Kameron Simmonds

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Kameron Simmonds
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Simmonds with Florida State in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kameron Necole Simmonds
Date of birth (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, defender
Team information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
Number 19
Youth career
Richmond United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Tennessee Volunteers 34 (12)
2024– Florida State Seminoles 21 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Richmond Ivy 6 (1)
International career‡
2022 Jamaica U20 4 (2)
2022– Jamaica 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:20, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Kameron Necole Simmonds (born 6 December 2003) is a footballer who plays as a forward or defender for the Florida State Seminoles and for the Richmond Ivy of the USL W League. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally.

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Early life

Kameron Necole Simmonds was born on 6 December 2003 in Virginia [1] to Necole and Greg Simmonds. She has three younger brothers. Despite her father being a former footballer, Simmonds only took up the sport when she was unable to continue training in gymnastics after an injury at the age of 11; beginning football the next year, she trained with her father. [2]

College career

Simmonds played for Richmond United until the summer of 2022 when she began her college soccer career at the University of Tennessee for the Tennessee Volunteers. [1] She chose to join Tennessee due to her parents believing in its values; due to encouragement from Jamaica teammate Giselle Washington, who already attended the university; and being inspired by Jamaica legend and former Volunteer Khadija Shaw. [2]

As a true freshman, she made two top 100 best freshman lists, having scored four goals in sixteen appearances. Playing as a substitute, the college highlighted her productivity in her limited minutes, often with multiple shots on goal per game. [1]

Club career

In February 2024, Simmonds joined Richmond Ivy ahead of their inaugural USL W League season. [3]

International career

In the under-20 national team, Simmonds competed at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship with the Jamaican U-20 team. [4] She scored two goals at the tournament, watched by her family. [2]

When she made her senior debut on 3 September 2022, in a 0–1 friendly loss to South Korea, [4] she became the third generation of her family to represent Jamaica in senior international football after her father, Greg, and grandfather, Patrick. [2]

Simmonds then competed at the 2023 Cup of Nations, where her team finished in fourth place. [5] On 23 June 2023, she was included in the final Jamaica squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [6] She made her World Cup debut in the second group game, coming on for Kayla McKenna in a 1–0 victory over Panama. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kameron Simmonds - Soccer". University of Tennessee Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Why Tennessee soccer players' Jamaican national team invites are special". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ↑ McGinley, Mannion. "Jamaican National Team Forward, Florida State Seminole Kameron Simmonds Commits to Play for W League RVA". RichmondKickers.com. Richmond Kickers . Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Korea Republic vs. Jamaica - 3 September 2022 - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "WATCH: CommBank Matildas reigning Cup of Nations winners". footballaustralia.com.au. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Reggae Girlz squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup". 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Panama vs. Jamaica - 29 July 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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