Josh Sims (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Samuel Sims[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 March 1997||
Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2021 | Southampton | 20 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Reading (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → New York Red Bulls (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2022– | Ross County | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | England U17 | 8 | (1) |
2014–2015 | England U18 | 6 | (1) |
2017–2019 | England U20 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:54, 16 October 2020 (UTC) |
Joshua Samuel Sims (born 28 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership side Ross County.
Club career
Southampton
Sims joined Southampton's Academy from the Elite Training Centre in 2011.[3][4] After impressing with the under-23 side, Sims made his professional debut for Southampton on 27 November 2016 against Everton in a Premier League match. He took only a few moments to achieve his first assist of his senior career when he set up Charlie Austin for a headed goal in the first minute. Sims ended the first half with 95% passing accuracy, the best among all players on the pitch, as Southampton went on to win 1–0.[5]
Sims made his Europa League debut for Southampton on 8 December, in a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[6]
Sims continued to stay in the mix for the first team into January and provided the game-winning assist for Shane Long in a 1–0 away win against Liverpool to send Southampton into the 2017 EFL Cup final.[7]
Reading (loan)
On 20 August 2018, Sims joined Reading on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut for Reading two days later, in a 2–2 away draw with Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. Sims was brought on just after the hour-mark to replace Sone Aluko.[9] He was recalled in January.
New York Red Bulls (loan)
On 7 August 2019, Sims joined New York Red Bulls on loan until the end of the calendar year.[10] On 20 October 2019, Sims scored his first goal as a professional to help New York to a 1–0 lead against Philadelphia Union in the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, New York would eventually lose 4–3 in overtime.[11] After appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal, Sims' loan with New York Red Bulls was extended until 30 June 2020.[12]
Doncaster Rovers (loan)
Sims moved to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 16 October 2020 on a three month loan.[13] He scored his first goal for Doncaster, and his first professional goal in English football, in a 2-1 loss to Crewe Alexandra on 24 October 2020.[14] On 27 January 2021, it was announced that Sims had rejoined Doncaster for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[15]
On 4 June 2021, Southampton confirmed that Sims had been released at the end of the 2020–21 season.[16]
Ross County
On 14 February 2022, Sims signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County.[17]
International career
Sims has represented England at U17 through to U20 level. He was a part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[18]
Personal life
Sims grew up in the town of Gillingham, Dorset and attended Gillingham School.[19]
At the beginning of January 2022, Sims tested positive for COVID-19, and despite having no symptoms, Sims explained how he ‘didn’t feel the same’ and ‘felt fatigued’ when playing after returning to Doncaster following a hamstring injury he suffered in December.[20] In late March 2021, Sims suffered a glute injury, which he recovered from, but still suffered from fatigue.[20] Sims explained how he lost his appetite and subsequently lost weight.[20] In April 2021, Sims was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.[20]
In May 2021, Sims felt unwell and went to hospital, and was diagnosed with myocarditis.[20] He stayed in hospital for three nights before being released.[20] However, within three hours of returning home, Sims couldn’t get out of bed and developed ‘bad chest pain’ and had to go back to hospital for a week due to pericarditis.[20] In late June 2021, Sims was admitted to hospital again as the swelling had moved to his lungs.[20] In early August 2021, Sims started to feel unwell, and woke up one morning with a ‘stabbing pain’ but has since recovered.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 2015–16[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016–17[22] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2017–18[23] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2018–19[24] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2019–20[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Southampton U23 | 2016–17[22] | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Reading (loan) | 2018–19[24] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
New York Red Bulls (loan) | 2019[27] | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
2020[27] | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[26] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
Ross County | 2021–22[28] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23[29] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Career total | 85 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in MLS Cup
Honours
Club
Southampton
International
England U-17
References
- ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premierleague.com. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Josh Sims". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Sims extends Saints stay until 2018". Southampton Football Club. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Elite Training Centre. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Southampton 1-0 Everton". BBC Sport. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Rose, Gary (8 December 2016). "Southampton 1-1 Happoel Be'er Sheva". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Burt, Jason (25 January 2017). "Saints go marching to Wembley as Shane Long hits sucker punch winner". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Josh Sims: Reading sign Southampton winger on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Reading". www.readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Sims agrees New York Red Bulls loan". Southampton F.C. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union 4, New York Red Bulls 3". philadelphiaunion.com. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls re-acquire Josh Sims on loan from Southampton". mlssoccer.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Rovers complete Sims deal". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Doncaster 1-2 Crewe". BBC. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Sims re-joins Doncaster". Southampton FC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Southampton FC announce 2021 retained list". Southampton FC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Josh Sims joins Ross County". RCFC. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Josh Sims". The FA. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Gillingham School". www.gillingham-dorset.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sheldon, Dan (17 November 2022). "'I had this stabbing pain… I thought I it was a heart attack' – Josh Sims explains why he hasn't kicked a ball since May". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Sims in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Sims in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Sims in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Sims in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Sims in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Sims in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b "J. Sims: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Sims in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Sims in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Sims and England U17s crowned Euro champions!". Southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 21 May 2016.
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Yeovil
- English footballers
- Southampton F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- New York Red Bulls players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- England youth international footballers
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Major League Soccer players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Ross County F.C. players