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 )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Samuel Sims [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1997 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Ross County | 49 | (3) |
| 2024– | Yeovil Town | 23 | (0) |
| 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 17:59, 15 February 2025 (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 National League side Yeovil Town.
Sims joined Southampton's Academy from the Elite Training Centre in 2011. [3] [4] After impressing with the under-23 side, Sims made his professional debut for Southampton on 27 November 2016 against Everton in a Premier League match. He took only a few moments to achieve his first assist of his senior career when he set up Charlie Austin for a headed goal in the first minute. Sims ended the first half with 95% passing accuracy, the best among all players on the pitch, as Southampton went on to win 1–0. [5]
Sims made his Europa League debut for Southampton on 8 December, in a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. [6]
Sims continued to stay in the mix for the first team into January and provided the game-winning assist for Shane Long in a 1–0 away win against Liverpool to send Southampton into the 2017 EFL Cup final. [7]
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.
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]
Sims moved to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 16 October 2020 on a three month loan. [13] He scored his first goal for Doncaster, and his first professional goal in English football, in a 2–1 loss to Crewe Alexandra on 24 October 2020. [14] On 27 January 2021, it was announced that Sims had rejoined Doncaster for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [15]
On 4 June 2021, Southampton confirmed that Sims had been released at the end of the 2020–21 season. [16]
On 14 February 2022, Sims signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County. [17] He left Ross County when his contract expired in July 2024. [18]
On 15 August 2024, Sims signed for National League side Yeovil Town. [19]
Sims has represented England at U17 through to U20 level. He was a part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. [20]
Sims grew up in the town of Gillingham, Dorset and attended Gillingham School. [21]
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. [22] In late March 2021, Sims suffered a glute injury, which he recovered from, but still suffered from fatigue. [22] Sims explained how he lost his appetite and subsequently lost weight. [22] In April 2021, Sims was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. [22]
In May 2021, Sims felt unwell and went to hospital, and was diagnosed with myocarditis. [22] He stayed in hospital for three nights before being released. [22] 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. [22] In late June 2021, Sims was admitted to hospital again as the swelling had moved to his lungs. [22] In early August 2021, Sims started to feel unwell, and woke up one morning with a 'stabbing pain' but has since recovered. [22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2015–16 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 [24] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 [25] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 [26] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 [27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 [28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2016–17 [24] | — | — | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Reading (loan) | 2018–19 [26] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| New York Red Bulls (loan) | 2019 [29] | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [e] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 [29] | 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 [28] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Ross County | 2021–22 [30] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [31] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 [f] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 [32] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 [g] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| Total | 49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 5 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2024–25 [29] | National League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [h] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Career total | 147 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 178 | 9 | ||
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England U-17
