Jonté Smith, the Bermuda striker, has not given up hope of making a return to the Football League after his prolific goal-scoring form this season.

Since being released by then-Sky Bet League One side Crawley Town in 2014, Smith has played for four different teams in three different countries — an experience he said he would never regret.

He returned to England at the start of the season with Gloucester City in the Vanarama National League North, having enjoyed two productive years in Scandinavia at Kemi Kings of Finland and Norwegian side Floy IL.

The 21-year-old made an immediate impact at Gloucester scoring four goals in 11 games before moving in January to Ryman League side Lewes, where he has bagged an impressive ten goals in 13 matches.

But with two games of the season remaining, Lewes — despite Smith’s superb goals-per-game ratio — have suffered relegation after winning just six league matches, leaving him facing a summer of uncertainty.

“I’m not too sure where I will be next season,” Smith said. “Everything is up in the air at the moment.

“In an ideal world I would love to get back to the Football League and get playing again. You can never tell how things are going work out in football.

“All I can do is keep scoring goals.”

Smith refused to rule out remaining in East Sussex at Lewes, who will be playing in the Ryman League Division One South next season.

“There is a chance I will be at Lewes next season,” said Smith, who scored in Bermuda’s 2-1 away defeat to Cuba in last month’s Caribbean Cup preliminary-round qualifiers.

“I like the club and it’s close to home. I know quite a lot people down here and I’ve been enjoying my football at the club.

“I’m definitely a confidence player and when I’m scoring goals I’m happy, and that makes a big difference.

“I’m very happy with the amount of goals I’ve scored this season, although obviously I’m disappointed to have got relegated.”

Prior to moving to Finland with Kemi Kings, who he helped gain promotion from the Kakkonen North league, Smith was sent on loan six times by Crawley, including a fine spell at Ryman Premier League side Metropolitan Police, where he scored 24 goals, including two hat-tricks, in 19 appearances.

Smith, the son of Clay Smith, the Bermuda cricket coach, said he had embraced the nomadic nature of his football career and said the unique experiences had helped shape him as a person.

“I’ve really enjoyed my travelling and playing in Finland and Norway,” he said. “Not many people get to do that and I’ll never regret making those decisions. I loved playing football in both of those countries but the goal was always to get back in England and start building my way back up again.”

Darren Freeman, the Lewes manager, said he hopes to persuade Smith to remain at the Dripping Pan next season.

“Jonté is a top player and you can tell he has enjoyed his football with us,” he said. “We will sit down with Jonté when the time is right.”