Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Sunderland, on loan from Premier League club Everton.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ellis Reco Simms[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sunderland (on loan from Everton) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| 2017–2020 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Blackpool (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2022– | → Sunderland (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020–2021 | England U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 5 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Simms was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester.[3] After playing for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City as a youth, he signed for Everton at the age of 16, turning professional in 2019.[4]
In January 2021, Simms moved on loan to Blackpool,[5] making his debut on 23 January 2021 in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 loss.[6] 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.[7]
On 26 January 2022, Simms joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8][9] 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.[10] He scored his first goal for Hearts three days later in a 2–0 home win against Motherwell.[11]
On 29 July 2022, Simms signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[12][13]
Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland[14] and Jamaica.[15] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[16] The following week, he made his debut for England U20s, playing the second half of a friendly match against Aston Villa.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2020–21[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[19] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2020–21[18] | League One | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2021–22[19] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| Career total | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 17 | ||
Sunderland A.F.C. – current squad | |
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