Ellis Simms

Ellis Simms
Simms in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ellis Reco Simms[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001[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 125 (29)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:31, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

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

Club career

Everton

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

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

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

As of match played on 21 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton U21 2018–19[30] — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
2019–20[31] — — — — 4[c] 1 4 1
Total — — — 5 1 5 1
Everton 2020–21[32] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[33] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2022–23[34] Premier League 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[32] League One 21 8 1 0 — 2[d] 2 24 10
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[33] Scottish Premiership 17 5 4 2 — — 21 7
Sunderland (loan) 2022–23[34] Championship 17 7 — 0 0 — 17 7
Coventry City 2023–24[35] Championship 46 13 6 6 1 0 0 0 53 19
2024–25[36] Championship 43 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 46 7
2025–26[37] Championship 36 10 1 0 2 1 0 0 39 11
Total 125 29 8 6 5 2 0 0 138 37
Career total 192 50 13 8 5 2 7 3 217 63
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Simms in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  34. ^ a b "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.
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