Lily Simkin (born 9 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lily Simkin | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Birmingham City | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editBirmingham City
editSimkin began playing football at local club Wyrley Juniors, a sister club of Birmingham City.[2] She first joined the Wildcats program at the age of five before joining the boys' team. At the age of ten she joined the Birmingham City RTC.[3]
On 17 November 2019, Simkin made her senior first-team debut at the age of 16 as 62nd-minute substitute for Freya Gregory in a 3–0 WSL defeat away to Brighton & Hove Albion.[4][5] She started the next match, a 6–0 defeat to eventual league champions Chelsea.[6] Simkin made a total of six appearances during the 2019–20 season before it was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
International career
editPersonal life
editSimkin is the daughter of former professional footballer Darren Simkin who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town during the 1990s.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 January 2021.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Lily Simkin Birmingham profile". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Lily Simkin capped by England". Wyrley Juniors. 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Simkin steps up". Birmingham City Football Club.
- ^ "Simkin adapting well to Barclays FA WSL". Birmingham City Football Club.
- ^ "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ "Birmingham 0-6 Chelsea". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ "Lily Simkin Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
edit- Lily Simkin at Birmingham City
- Lily Simkin at Soccerway
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