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Elliot Simmons (born 5 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Cavalry FC.

Elliot Simmons

Simmons (front) with HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Elliot Simmons
Date of birth	(1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Luton, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Goulbourn
	Ottawa Fury
2010–2014	Milton Keynes Dons
2015–2017	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Dalkurd	0	(0)
2018	→ MP (loan)	20	(0)
2019	HFX Wanderers	13	(0)
2020–2022	Cavalry FC	59	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2022

Club career

Early career

Simmons began playing football at age six with Goulbourn in Ottawa and later joined the development programme of the Ottawa Fury.[1][2] At age ten, he attended a scouting camp led by English Premier League side West Ham United in Toronto and later trialed with West Ham and Arsenal.[3]

At age eleven, Simmons returned to England to join the academy of League One side Milton Keynes Dons.[3] After five years with MK Dons, he switched to La Liga side Málaga.[2]

Dalkurd

In 2017, Simmons signed his first professional contract with Swedish Allsvenskan side Dalkurd FF, where he played for the under-19 and under-21 teams.[2]

Loan to MP

In 2018, Simmons was sent on a full-year loan to Finnish Kakkonen side Mikkelin Palloilijat and made twenty appearances that season, including fifteen starts.[2][4]

HFX Wanderers

On 22 January 2019, Simmons returned to Canada and signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3] On 11 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Valour FC.[4] On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Simmons would not be returning for the 2020 season.[5]

Cavalry FC

On 26 February 2020, Simmons signed with Cavalry FC.[6] He made his debut as a substitute in Cavalry's first game of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season against Forge FC.[7] He would appear in all 10 games in the 2020 season, and would train with Allsvenskan club Östersunds FK in the offseason. In November 2020, Simmons would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season.[8] In January 2022, it was announced Simmons would return for the 2022 season, his third with the club.[9] Cavalry would announce that Simmons would leave the club upon completion of the 2022 season.[10]

International career

Simmons is eligible to represent Canada and England internationally.[1] Simmons attended camps for the Canada under-20 team in 2015 and 2017 but did not make the squad for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1]

Personal life

Simmons was born in Luton, England, to English parents.[1] At age five, he and his family emigrated to Canada and settled in the Ottawa suburb of Stittsville.[1][3]

References

External links

• Canada Soccer profile
• Elliot Simmons at Soccerway

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