| Simon Eaddy | |
| Birth Date: | 1971 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Position: | goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1999–2003 |
| Years2: | 2001 |
| Years3: | 2003 |
| Clubs3: | Ottawa Wizards |
| Years4: | 2004–2009 |
| Clubs4: | Waitakere United |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Manageryears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Managerclubs1: | New Zealand Knights FC (goalkeepers) |
| Manageryears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs2: | Auckland City (goalkeepers) |
| Manageryears3: | 2005–2008 |
| Managerclubs3: | New Zealand U20 (women) (goalkeepers) |
| Manageryears4: | 2007–2011 |
| Managerclubs4: | New Zealand (women) (goalkeepers) |
| Manageryears5: | 2012–2019 |
| Managerclubs5: | Canada (women) (goalkeepers) |
| Manageryears6: | 2018–2023 |
| Managerclubs6: | Canada (goalkeepers) |
| Manageryears7: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs7: | Toronto FC (goalkeepers) |
Simon Eaddy (born 14 September 1971) is a former New Zealand footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is the current goalkeeper coach with Toronto FC.
Eaddy began his professional career in the Australian National Soccer League with Football Kingz FC in 1999 as a backup for Jason Batty.[1] He would re-sign with the club the following season.[2] [3] Throughout his tenure with the Kingz FC, he was selected to the league's all-star team for the 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons. In 2001, he returned to New Zealand to play in the 2001 Chatham Cup final with University-Mount Wellington where he assisted the club in defeating Central United.[4]
In the summer of 2003, he played abroad in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Ottawa Wizards and was also named the club's captain.[5] He would record his first clean sheet for the club on 6 July 2003, against Laval Dynamites.[6] Throughout his stint with Ottawa, he helped the club achieve a perfect season which clinched the Eastern Conference title.[7] However, the club opted out of the postseason tournament as the team's owner was embroiled in a dispute with the league's executive committee. Following a successful regular season, Eaddy was named the league's top goalkeeper.
In 2004, he returned to his native New Zealand to play in the country's top league with Waitakere United.[8] [9] The club would finish second in the division and Eaddy was named as the club's players' player. He re-signed with Waitakere the following season.[10] In his debut season with Waitakere, he would appear in the 2007 OFC Champions League.[11] Waitakere would win the continental tournament after defeating Fijian side Ba F.C.[12] He would compete once again in the champions league with Waitakere during the 2007-08 edition.[13]
In 2009, league rivals Auckland City qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, and in preparation for the tournament he was signed by the club.[14] [15]
In 2006, he was called to the New Zealand men's national football team camp held by head coach Ricki Herbert.[16]
He began to transition into the coaching realm in 2009 as the goalkeeping coach for Auckland City.[17] [18] Eaddy would expand his coaching portfolio in 2010 by becoming involved with the New Zealand national team program in the same role.[19]
Eaddy once more joined John Herdman's coaching staff in 2018 as the goalkeeper coach for the Canada men's national soccer team.[20] [21] He would help the national team qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[22] In 2023, he joined the coaching staff of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer along with head coach John Herdman as the club's goalkeeper coach.[23] [24]
Ottawa Wizards
University-Mount Wellington
Waitakere United