.
- ↑ Plummer, Greg (24 September 2023). "Downham Town come from behind to beat Newmarket Town in the FA Vase". Lynn News.
- ↑ Plummer, Greg (13 November 2023). "March Town believe they have one of the best youngsters in the UCL Premier Division South following swoop for Downham Town playmaker". Fenland Citizen.
- ↑ Ransome, Jeremy (26 November 2023). "Magic's moments are doing the trick for March Town". Fenland Citizen.
- ↑ Ransome, Jeremy (25 November 2023). "Magic's moment seals the points for March Town again and Wisbech Town and Parson Drove also victorious". Fenland Citizen.
- 1 2 Chick, Jonny (5 August 2024). "FA Cup round-up: Magic Smalls nets stunner for Stowmarket Town as Cornard United, Soham Town Rangers, Harleston Town, Brantham Athletic and Newmarket Town also progress". Suffolk News.
- ↑ "Fulltime: Crown Legacy FC 2 (4) - 2 (5) New York City FC II". Charlotte FC. 7 March 2025.
- ↑ "Full Time: Crown Legacy FC 1 - 2 Chattanooga FC". Charlotte FC. 19 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Magic Smalls at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Crown Legacy FC players
- MLS Next Pro players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Eastern Counties Football League players
- United Counties League players
- Downham Town F.C. players
- March Town United F.C. players
- Stowmarket Town F.C. players