Kaleem Simon

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Kaleem Simon
Personal information
Full name Kaleem Strawbrige-Simon
Date of birth (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
UCD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 UCD 3 (0)
2015–2016 Longford Town 54 (3)
2017 Bohemians 15 (0)
2017 Longford Town 5 (0)
2018 Cabinteely 8 (0)
2019 Athlone Town 17 (2)
2019 Warrenpoint Town 0 (0)
2020 Wexford 8 (2)
2020–2021 Welling United 4 (0)
2021 Drogheda United 1 (0)
National team‡
2021– Montserrat 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Kaleem Strawbrige-Simon (born 8 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. He most recently played for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United and the Montserrat national team.[1]

Club career[]

Simon started his senior career with UCD in 2014 season. He joined newly promoted top division side Longford Town in December 2014.[2] Following club's relegation after 2016 season, he moved to Bohemians.[3]

Following spells with second division Irish clubs Cabinteely and Athlone Town, Simon joined NIFL Premiership club Warrenpoint Town in June 2019.[4] He returned to League of Ireland First Division by signing for Wexford in January 2020.[5]

International career[]

Born in England to an English father and Irish mother, Simon became eligible to play for Montserrat through his paternal grandmother.[6] Recruitment team of Montserrat Football Association contacted him in Instagram after noticing his eligibility and enquired if he would be interested in representing them. This led to his inclusion in Montserrat national team for World Cup qualifiers in March 2021.[7][8]

Simon made his international debut on 24 March 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Antigua and Barbuda.[9] He was also eligible to play for Dominican Republic prior to this match.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 9 November 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UCD 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 3 0
Longford Town 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 25 2 5 0 1 0 1[c] 0 32 2
2016 29 1 2 0 1 0 0[c] 0 32 1
Total 54 3 7 0 2 0 1 0 64 3
Bohemians 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 15 0 — 0 0 1[c] 0 16 0
Longford Town 2017 League of Ireland First Division 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Cabinteely 2018 League of Ireland First Division 8 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 9 0
Athlone Town 2019 League of Ireland First Division 17 2 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 18 2
Warrenpoint Town 2019–20 NIFL Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Wexford 2020 League of Ireland First Division 8 2 0 0 1 0 — 9 2
Welling United 2020–21 National League South 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
Drogheda United 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 115 7 8 0 3 0 4 0 130 7
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup, Irish Cup & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & Northern Ireland Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

International[]

As of 2 July 2021[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Montserrat 2021 5 0
Total 5 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kaleem Simon at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Longford Town signal intent with Rossiter capture". 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "2017 squad taking shape". 9 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Four New Faces at The Point". 21 June 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ "First Division Wexford snap up Kaleem Simon and James Carroll". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Kaleem Simon living the World Cup dream in the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean". 28 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CALL UP FOR WINGS MAN". 20 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ^ "FORMER ATHLONE TOWN PLAYER RECEIVES WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP". 22 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Antigua vs. Montserrat". FootballCritic. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ "K.Simon". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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