Keithy Simpson (born 19 April 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keithy Simpson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunbeholden F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Bull Bay F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cavalier S.C. | ||
| 2008–2011 | Sporting Central Academy | 18 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Whitecaps Residency (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2011 | Portmore United F.C. | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tivoli Gardens F.C. | 45 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | North East Stars F.C. | 30 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Vaasan Palloseura | 21 | (3) |
| 2016 | Águila | 3[1] | (0) |
| 2016 | Club Sando | ||
| 2017 | San Juan Jabloteh | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Waterhouse FC | ||
| 2020– | Dunbeholden F.C. | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Jamaica U20 | 12 | (1) |
| 2014– | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editYouth and amateur
editSimpson attended Donald Quarrie High School and Hydel High School in Jamaica and played club soccer for Sporting Central Academy before joining the youth academy of Canadian team Vancouver Whitecaps joining Jamaica youth national teammate Dever Orgill. He featured in matches against the youth academies of Eintracht Frankfurt and Leicester City at the XXIX Dallas Cup, and played in the USL Premier Development League with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team in 2009.[2] He also traveled to Germany with the club and competed against the U-19 team of Hertha Berlin and others.
Senior
editAfter featuring for Sporting Central Academy most of his career, Simpson move to Portmore United in January 2011. He spent 18 months with North East Stars FC of the TT Pro League from September 2012. In March 2014, Simpson signed with Vaasan Palloseura in Finland.[3] In 2016, Simpson signed with Águila in El Salvador.[4]
In September 2020, Simpson signed with Dunbeholden FC in the Jamaican top flight.[5]
International
editSimpson was a member of the Jamaica under-17 squad during the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifiers 2007 in Kingston, Jamaica and 2009 CONCACAF U-20 World Cup qualifiers in Scarborough, Tobago.
In August 2011, Simpson played in the CFU Olympic qualifiers in Suriname for Jamaica. On 30 May 2014, he made his debut for the Jamaica senior team against Switzerland, as a second-half substitute in Lucerne.
He was called up to play against Egypt on 4 June, and France on 8 June, but was unable to travel with the team due to club commitments.
On 9 September 2014 he earned his second cap in a 3–1 away defeat to Canada.
References
edit- ^ "Keithy Simpson :: Keithy Simpson ::".
- ^ "WhitecapsFC.com – PDL – Keithy Simpson".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn – VPS 1–0 (0–0)". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Gráfico, El. "Águila presentará esta tarde a un refuerzo jamaicano".
- ^ "Simpson joins Dunbeholden ahead of new season". 30 September 2020.
External links
edit- Keithy Simpson at Soccerway