Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 28, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
North Mississauga SC | |||
Dixie SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Memphis Tigers | 77 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | K–W United FC | ||
2015–2016 | Woodbridge Strikers | 12+ | (0+) |
2017 | Toronto Azzurri Blizzard | 14 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Woodbridge Strikers | 25 | (8) |
2023 | Woodbridge Strikers | 4 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2010 | Canada U-17 | 13 | (1) |
2012 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Canada | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 10, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 24, 2022 |
Diamond Simpson (born April 28, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender. She made four appearances for the Canada national team.
She began playing youth soccer at age 8 with North Mississauga SC, later playing with Dixie SC. [1]
From 2012 to 2015, she played college soccer for the Memphis Tigers of the University of Memphis. [2] She scored her first goal on September 6, 2012, scoring the overtime winner against the Vanderbilt Commodores, [3] earning her Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honours. [4] In 2012, she was named to the NSCAA All-Central Region second team, All-Conference USA second team, and C-USA All-Freshman Team. [2] In her sophomore season, she was named to the American Athletic Conference second team and the NSCAA All-Northeast Third Team. [5] In 2014, she was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team and NSCAA All-Region Second Team. [2]
In 2010, she began playing with Hamilton FC Rage (later became K-W United) in the USL W-League. [6]
In 2015 and 2016, she played with Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario. [7] [8] In 2016, she was named a league First-Team All Star. [9]
In 2017, she played with Toronto Azzurri Blizzard. [10] She was named the league's Defender of the Year as well as a First Team All Star. [11]
In 2018 and 2019, she played for Woodbridge Strikers once again. [12] [13] On July 14, 2018, she scored two goals in two minutes to lead Woodbridge to a 3-1 victory over Durham United FA. [14] In 2018 and 2019, she was once again named against named Defender of the Year, for the second and third times, [15] [16] as well as First Team All Star Selections for the third and fourth consecutive times. [17] [18] In 2020, she was named to the League1 Ontario Women's All-Time Best XI. [19] In 2023, she returned to the team. [20]
Simpson won a bronze medal with the Canada U17 at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and also reached the quarter-finals with Canada at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [21] She won a gold medal at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, [1] where she scored her first goal on March 13, 2010 in a 2-1 victory over Panama U17. [22] She won a silver medal with Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [1]
She made her debut for the Canada senior team on December 9, 2010 against the Netherlands. [22] She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games. [1]
In 2010, she was named the Canadian Women's U-17 Player of the Year. [22]
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