Kamarai Swyer

Kamarai Swyer

Simon-Swyer with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Kamarai Joshua Simon-Swyer [1]
Date of birth	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Redbridge, England [2]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Northampton Town
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2022	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2025	West Ham United	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Crawley Town (loan)	6	(0)
2025–	Northampton Town	32	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Kamarai Joshua Simon-Swyer (born 4 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Northampton Town.

Career

Simon-Swyer joined West Ham United at the age of eight. On his 18th birthday, Simon-Swyer signed his first professional contract with West Ham. ^[4]

Simon-Swyer's first involvement in West Ham's first team came in a 1–0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb, where he was an unused substitute in a UEFA Europa League tie on 9 December 2021. ^[5] On 3 November 2022, Simon-Swyer made his debut for West Ham in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win against Romanian club FCSB coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Divin Mubama. ^[6]

In July 2023, he signed a further two-year contract with the club. ^[7]

On 29 July 2023, Simon-Swyer signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan. ^[8] He made his Crawley debut on 5 August in a 1–0 home win against Bradford City coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Dom Telford. ^[9] Having made 11 appearances for the club, he was recalled by West Ham in January 2024. ^[10]

In May 2025, Simon-Swyer signed a two-year contract with League One team Northampton Town linking up again with manager Kevin Nolan with whom he had worked when Nolan was first team coach at West Ham United. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2026 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United U21	2020–21	—			—		—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2021–22	—			—		—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
	2022–23	—			—		—		—		1 [a]	1	1	1
	2024–25	—			—		—		—		3 [a]	1	3	1
	Total		—		—		—		—		8	2	8	2
West Ham United	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Crawley Town (loan)	2023–24	League Two	6	0	0	0	1	0	—		4 [a]	1	11	1
Northampton Town	2025–26	League One	24	0	1	0	0	0	—		6 [a]	5	31	5
Career total			30	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	18	8	51	8

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. "2022/23 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
3. "Kamarai Simon-Swyer". worldfootball.net. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
4. "Kamarai Swyer pens first professional contract at West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
5. "West Ham United 0–1 Dinamo Zagreb". BBC Sport. 9 December 2021.
6. "FCSB 0–3 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 3 November 2022.
7. "Kamarai Swyer signs new contract". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
8. "Crawley sign West Ham midfielder Swyer on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
9. "Crawley Town 1 v 0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
10. Morton, Sam (15 January 2024). "West Ham recall midfielder from Crawley Town after limited game-time in League Two". SussexWorld. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
11. Heneghan, James (30 May 2025). "Kevin Nolan hails Swyer's 'huge potential' after Cobblers sign West Ham United youngster". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
12. "England - K. Simon-Swyer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

External links

• Kamarai Swyer at Soccerbase