| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellis Reco Simms[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| 2017–2020 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Everton | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Blackpool (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Sunderland (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| 2023– | Coventry City | 46 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 5 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
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Club career
Simms was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester.[4] After playing for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City as a youth, he signed for Everton at the age of 16.[5] In July 2017, Simms won the golden boot at the CEE Cup in Czech Republic with six goals in four games.[6] He turned professional in 2019.[5]
In January 2021, Simms moved on loan to Blackpool,[7] making his debut on 23 January 2021 in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 loss.[8] In his second appearance and his league debut the following week, again as a substitute, he scored his first professional goals when he scored twice in a 5–0 win over Wigan Athletic.[9]
On 26 January 2022, Simms joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10][11] He made his league debut the same day in a 2–1 loss at home to Celtic, coming off the bench at half time to replace Josh Ginnelly.[12] He scored his first goal for Hearts three days later in a 2–0 home win against Motherwell.[13]
On 29 July 2022, Simms signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[14][15] He was recalled on 31 December 2022.[16] He scored his first goal for Everton on 18 March 2023, scoring a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw away at Chelsea.[17]
In June 2023, reports began to emerge that newly promoted EFL Championship club Ipswich Town were interested in signing Simms, with an initial bid of up to £4m believed to have been rejected by Everton.[18]
In July 2023 he was linked with a transfer to Coventry City,[19] and signed for the club later that month on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[20]
On 26 February 2024, Simms scored his first career hat trick in the first half of the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup in a 5–0 rout of Maidstone United. After scoring his first goal, Simms held up his jersey to reveal a shirt bearing the name of his teammate, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, who had been hospitalized due to an injury sustained during a game against Preston North End three days earlier.[21][22] On 16 March, Simms scored a brace, including an equalizing stoppage time goal, against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, ending the game 3–2 in Coventry City's favour and helping the team progress beyond the quarter-finals for the first time since the 1986–87 FA Cup.[23]
International career
Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland[24] and Jamaica.[25] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[26] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[27]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 4 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U21 | 2018–19[28] | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[29] | — | — | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Everton | 2020–21[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[31] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[32] | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2020–21[30] | League One | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 2 | 24 | 10 | |
| Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2021–22[31] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2022–23[32] | Championship | 17 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Coventry City | 2023–24[33] | Championship | 46 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 19 |
| Career total | 113 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 132 | 45 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
References
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Ellis Simms: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Athletic, The. "Ellis Simms - Championship Attacker - News, Stats, Bio and more". The Athletic.
- ^ "England - E. Simms - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com.
- ^ "CEE Cup: Ceny". CEE Cup (in Czech). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Brighton 2-1 Blackpool". BBC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Wigan 0-5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Striker Ellis Simms joins on loan from Everton". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Hearts sign Everton's Simms on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Ellis Simms signs for SAFC". safc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Sunderland loan striker Simms from Everton". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Everton recall Ellis Simms from Sunderland loan to boost attacking options". The Independent. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Premier League: Simms scores late Everton leveller at Chelsea". BBC Sport. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC transfer gossip: £4m Ellis Simms bid..." sunderlandecho.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Coventry interested in signing Everton's Simms" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Everton sell Simms to Coventry on four-year deal" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Brennan, Stuart (26 February 2024). "Coventry City 5-0 Maidstone United: Ellis Simms' first senior hat trick ends Stones' brave FA Cup run". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Coventry's Tatsuhiro Sakamoto suffers 'terrible' injury in Preston defeat". SportsMax. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (16 March 2024). "Wolves 2-3 Coventry: Haji Wright scores 100th-minute winner in FA Cup classic". BBC. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Everton forward to play with the Polish national team? We talked to his father". 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Young Everton striker Ellis Simms enjoying rich scoring form". Liverpoolecho. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "ENGLAND U20 VS. ASTON VILLA U20 1-3". uk.soccerway.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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