Ellis Simms
Personal information
Full name Ellis Reco Simms[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 9
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City
2017–2020 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Everton 12 (1)
2021 → Blackpool (loan) 21 (8)
2022 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 17 (5)
2022 → Sunderland (loan) 17 (7)
2023– Coventry City 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Club career

Simms (far right) pictured during his time at Manchester City in 2016.

Simms was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester.[4] After playing for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City as a youth, he signed for Everton at the age of 16.[5] In July 2017, Simms won the golden boot at the CEE Cup in Czech Republic with six goals in four games.[6] He turned professional in 2019.[5]

In January 2021, Simms moved on loan to Blackpool,[7] making his debut on 23 January 2021 in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 loss.[8] 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.[9]

On 26 January 2022, Simms joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10][11] 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.[12] He scored his first goal for Hearts three days later in a 2–0 home win against Motherwell.[13]

On 29 July 2022, Simms signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[14][15] He was recalled on 31 December 2022.[16] He scored his first goal for Everton on 18 March 2023, scoring a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw away at Chelsea.[17]

In June 2023, reports began to emerge that newly promoted EFL Championship club Ipswich Town were interested in signing Simms, with an initial bid of up to £4m believed to have been rejected by Everton.[18]

In July 2023 he was linked with a transfer to Coventry City,[19] and signed for the club later that month on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[20]

International career

Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland[21] and Jamaica.[22] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[23] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U21 2018–19[25] ————1[lower-alpha 2]010
2019–20[26] ————4[lower-alpha 2]141
Total ———5151
Everton 2020–21[27] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[28] Premier League 100000—10
2022–23[29] Premier League 11100——111
Total 121000000121
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[27] League One 21810—2[lower-alpha 3]22410
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[28] Scottish Premiership 17542——217
Sunderland (loan) 2022–23[29] Championship 177—00—177
Coventry City 2023–24[30] Championship 273101000293
Career total 942462107310829
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ellis Simms: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Athletic, The. "Ellis Simms - Championship Attacker - News, Stats, Bio and more". The Athletic.
  4. ↑ "England - E. Simms - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com.
  6. ↑ "CEE Cup: Ceny". CEE Cup (in Czech). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Brighton 2-1 Blackpool". BBC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wigan 0-5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Striker Ellis Simms joins on loan from Everton". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Hearts sign Everton's Simms on loan". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ellis Simms signs for SAFC". safc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sunderland loan striker Simms from Everton". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "Everton recall Ellis Simms from Sunderland loan to boost attacking options". The Independent. 31 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Premier League: Simms scores late Everton leveller at Chelsea". BBC Sport. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Sunderland AFC transfer gossip: £4m Ellis Simms bid..." sunderlandecho.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Coventry interested in signing Everton's Simms" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. ↑ "Everton sell Simms to Coventry on four-year deal" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ "Everton forward to play with the Polish national team? We talked to his father". 22 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Young Everton striker Ellis Simms enjoying rich scoring form". Liverpoolecho. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  24. ↑ "ENGLAND U20 VS. ASTON VILLA U20 1-3". uk.soccerway.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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