Greg Simmonds Explained

Greg Simmonds
Fullname:Gregory Simmonds
Birth Date:1975 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Kingston, Jamaica
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1995–1998
Youthclubs1:Howard University
Years1:1999–2000
Years2:2000
Years3:2001
Years4:2002
Years5:2003
Years6:2004–2005
Years7:2006
Years8:2007
Years9:2008–2009
Clubs1:Hershey Wildcats
Clubs2:D.C. United (loan)
Clubs3:Miami Fusion
Clubs4:Rochester Raging Rhinos
Clubs5:Richmond Kickers
Clubs6:Charleston Battery
Clubs7:Virginia Beach Mariners
Clubs8:Puerto Rico Islanders
Clubs9:Richmond United (indoor)
Caps1:51
Caps2:0
Caps3:9
Caps4:26
Caps5:27
Caps6:49
Caps7:23
Caps8:7
Caps9:3
Goals1:32
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:6
Goals5:4
Goals6:10
Goals7:9
Goals8:0
Goals9:5

Gregory Simmonds (born 16 December 1975) is a retired Jamaican soccer player who played professionally in the USL First Division. He is currently a men's soccer athletic trainer for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Simmonds attended Howard University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. He graduated as the all-time leading scorer for the Bison. In 1999, Simmonds turned professional with the Hershey Wildcats of the USL A-League. He scored sixteen goals that season and was selected as the A-League Rookie of the Year.[1] His scoring touch led to D.C. United calling him up in January 2000 for two games in the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. He came on for Jaime Moreno in a 17 January 2000 victory over L.D. Alajuelense. Four days later, he started the game with C.F. Pachuca.[2] Simmonds continued his scoring pace for the Wildcats in 2000, adding another sixteen goals to his total. In February 2001, the Miami Fusion selected Simmonds in the fourth round (thirty-eighth) overall of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. He scored four goals for the Fusion, all in Open Cup games, but never scored in league play. When the Fusion folded following the 2001 season, Simmonds moved to the Rochester Rhinos. In 2003, Simmonds moved to the Richmond Kickers. On 19 February 2004, the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division signed Simmonds.[3] He led the team in scoring in both 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he joined the Virginia Beach Mariners and lead the team with nine goals.[4] He finished his career in 2007 with the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2007. In November 2008, Simmonds joined Richmond United for the Premier Arena Soccer League season. He scored five goals in three games.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1999/1999.htm 1999 A-League
  2. http://mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/2011%20D.C.%20United%20Media%20Guide_0.pdf D.C. United Media Guide
  3. https://archive.today/20120729120119/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2011&id=109&page=46 Battery sings Greg Simmonds
  4. News: The Jamaica Observer. Jamaican Simmonds shines for VB Mariners. 2006-07-31. 2009-06-02.
  5. Web site: 2008-2009 PASL . 3 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504221550/http://www.arenaleague.com/teams/12435459/12436919-12435575/TEAM.html . 4 May 2012 . dead .