Elliot Simões

Elliot Simões
Personal information
Full name Elliot Jorge Simões Inácio[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Portugal
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Benfica
Sporting CP
2016–2018 FC United of Manchester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC United of Manchester 18 (0)
2019–2021 Barnsley 25 (3)
2021 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 Nancy 14 (0)
2021–2022 Nancy II 3 (0)
2022–2023 Salford City 8 (0)
2023–2024 Al-Qaisumah
International career‡
2020 Angola 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020

Elliot Jorge Simões Inácio (born 20 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in Portugal, he has represented the Angola national team.

Simões began his career with the youth teams of Portuguese clubs Benfica and Sporting CP, before moving to England to play with F.C. United of Manchester, where he made his senior debut. He turned professional with Barnsley in 2019, and spent time on loan with Doncaster Rovers, before moving to French club Nancy.

Club career

Early career

Simões began his career with Benfica and Sporting CP.[2] He joined F.C. United of Manchester at the age of 16, making his first-team debut in April 2018.[3]

Barnsley

Simões signed for Barnsley in January 2019, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2][4] He made his senior debut for Barnsley on 19 September, appearing as a substitute for the last 10 minutes of the match.[5][6] He scored his first goal for Barnsley on 2 January 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to Derby County.[5] In January 2021 he moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]

Nancy

In August 2021 he was signed by French club Nancy for an undisclosed fee.[8] On 14 November, Simões made his Nancy debut in a 3–1 victory in the Coupe de France over Lorraine de Plantiéres.[9] On 27 November, he scored his first goal for the club in the following round of the cup, in a 1–0 victory over Soleil Bischheim.[10] He made his league debut on 5 March 2022, in a 0–1 home defeat to Grenoble Foot.[11]

Salford City

In July 2022, he returned to England to sign a one-year contract with EFL League Two side Salford City.[12]

Al-Qaisumah

On 12 July 2023, Simões joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Qaisumah.[13]

International career

In October 2020, Simões was called up to the Angola national team.[14] He made his debut on 13 October 2020 as a 78th minute substitution during a friendly match against Mozambique.[15]

Style of play

In 2019, Simões was described by new team Barnsley as an "exciting, direct and pacey winger".[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
F.C. United of Manchester 2018–19 National League North 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
2019–20 National League North 14 0 0 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 0
Barnsley 2019–20 Championship 17 2 1 0 0 0 — 18 2
2020–21 Championship 8 1 0 0 1 0 — 9 1
Total 25 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 3
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2020–21 League One 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nancy 2021–22 Ligue 2 14 0 3 1 — 0 0 17 1
Nancy II 2021–22 Championnat National 3 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Salford City 2022–23[16] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11 1
Career total 77 3 6 1 1 0 3 1 85 5

References

  1. ^ a b Elliot Simões at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Elliot Simoes Joins The Reds!". Barnsley F.C. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Profile". F.C. United of Manchester. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ "League One: Barnsley sign FC United of Manchester winger Elliot Simoes". BBC Sport. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Elliot Simões in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Matt Phillips in line for West Brom return". 21 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Doncaster sign Balcombe & Simoes on loan". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "ELLIOT SIMÕES DEPARTS". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Lorraine de Plantières vs. Nancy - 14 November 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ Giovannini, Simon (27 November 2021). "Coupe de France: le Soleil Bischheim valeureux mais éliminé par Nancy (0-1)". www.dna.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Nancy vs. Grenoble Foot 38 - 5 March 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Elliot Simoes: Salford City sign winger on one-year deal from French side AS Nancy". BBC Sport. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  13. ^ "ايليتو سيموس Ellliot Simoes ينضم لأبطال #الكتيبة_الحمراء".
  14. ^ "Selecção AA: Actualização diária "quinta-feira 08.10"". FAF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  15. ^ Amistoso ANGOLA vs Moçambique on YouTube
  16. ^ "Games played by Elliot Simões in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2022.