| Lily Simkin | |
| Fullname: | Lily Simkin |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Walsall, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Birmingham City |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Birmingham City |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Club-Update: | 23 April 2023 |
Lily Simkin (born 9 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]
Simkin began playing football at local club Wyrley Juniors, a sister club of Birmingham City.[2] She first joined the Wildcats program at the age of five before joining the boys' team. At the age of ten she joined the Birmingham City RTC.[3]
On 17 November 2019, Simkin made her senior first-team debut at the age of 16 as 62nd-minute substitute for Freya Gregory in a 3–0 WSL defeat away to Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] [5] She started the next match, a 6–0 defeat to eventual league champions Chelsea.[6] Simkin made a total of six appearances during the 2019–20 season before it was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Simkin has been capped by England at under-17 level.[3]
Simkin is the daughter of former professional footballer Darren Simkin who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town during the 1990s.[3]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Birmingham City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||