Lejaun Perry Simmons (born 7 April 1993) is a striker who plays for Robin Hood and the Bermuda national football team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lejaun Perry Simmons[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Bermuda | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Robin Hood[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Devonshire Cougars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Devonshire Cougars | ||
| 2013–2015 | Ilkeston | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Mickleover Sports (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Long Eaton United (loan) | ||
| 2015– | Robin Hood | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Bermuda | 31 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023 | |||
Career
editLejaun Simmons started his career at major Bermudian side Devonshire Cougars, being in the youth team for 2 years before being promoted to the first team in 2011. In 2013 he began training with Ilkeston, after the English club developed a link-up with Bermuda Hogges in order to create a pathway to professional football for promising Bermudian players.[4] During the 2013–14 season he made seven appearances for the club (six in the league), and also had loan spells with Mickleover Sports and Long Eaton United.[5][6][7]
He was still with the club in December 2014,[8] however he did not make any appearances during the 2014–15 season.[9] He had left the club by December 2015, returning to Bermuda with Robin Hood.[10] He signed a three-year contract in August 2017.[11]
International career
editLejaun made his debut against Haiti on 9 September 2012, in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2] He scored his first goal just 2 days later against Saint Martin in the same competition.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2012 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Saint Martin |
8–0 | 8–0 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2. | 17 July 2013 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda |  Frøya |
1–0 | 8–0 | 2013 Island Games |
| 3. | 6–0 | |||||
| 4. | 7–0 | |||||
| 5. | 22 January 2017 |  Canada |
2–2 | 2–4 | Friendly | |
| 6. | 12 October 2018 |  Sint Maarten |
2–0 | 12–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | |
| 7. | 25 February 2019 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Cuba |
?–? | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 8. | 24 June 2019 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States |  Nicaragua |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
References
edit- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Bermuda" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 1. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ a b c d "Lejaun Simmons (Player)".
- ^ "LeJuan Simmons - Stats and titles won - 2015".
- ^ "Bermuda Hogges Link Up With Ilkeston F.C". Bernews. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Home". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
- ^ "2013/14". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Robins Send Bermudan Duo Out On Loan". Pitchero Non-League. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Ilkeston FC on Twitter". Twitter. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik Statistics". Ilkeston FC Official Matchday Magazine (6): 23. 15 August 2015.
- ^ Trott, Lawrence (9 December 2015). "Five more on Ilkeston production line". www.royalgazette.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Lejuan Simmons". bermudafa.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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