David Simbo

David Simbo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	NEROCA
Number	18
Youth career
	Mighty Blackpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Mighty Blackpool
2009	Raufoss
2010	Sogndal	0	(0)
2010–2011	Mighty Blackpool
2011	→ Motala (loan)	11	(0)
2011	→ Trelleborg (loan)	0	(0)
2012	Boden	12	(2)
2013–2014	Sandviken	9	(0)
2014–2015	Al-Hilal
2015	Najran	2	(0)
2016	Krumkachy Minsk	3	(0)
2016–2017	Yeni Amasyaspor	12	(0)
2017–2018	Kurtuluşspor
2018–2019	Adana Kiremithanespor	16	(2)
2019	Al-Zawraa
2019–2022	Baf Ülkü Yurdu	2	(0)
2022	Gokulam Kerala	0	(0)
2022–	NEROCA	36	(2)
International career^‡
2010–	Sierra Leone	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 7 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:58, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

David Simbo (born 28 September 1989) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club NEROCA.

Club career

Born in Freetown, Simbo started his career playing for Mighty Blackpool in his home country.[2] In 2009, he went to Norway to play for third-tier side Raufoss. While at the Norwegian club, he sought political asylum in the country using the name Mohamed Sesay. After his successful first season in Norway, he was signed by second-tier club Sogndal; however, because his asylum request was denied due to him using two different names, he was unable to return to Norway to play for them.[3]

Simbo returned to Sierra Leone to play for Mighty Blackpool. In 2011, he went on loan to Swedish third-tier club Motala for the first half of the season,[4] and then Allsvenskan club Trelleborg for the second half of the season.[5]

He spent the 2012 season with Boden.[6]

In 2013, he signed for Sandviken.[7]

He signed for Saudi club Najran SC in July 2015.[8] He then played for Krumkachy Minsk.[1]

He later played in Turkey for Yeni Amasyaspor,[9] and Kurtuluşspor.[10] He spent the 2018–19 season with Adana Kiremithanespor.[1]

He then played for Iraqi club Al-Zawraa.[11] In September 2019, he moved to North Cyprus to play for Baf Ulku Yurdu FC.[12]

In February 2022, Simbo moved to India after signing with I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala.[13][14]

He moved to NEROCA in August 2022.[15][16]

International career

He made his international debut for Sierra Leone against Egypt in their 1–1 draw in 2010.[11]

Honours

Al-Hilal Omdurman

• Sudan Premier League: 2014[1]

Gokulam Kerala

• I-League: 2021–22[17][18]

References

1. David Simbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
2. "David Simbo - Fotbolltransfers.com". Fotbolltransfers. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. "Han har hatt to ulike identitetar". NRK. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4. "David Simbo joins Swedish club on loan, leaves Freetown Friday". Sierra Leone Football. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
5. "David Simbo lånas ut till TFF". Trelleborgs Allehanda. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6. Profile Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Bodens BK
7. "David siste man in i truppen". Sandvikens IF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
8. "New tests await Sierra Leone's David Simbo in Saudi Arabia". BBC Sport. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
9. Milli futbolcu Yeni Amasyaspor'da Archived 5 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, amatorlig.net, 16 August 2016
10. Sierra Leoneli Orta Saha Kurtuluşspor'da Archived 24 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, amatorlig.net, 23 June 2017
11. "David Simbo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
12. "Sierra Leone's David Simbo happy to play in non-Fifa Northern Cyprus". 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
13. "Champions Gokulam Kerala's new signings aim to flourish in historic season". i-league.org. Hero I-League. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
14. "I-League: Gokulam Kerala wary of Mendigutxia threat ahead of NEROCA clash". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
15. Chaudhuri, Arunava (5 August 2022). "NEROCA FC sign Sierra Leone defender David Simbo!". Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
16. "Sierra Leone's Defender, David Simbo Joins India Neroca FC". ayvnews.com. Freetown, Sierra Leone: Africa Young Voices News. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
17. TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
18. Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• David Simbo at Soccerway
• David Simbo at National-Football-Teams.com
• David Simbo at Global Sports Archive