Matt Sim

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Matt Sim
Personal information
Full name Matthew Sim
Date of birth (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Winger
Youth career
1999-2004 Northern Tigers
2007-2009 Manly United
2009–2010 Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005-2006 North West Sydney Spirit FC 4 (2)
2010-2013 Manly United 70 (19)
2014 Sutherland Sharks 0 (0)
2014 → Central Coast Mariners (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2016 Central Coast Mariners 32 (2)
2016 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (0)
2016-2017 Cape Town City 9 (2)
2017–2021 Sydney United 101 (29)
2022–2023 Manly United 39 (12)
Total260(66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023

Matthew Sim (born 18 April 1988) is a current Australian football coach and former Australian professional footballer who played as a left or right sided / central midfielder. Matt also has an English passport through his family's heritage.

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Playing career

Sim made his debut for Central Coast on 21 February against Wellington Phoenix. He played the whole game as the Mariners lost 4–1. [1]

On 14 October 2014, Sim came off the bench in the 71st minute in Central Coast Mariners' FFA Cup clash with Palm Beach Sharks with the score at 1–0 to his side. He went on to score 4 goals in the 19 minutes that he played. [2] Sim finished the 2014 FFA Cup with 5 goals in 3 games.

Sim has also been a part of two Asian Champions League campaigns for the Mariners in 2014 and 2015.

On 1 February 2016, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced that they had signed Sim until the end of the 2015–16 season. [3] On 5 May 2016, after making only one appearance off the bench for the club, Sim was released by the Wanderers. [4]

Sim signed with South African Premier Division club Cape Town City in July 2016. [5]

On 23 August 2016, Sim made his South African Premier Division competitive debut against Polokwane City in Cape Town City's inaugural game. Sim got an assist by setting up the first goal in the 2–0 win. Three days later Sim and Cape Town City took on Kaizer Chiefs in the MTN 8 Cup Quarter Final. Sim scored his first goal for the club in the 7th minute to give City a 1–0 win and a historic victory. [6]

At the end of 2016, Sim left Cape Town City for personal reasons. He made 14 appearances in all competitions for the club. [7]

Upon returning to Australia Sim joined former NSL giants Sydney United 58. Sim spent 5 successful seasons at the club in which he appeared in over 100 league games for the club and won the NSW NPL 2020 Grand final.

In 2022 Sim returned to Manly United FC.

Sim joined Sydney FC at the end of 2021 as their U20 Head Coach, winning the U20 NSW NPL championship in 2022 and currently works for Sydney FC as their Assistant NPL coach.

Honours

Club

Manly United

Cape Town City

Sydney United:

Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners vs. Wellington Phoenix - 21 February 2014 - Soccerway".
  2. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners v Palm Beach Sharks - FFA Cup Match Centre | Westfield FFA Cup". www.theffacup.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Wanderers boost left hand side with two signings". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wanderers announce player departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "CT City announce Aussie signing". News24. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cape Town City Eliminate Floundering Chiefs In MTN8". Soccer Laduma. 26 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Davidson, John (30 December 2016). "Sim exits South Africa". FourFourTwo .
  8. ↑ "Matt Sim". 2 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "SuperSport United vs. Cape Town City - 10 December 2016 - Soccerway".
  10. ↑ Boulous, Chris (26 October 2020). "CHAMPIONS: Nothing can rain on Sydney United 58's parade". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "2013 IGA NPL All-Star Team of the Year". Football NSW. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

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