Clyde Simms
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| Clyde Simms | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clyde Simms | |
| Date of birth | 21 August 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Jamestown, NC, United States | |
| Height | 5'9 | |
| Position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | D.C. United | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-03 | East Carolina | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2003 2004 2005- |
Raleigh CASL Elite Richmond Kickers D.C. United |
17 (2) 28 (3) 36 (1) |
| National team** | ||
| 2005- | United States | 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Clyde Simms (born August 21, 1982 in Jamestown, North Carolina) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.
Simms played college soccer at East Carolina University from 2000 to 2003, where he appeared in 72 games and notched seven goals and seven assists. He was team captain his final three years. Following his senior season, Simms went undrafted by MLS and signed with the Richmond Kickers of the A-League.
Although he had a relatively impressive first season with the Kickers and started 28 games for the club, Simms's talent was not really recognized until he was called into the United States national team camp as a replacement player due to a conflict between the United States Soccer Federation and the players. Simms greatly impressed in camp and, when the disagreement was settled, Simms was asked to remain in camp and train with the regular team.
Simms's performance in the national camp intrigued several MLS teams, and he was eventually signed as a discovery player by D.C. United on February 25, 2005. Bruce Arena also kept him in the national pool; Simms received his first cap on May 28, 2005, as an injury-time sub against England.
| D.C. United - Current Squad |
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1 Perkins | 2 Stokes | 4 Prideaux | 5 Erpen | 6 Mediate | 7 Donnet | 8 Moose | 9 Adu | 10 Gómez | 11 Eskandarian | 12 Wilson | 14 Olsen | 16 Carroll | 17 Gros | 18 Rimando | 19 Simms | 20 Nickell | 21 deRoux | 22 McTavish | 23 Walker | 24 Carroll | 26 Namoff | 27 Metcalf | 30 McIntosh | 31 Ssejjemba | 32 Boswell | 99 Moreno | Coach: Nowak |
