Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kapri Marcus Douglas Simmons [1] | ||
Date of birth | July 16, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Edmonton Green & Gold | |||
FC Edmonton | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | MacEwan Griffins | 23 | (1) |
2021 | York Lions | 12 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | FC Edmonton | 24 | (0) |
2023 | Vancouver FC | 5 | (0) |
2023 | Valletta | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Guyana | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 1, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 21, 2023 |
Kapri Marcus Douglas Simmons (born July 16, 2000) is a professional footballer.. Born in Canada, he represents Guyana at international level.
Simmons played youth soccer with Edmonton Green & Gold, [2] and was later a part of the FC Edmonton academy. [3] He won a silver medal with Team Alberta at the 2017 Canada Summer Games. [4]
In the offseason of 2021, Simmons played with amateur club Edmonton Scottish and participated in the 2021 Summer Series and AMSL, notably scoring a 1st minute goal against Calgary Foothills in the home opener. [5] [6]
In 2018, he began attending MacEwan University, playing for the men's soccer team. [7] He made his debut for MacEwan on September 8, 2018, earning an assist on the game-winning goal against the Mount Royal Cougars. [8] He scored his first goal exactly a year later on September 8, 2019, also against the Mount Royal Cougars. [9] [10] He played two seasons with the Griffins, scoring once and adding three assists in 23 appearances. [11]
Following a summer stint with Edmonton Scottish, he transferred to York University and began playing for the York Lions in 2021. [10] He appeared in nine season games, scoring once, along with appearing in the all three of the team's playoff matches for the Lions, helping them to an OUA silver medal. [12]
After impressing in his pre-season trial, Simmons signed a professional contract with FC Edmonton of the Canadian Premier League in 2022. [13]
In January 2023, Simmons joined Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. [14] [15] He made his debut for Vancouver on May 19 against Forge FC. [16]
In September 2023, he joined Valletta in the Maltese Premier League. [17] [18]
In May 2023, Simmons was invited to a Guyana national team training camp by coach Jamaal Shabazz. [19] The next month on June 13, he was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament. [20]
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