Aaron Simpson (born 17 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Folkestone Invicta, as a midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Folkestone Invicta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gillingham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Gillingham | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Margate (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hythe Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ramsgate | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Folkestone Invicta | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 9 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life edit
Simpson was born in Croydon.[1] Hailing from Rainham, Simpson was given a community award by the Medway African Caribbean Society in January 2018 for his work with schools in the area.[3][4]
Career edit
Simpson began his career with Gillingham, turning professional in the summer of 2017 and moving on loan to Margate in January 2018.[5] He signed a new one-year contract in July 2018.[6]
He was offered a new contract by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] After rejecting the contract offer, he joined Hythe Town in August 2019.[8]
After 11 league appearances for Hythe,[9] in early 2020 Simpson joined Ramsgate.[10] After 6 league appearances,[11] in September 2020 he then moved to Folkestone Invicta.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ a b Aaron Simpson at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Aaron Simpson at Soccerbase
- ^ "Teenage Gillingham FC footballer wins award for community work". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Gillingham: Aaron Simpson recognised with local community award". English Football League. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Gillingham send Aaron Simpson to Margate and Jack Tucker to Greenwich Borough on loan". Kent Online. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Gillingham trio Aaron Simpson, Ben Chapman and Bradley Stevenson sign new deals". Kent Online. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Tom Eaves and Tomas Holy offered new contracts by Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Gills midfielder Simpson joins Hythe Town | Non League Daily".
- ^ "Hythe Town | Appearances | Aaron Simpson | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ MATCH PREVIEW: Ramsgate FC v Faversham Town, ramsgate-fc.co.uk, 28 February 2020
- ^ "Ramsgate | Appearances | Aaron Simpson | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ Aaron Simpson Signs For Invicta, folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk, September 2020
- ^ "Folkestone Invicta | Appearances | Aaron Simpson | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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