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 | 42 | (2) |
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 23:10, 18 March 2024 (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
Sims made his
Sims continued to stay in the mix for the first team into January and provided the game-winning assist for
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
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
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 16 March 2024
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
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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 | 30 | 3 | |
Ross County | 2021–22[28] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23[29] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2023–24[30] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
Total | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
Career total | 117 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 8 |
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- MLS Cup
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours
Club
Southampton
- 2016–17[32]
International
England U-17
- 2014[33]
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.
- ^ "Josh Sims joins Ross County". RCFC. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Josh Sims". The FA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. 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.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Sims in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "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
- Josh Sims at Soccerbase
- England profile Archived 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine at The Football Association
- Josh Sims – UEFA competition record (archive)