Ellis Simms

Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, on loan from Premier League club Everton. Simms has previously played on loan for Blackpool.

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
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian (on loan from Everton)
Number 20
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) 14 (4)
National team‡
2020– England U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:44, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland and Jamaica.[12] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[13] The following week, he made his debut for England U20s, playing the second half of a friendly match against Aston Villa.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2020–21[15] Premier League 0000000000
2021–22[16] Premier League 1000000010
Total 1000000010
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[15] League One 21810002[lower-alpha 1]22410
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[16] Scottish Premiership 144320000176
Career total 36124200224216
  1. Appearances in the 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. "England - E. Simms - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com.
  5. "Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. "Brighton 2-1 Blackpool". BBC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. "Wigan 0-5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. "Striker Ellis Simms joins on loan from Everton". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. "Hearts sign Everton's Simms on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. "Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. "Young Everton striker Ellis Simms enjoying rich scoring form". Liverpoolecho. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  13. "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. "ENGLAND U20 VS. ASTON VILLA U20 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  • Profile at the Heart of Midlothian F.C. website
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