Kamarai Joshua Simon-Swyer (born 4 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United.
.jpeg) Simon-Swyer warming up with West Ham United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kamarai Joshua Simon-Swyer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Redbridge, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:23, 20 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editSimon-Swyer joined West Ham United at the age of eight. On his 18th birthday, Simon-Swyer signed his first professional contract with West Ham.[4]
Simon-Swyer's first involvement in West Ham's first team came in a 1–0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb, where he was an unused substitute in a UEFA Europa League tie on 9 December 2021.[5] On 3 November 2022, Simon-Swyer made his debut for West Ham in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win against Romanian club FCSB coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Divin Mubama.[6]
In July 2023, he signed a further two-year contract with the club.[7]
On 29 July 2023, Simon-Swyer signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan.[8] He made his Crawley debut on 5 August in a 1–0 home win against Bradford City coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Dom Telford.[9] Having made 11 appearances for the club, he was recalled by West Ham in January 2024.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
References
edit- ^ "2022/23 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Kamarai Simon-Swyer". worldfootball.net. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Kamarai Swyer pens first professional contract at West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "West Ham United 0–1 Dinamo Zagreb". BBC Sport. 9 December 2021.
- ^ "FCSB 0–3 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Kamarai Swyer signs new contract". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Crawley sign West Ham midfielder Swyer on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Crawley Town 1 v 0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Morton, Sam (15 January 2024). "West Ham recall midfielder from Crawley Town after limited game-time in League Two". SussexWorld. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "England - K. Simon-Swyer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.