Elliot Simmons
Elliot Simmons (born 5 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC. Club career. Early career. Simmons began playing football at age six with Goulbourn in Ottawa and later joined the development programme of the Ottawa Fury. At age ten, he attended a scouting camp led by English Premier League side West Ham United in Toronto and later trialed with West Ham and Arsenal. At age eleven, Simmons returned to England to join the academy of League One side Milton Keynes Dons. After five years with MK Dons, he switched to  La Liga side Málaga. Dalkurd. In 2017, Simmons signed his first professional contract with Swedish Allsvenskan side Dalkurd FF, where he played for the U19 and U21 teams. Loan to MP. In 2018, Simmons was sent on a full-year loan to Finnish Kakkonen side Mikkelin Palloilijat and made twenty appearances that season, including fifteen starts. HFX Wanderers. On 22 January 2019, Simmons returned to Canada and signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. On 11 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Valour FC. On 14 December 2019, the club  announced that Simmons would not be returning for the 2020 season. Cavalry FC. On 26 February 2020, Simmons signed with Cavalry FC. He made his debut as a substitute in Cavalry's first game of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season against Forge FC. He would appear in all 10 games in the 2020 season, and would train with Allsvenskan club Östersunds FK in the offseason. In November 2020, Simmons would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season. In January 2022, it was announced Simmons would return for the 2022 season, his third with the club. International career . Simmons is eligible to represent Canada and England internationally. Simmons attended camps for the Canada U20 team in 2015 and 2017, but was not called up for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Personal life. Simmons was born in Luton, England to English parents. At age five, he and his family emigrated to Canada and settled in the Ottawa suburb of Stittsville.