Kaleem Simon

Kaleem Strawbrige-Simon (born 8 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Emirati club Fleetwood United. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.[1]

Kaleem Simon
Personal information
Full name Kaleem Strawbrige-Simon
Date of birth (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fleetwood United
Youth career
2013–2014 UCD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 UCD 3 (0)
2015–2016 Longford Town 54 (3)
2017 Bohemians 15 (0)
2017 Longford Town 5 (0)
2018 Cabinteely 8 (0)
2019 Athlone Town 17 (2)
2019 Warrenpoint Town 0 (0)
2020 Wexford 8 (2)
2020–2021 Welling United 4 (0)
2021 Drogheda United 1 (0)
2022– Fleetwood United 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Montserrat 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Club career

Simon came through the UCD academy as a student, and made his senior breakthrough as an 18 year old in July 2014. His debut came against Bradford City in a friendly match. He faced competition for places, and after making just 3 appearances for the club, he joined newly promoted side Longford Town in December 2014.[2] He spent 2 seasons there, and established himself as a key squad member, making 54 appearances in total and scoring 3 goals.

Following the club's relegation after the 2016 season, he sealed a move to Bohemians.[3] He spent the first half of the 2017 season in Phibsborough, where he made 15 league appearances, before returning to Longford in July. By December he had played a further 5 matches

Pat Devlin signed Kaleem for Cabinteely in February 2018, and he made his debut against Wexford on opening day of the First Division season. He never really found his form, and was offloaded once again in 2019. After 17 games with Athlone Town, he joined NIFL Premiership team Warrenpoint Town, where he failed to make a single appearance. [4]

Simon spent the first half of 2020 with Wexford FC,[5] but during the summer he secured a move across the water to non league outfit Welling United in the UK. He played 4 games for the club before being released a year later. Drogheda United signed him on a free transfer in August 2021,[6] but he only managed a single substitute appearance in 6 months with the County Louth side.

In September 2022, Simon signed for Fleetwood United in the UAE Second Division, the third tier of UAE football.

International career

Born in England to an English father and Irish mother, Simon became eligible to play for Montserrat through his paternal grandmother.[7] Recruitment team of Montserrat Football Association contacted him in Instagram after noticing his eligibility and enquired if he would be interested in representing them. This led to his inclusion in Montserrat national team for World Cup qualifiers in March 2021.[8][9]

Simon made his international debut on 24 March 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Antigua and Barbuda.[10] He was also eligible to play for Republic of Ireland or Dominica prior to this match.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 January 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UCD 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division 3000000[lower-alpha 3]030
Longford Town 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 25250101[lower-alpha 3]0322
2016 29120100[lower-alpha 3]0321
Total 543702010643
Bohemians 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 150—001[lower-alpha 3]0160
Longford Town 2017 League of Ireland First Division 5000——50
Cabinteely 2018 League of Ireland First Division 8000001[lower-alpha 3]090
Athlone Town 2019 League of Ireland First Division 17200001[lower-alpha 3]0182
Warrenpoint Town 2019–20 NIFL Premiership 000000—00
Wexford 2020 League of Ireland First Division 820010—92
Welling United 2020–21 National League South 4010—0040
Drogheda United 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 10———10
Fleetwood United 2022–23 UAE Second Division League ——
Career total 11578030401307
  1. Includes FAI Cup, Irish Cup & FA Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & Northern Ireland Football League Cup
  3. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

International
As of 16 October 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Montserrat 202150
202231
202340
Total121

International goals
Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2022Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Haiti
1–2
2–3
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

References
  1. Kaleem Simon at Soccerway
  2. "Longford Town signal intent with Rossiter capture". 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "2017 squad taking shape". 9 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. "Four New Faces at The Point". 21 June 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "First Division Wexford snap up Kaleem Simon and James Carroll". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. "Drogheda United are delighted to announce the signing of Kaleem Simon". facebook.com.
  7. "Kaleem Simon living the World Cup dream in the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean". 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL CALL UP FOR WINGS MAN". 20 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. "FORMER ATHLONE TOWN PLAYER RECEIVES WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP". 22 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  10. "Antigua vs. Montserrat". FootballCritic. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. "K.Simon". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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