Ellis Simms

Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Ellis Simms
Personal information
Full name Ellis Reco Simms[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 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 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career
Simms (far right) pictured during his time at Manchester City in 2016.

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]

International career

Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland[21] and Jamaica.[22] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[23] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played on 25 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U21 2018–19[25] ————1[lower-alpha 2]010
2019–20[26] ————4[lower-alpha 2]141
Total ———5151
Everton 2020–21[27] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[28] Premier League 100000—10
2022–23[29] Premier League 11100——111
Total 121000000121
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[27] League One 21810—2[lower-alpha 3]22410
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[28] Scottish Premiership 17542——217
Sunderland (loan) 2022–23[29] Championship 177—00—177
Coventry City 2023–24[30] Championship 132001000142
Career total 80235210739328
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in League One play-offs

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. "Ellis Simms: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. Athletic, The. "Ellis Simms - Championship Attacker - News, Stats, Bio and more". The Athletic.
  4. "England - E. Simms - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com.
  6. "CEE Cup: Ceny". CEE Cup (in Czech). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. "Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "Brighton 2-1 Blackpool". BBC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. "Wigan 0-5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. "Striker Ellis Simms joins on loan from Everton". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. "Hearts sign Everton's Simms on loan". BBC Sport.
  12. "Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. "Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. "Ellis Simms signs for SAFC". safc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  15. "Sunderland loan striker Simms from Everton". BBC Sport.
  16. "Everton recall Ellis Simms from Sunderland loan to boost attacking options". The Independent. 31 December 2022.
  17. "Premier League: Simms scores late Everton leveller at Chelsea". BBC Sport. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  18. "Sunderland AFC transfer gossip: £4m Ellis Simms bid..." sunderlandecho.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  19. "Coventry interested in signing Everton's Simms" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. "Everton sell Simms to Coventry on four-year deal" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. "Everton forward to play with the Polish national team? We talked to his father". 22 December 2021.
  22. "Young Everton striker Ellis Simms enjoying rich scoring form". Liverpoolecho. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  23. "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  24. "ENGLAND U20 VS. ASTON VILLA U20 1-3". uk.soccerway.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  25. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  26. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  27. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  28. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  29. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  30. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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