Carlos Simeon (born 17 February 2005) is a Seychellois footballer who currently most recently played for Lynx F.C. and the Seychelles national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Dominique Simeon | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaisance, Seychelles | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Hendon | ||
| 2016–2017 | Tower Hamlets | ||
| 2017 | Marítimo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ware | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Saint Louis Suns United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Northern Dynamo | ||
| 2021 | Clapton | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romford | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | Brentwood Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hashtag United | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Lynx | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Seychelles | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:26, 18 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSimeon was born in the La Louise in Plaisance, Seychelles. He and his family moved to the North London, England at age 7.[2] He began playing football at age 11 or 12. As a youth he played for Finchley Revolution before moving to Alexandra Park. He then moved to Hendon where he decided to focus on a career in football. He spent the 2015/2016 season with Hendon's under-18 squad as the team finished fourth in its league.[3] After playing for Hendon's under-16 and under-18 teams, he moved to Tower Hamlets. In 2017 while with the club he competed in a tournament in Portugal against local teams including C.S. Marítimo at age 17. He impressed the Portuguese side enough in the tournament to be offered a spot with the club.[4]
Following his departure from Marítimo, Simeon returned to England and signed for Ware FC. He scored against Wingate & Finchley in November 2017.[5] In early 2018 he signed for Saint Louis Suns United for his first experience in the Seychelles League. During his stint with the club he went on to make one appearance in 2018 CAF Champions League qualification against Young Africans of Tanzania in addition to league matches.[6][7] By May 2018 he had returned to England re-joined Ware FC.[8] By July 2019 Simeon returned to the Seychelles League with Northern Dynamos.[9][10]
In 2021 Simeon played for Clapton.[11] Later that year, he joined Romford of the Essex Senior League. In August of that year, he left a match against Barking with a head injury for which he was hospitalized.[12] The following year, Simeon made five appearances for Brentwood Town before moving to Hashtag United.[13]
From 2022 to 2023, Simeon spent a year in Gibraltar with Lynx F.C. of the Gibraltar Football League. For the entire duration of his contract, he did not touch a football and was allegedly housed in an unsanitary accommodation. The situation, which also included alleged racial abuse from the Lynx owner, found the player in a legal battle to be settled in court.[14]
International career
editEligible to represent both England and the Seychelles internationally, Simeon indicated in 2017 that he hoped to represent the Seychelles.[15] Simeone received his first international call-up as part of the Seychelles' senior squad for the 2017 COSAFA Cup.[4] He went on to make his debut in the tournament in a 1–2 loss to Mozambique on 28 June.[1] He returned for the 2018 edition of the tournament and was the Seychelles' only player to play abroad.[16][17]
International career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 November 2023[1]
| Seychelles national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Bonnelame, Betymie. "Young Seychellois footballer playing in Portugal's top league". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Under 18s News, 2015/2016". Hendon FC. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Football: Exclusive interview with Seychelles' new international player, Carlos Simeon". nation.sc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Results: 2017/18 Season". isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "St Louis stutter past Dynamo". nation.sc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Gavin Jeanne veut vaincre le signe Indien" (in French). COSAFA. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Northern Dynamo inflict defeat on Au Cap". nation.sc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Football: SeyPearl Premier League". nation.sc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Dudley, Peter. "CLAPTON THROUGH TO LEN CORDELL MEMORIAL CUP SEMI FINALS". Essex Senior League. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Ranson, Jacob. "Romford goalkeeper Carlos Simeon discharged from hospital after nasty injury". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Townsend, Ian. "Brentwood Keeper For The Tags". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Simeon Opens Up: National Team Experience and More – Exclusive Interview with Seysoccer". SeySoccer. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Seychellois youngster signs for Portuguese side Marítimo". nation.sc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Djouma, Elie-Dine. "Coupe Cosafa : Les Cœlacanthes débutent avec un nul face aux Pirates seychellois" (in French). alwatwan.net. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Football: Cosafa Cup 2018 - 20-man squad named". nation.sc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
External links
edit- Carlos Simeon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Carlos Simeon at Soccerway
- Carlos Simeon at Global Sports Archive