Ellis Simms

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Ellis Simms
File:Ellis Reco Simms 2016.jpg
Simms in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ellis Reco Simms[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 25)[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 107 (26)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:28, 14 December 2025 (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

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Simms (far right) pictured during his time at Manchester City in 2016.

Everton

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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.[5]

In January 2021, Simms moved on loan to Blackpool,[7] making his debut on 23 January 2021 in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 loss.[8] 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.[9]

On 26 January 2022, Simms joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10][11] 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.[12] He scored his first goal for Hearts three days later in a 2–0 home win against Motherwell.[13]

On 29 July 2022, Simms signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[14][15] He was recalled on 31 December 2022.[16] He scored his first goal for Everton on 18 March 2023, scoring a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw away at Chelsea.[17]

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.[18]

Coventry City

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In July 2023 he was linked with a transfer to Coventry City,[19] and signed for the club later that month on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[20]

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.[21][22] 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.[23]

Simms was named EFL Championship Player of the Month for November 2025 having scored five goals in three matches.[24]

International career

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Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland,[25] and Jamaica.[26] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[27] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[28]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 13 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton U21 2018–19[29] — — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
2019–20[30] — — — — 4[b] 1 4 1
Total — — — 5 1 5 1
Everton 2020–21[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[32] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2022–23[33] Premier League 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Blackpool (loan) 2020–21[31] League One 21 8 1 0 — 2[c] 2 24 10
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[32] Scottish Premiership 17 5 4 2 — — 21 7
Sunderland (loan) 2022–23[33] Championship 17 7 — 0 0 — 17 7
Coventry City 2023–24[34] Championship 46 13 6 6 1 0 0 0 53 19
2024–25[35] Championship 43 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 46 7
2025–26 Championship 18 7 0 0 2 1 0 0 20 8
Total 107 26 7 6 5 2 0 0 119 34
Career total 174 47 12 8 5 2 7 3 198 60
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

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Individual

References

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