Ellis Simms

Ellis Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Everton, as a striker.

Ellis Simms
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001
Place of birth Oldham, England
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 50
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City
2017–2020 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Everton 0 (0)
2021 → Blackpool (loan) 21 (8)
National team‡
2020– England U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Oldham,[1] after playing for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City, Simms signed for Everton at the age of 16, turning professional in 2019.[2] He moved on loan to Blackpool in January 2021.[3] He made his debut for Blackpool in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion on 23 January 2021.[4] In his second appearance and his league debut, again as a substitute, he scored his first professional goals when he scored twice in a 5-0 win over Wigan Athletic on 27 January 2021.[5]

International career

Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland and Jamaica.[6] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[7] The following week, he made his debut for England U20s, playing the second half of a friendly match against Aston Villa.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2020–21[9] Premier League 0000000000
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[9] League One 21810002[lower-alpha 1]22410
Career total 2181000222410
  1. Appearances in the Play-Offs.

References
  1. "England - E. Simms - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com.
  3. "Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. "Brighton 2-1 Blackpool". BBC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. "Wigan 0-5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. "Young Everton striker Ellis Simms enjoying rich scoring form". Liverpoolecho. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. "ENGLAND U20 VS. ASTON VILLA U20 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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