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Ellis Simms
Simms in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ellis Reco Simms[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 9
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City
2017–2020 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Everton 12 (1)
2021 → Blackpool (loan) 21 (8)
2022 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 17 (5)
2022 → Sunderland (loan) 17 (7)
2023– Coventry City 135 (32)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:55, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Coventry City.

Club career

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Simms (far right) pictured during his time at Manchester City in 2016.

Everton

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Simms was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester.[4] After playing for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City as a youth, he signed for Everton at the age of 16.[5] In July 2017, Simms won the golden boot at the CEE Cup in Czech Republic with six goals in four games.[6] He turned professional in 2019 after scoring 46 goals in his final academy season.[7][5]

In January 2021, Simms moved on loan to Blackpool,[8] making his debut on 23 January 2021 in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 loss.[9] In his second appearance and his league debut the following week, again as a substitute, he scored his first professional goals when he scored twice in a 5–0 win over Wigan Athletic.[10]

On 26 January 2022, Simms joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11][12] He made his league debut the same day in a 2–1 loss at home to Celtic, coming off the bench at half time to replace Josh Ginnelly.[13] He scored his first goal for Hearts three days later in a 2–0 home win against Motherwell.[14]

On 29 July 2022, Simms signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[15][16] He was recalled on 31 December 2022.[17] He scored his first goal for Everton on 18 March 2023, scoring a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw away at Chelsea.[18]

In June 2023, reports began to emerge that newly promoted EFL Championship club Ipswich Town were interested in signing Simms, with an initial bid of up to £4m believed to have been rejected by Everton.[19]

Coventry City

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In July 2023 he was linked with a transfer to Coventry City,[20] and signed for the club later that month on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[21]

On 26 February 2024, Simms scored his first career hat trick in the first half of the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup in a 5–0 rout of Maidstone United. After scoring his first goal, Simms held up his jersey to reveal a shirt bearing the name of his teammate, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, who had been hospitalized due to an injury sustained during a game against Preston North End three days earlier.[22][23] On 16 March, Simms scored a brace, including an equalizing stoppage time goal, against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, ending the game 3–2 in Coventry City's favour and helping the team progress beyond the quarter-finals for the first time since the 1986–87 FA Cup.[24]

Simms was named EFL Championship Player of the Month for November 2025 having scored five goals in three matches.[25]

International career

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Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland,[26] and Jamaica.[27] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[28] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[29]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U21 2018–19[30] ————1[c]010
2019–20[31] ————4[c]141
Total ———5151
Everton 2020–21[32] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[33] Premier League 100000—10
2022–23[34] Premier League 11100——111
Total 1210000—121
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[32] League One 21810—2[d]22410
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[33] Scottish Premiership 17542——217
Sunderland (loan) 2022–23[34] Championship 177—00—177
Coventry City 2023–24[35] Championship 46136610—5319
2024–25[36] Championship 436102100467
2025–26[37] Championship 43131021—4614
2026–27[38] Premier League 300010—40
Total 1353286620014940
Career total 20253138627322866
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

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Coventry City

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ellis Simms: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Athletic, The. "Ellis Simms – Championship Attacker – News, Stats, Bio and more". The Athletic.
  4. ↑ "England – E. Simms – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com.
  6. ↑ "CEE Cup: Ceny". CEE Cup (in Czech). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Carroll, Sam (19 June 2019). "The inside story of Ellis Simms' rise from man who discovered him". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Brighton 2–1 Blackpool". BBC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Wigan 0–5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Striker Ellis Simms joins on loan from Everton". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hearts sign Everton's Simms on loan". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ellis Simms signs for SAFC". safc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Sunderland loan striker Simms from Everton". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "Everton recall Ellis Simms from Sunderland loan to boost attacking options". The Independent. 31 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Premier League: Simms scores late Everton leveller at Chelsea". BBC Sport. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Sunderland AFC transfer gossip: £4m Ellis Simms bid..." sunderlandecho.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Coventry interested in signing Everton's Simms". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Everton sell Simms to Coventry on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 7 July 2023.
  22. ↑ Brennan, Stuart (26 February 2024). "Coventry City 5–0 Maidstone United: Ellis Simms' first senior hat trick ends Stones' brave FA Cup run". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "Coventry's Tatsuhiro Sakamoto suffers 'terrible' injury in Preston defeat". SportsMax. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  24. ↑ Stone, Simon (16 March 2024). "Wolves 2–3 Coventry: Haji Wright scores 100th-minute winner in FA Cup classic". BBC. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  25. 1 2 "Sky Bet Championship Manager and Player of the Month winners". www.efl.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Everton forward to play with the Polish national team? We talked to his father". 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  27. ↑ "Young Everton striker Ellis Simms enjoying rich scoring form". Liverpoolecho. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "THREE ENGLAND MEN'S DEVELOPMENT SQUADS WILL MEET FOR TRAINING CAMPS IN NOVEMBER". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "ENGLAND U20 VS. ASTON VILLA U20 1–3". uk.soccerway.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  39. ↑ Text, Live. "Coventry City 5-1 Portsmouth: Frank Lampard's men secure Championship title". BBC Sport.
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