Aidan Simmons | |
Birth Date: | 26 May 2003 |
Birth Place: | Australia |
Position: | Right back |
Currentclub: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
Clubnumber: | 31 |
Youthclubs1: | St George FC |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2022 |
Youthclubs2: | Sydney FC |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs1: | Sydney FC NPL |
Caps1: | 34 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2022– |
Clubs2: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
Caps2: | 32 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U-20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 2 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 5 March 2023 |
Aidan Simmons (born 26 May 2003) is an Australian footballer who plays as a right back for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
On 9 June 2022, Simmons signed his first professional contract, joining Western Sydney Wanderers on a two-year deal from cross-town rivals Sydney FC.[1] He made his senior debut as a substitute on 18 December, replacing Brandon Borrello in the 64th minute of a 1–0 defeat to Western United.[2] On 21 April 2023, Simmons scored his first goal for the club, opening the score to an eventual 4–0 victory over Wellington Phoenix at CommBank Stadium.[3]
Simmons was selected for the Australian U-20 national team to play in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[4] He played in the first group game losing 1-0 to Vietnam.[5] He started again against Iran where he scored the opening goal of the game, slotting it easily in the net, the game ended in a 3-2 win for Australia.[6]