Lily Simkin

Lily Simkin
Personal information
Full name	Lily Simkin
Date of birth	9 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Walsall, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2014–2019	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2023	Birmingham City
International career
2019	England U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023

Lily Simkin (born 9 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.^[1]

Club career

Birmingham City

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.

International career

Simkin has been capped by England at under-17 level.^[3]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2021.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Birmingham City	2019–20	FA WSL	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Birmingham City	2020–21	FA WSL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

References

^ "Lily Simkin Birmingham profile". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ "Lily Simkin capped by England". Wyrley Juniors. 15 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Simkin steps up". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Simkin adapting well to Barclays FA WSL". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
^ "Birmingham 0-6 Chelsea". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
^ "Lily Simkin Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

Lily Simkin at Birmingham City
Lily Simkin at Soccerway

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[1] "Lily Simkin Birmingham profile". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[2] "Lily Simkin capped by England". Wyrley Juniors. 15 February 2018.

[step_up-3] "Simkin steps up". Birmingham City Football Club.

[adapting-4] "Simkin adapting well to Barclays FA WSL". Birmingham City Football Club.

[5] "Brighton 3-0 Birmingham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.

[6] "Birmingham 0-6 Chelsea". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.

[7] "Lily Simkin Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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