{{Short description|Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox football biography |name = David Simbo |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|28|df=y}} |birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone |height = 1.90m<ref name = "SW">{{Soccerway|david-simbo/161004|accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref> |position = Centre-back |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Mighty Blackpool |years1 = 2007–2008 |clubs1 = Mighty Blackpool |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2009 |clubs2 = Raufoss |caps2 = |goals2 = |years3 = 2010 |clubs3 = Sogndal |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2010–2011 |clubs4 = Mighty Blackpool |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = 2011 |clubs5 = → Motala (loan) |caps5 = 11 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2011 |clubs6 = → Trelleborg (loan) |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 2012 |clubs7 = Boden |caps7 = 12 |goals7 = 2 |years8 = 2013–2014 |clubs8 = Sandviken |caps8 = 9 |goals8 = 0 |years9 = 2014–2015 |clubs9 = Al-Hilal |caps9 = |goals9 = |years10 = 2015 |clubs10 = Najran |caps10 = 2 |goals10 = 0 |years11 = 2016 |clubs11 = Krumkachy Minsk |caps11 = 3 |goals11 = 0 |years12 = 2016–2017 |clubs12 = Yeni Amasyaspor |caps12 = 12 |goals12 = 0 |years13 = 2017–2018 |clubs13 = Kurtuluşspor |caps13 = |goals13 = |years14 = 2018–2019 |clubs14 = Adana Kiremithanespor |caps14 = 16 |goals14 = 2 |years15 = 2019 |clubs15 = Al-Zawraa |caps15 = |goals15 = |years16 = 2019–2022 |clubs16 = Baf Ülkü Yurdu |caps16 = 2 |goals16 = 0 |years17 = 2022 |clubs17 = Gokulam Kerala |caps17 = 0 |goals17 = 0 |years18 = 2022–2024 |clubs18 = NEROCA |caps18 = 35 |goals18 = 2 |nationalyears1 = 2010–2018 |nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone |nationalcaps1 = 21 |nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''David Simbo''' (born 28 September 1989) is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
==Club career== Born in Freetown, Simbo started his career playing for Mighty Blackpool in his home country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotbolltransfers.com/site/player/4004.html |title=David Simbo - Fotbolltransfers.com |publisher=Fotbolltransfers |accessdate=22 March 2013 |archive-date=31 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531213227/http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/player/4004.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.7254879 |title=Han har hatt to ulike identitetar |publisher=NRK |accessdate=22 March 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024022504/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.7254879 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/345-news |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411192237/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/345-news |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |title=David Simbo joins Swedish club on loan, leaves Freetown Friday |publisher=Sierra Leone Football |accessdate=22 March 2013 }}</ref> and then Allsvenskan club Trelleborg for the second half of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trelleborgsallehanda.se/sport/article1521093/TFF-tar-Simbo-pa-lan.html |title=David Simbo lånas ut till TFF |publisher=Trelleborgs Allehanda |accessdate=22 March 2013 |archive-date=20 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120172635/http://www.trelleborgsallehanda.se/sport/article1521093/TFF-tar-Simbo-pa-lan.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
He spent the 2012 season with Boden.<ref>[http://www.svenskalag.se/member.asp?teamid=5094&memberID=166471&SeasonTypeID=1 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811092016/https://www.svenskalag.se/bbkff_a/profil/166471/borttagen |date=11 August 2022 }} at Bodens BK</ref>
In 2013, he signed for Sandviken.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www4.idrottonline.se/SandvikensIF-Fotboll/Nyhetsarkiv/Nyheter/Davidsistemaninitruppen/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706110911/http://www4.idrottonline.se/SandvikensIF-Fotboll/Nyhetsarkiv/Nyheter/Davidsistemaninitruppen/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2013 |title=David siste man in i truppen |publisher=Sandvikens IF |accessdate=4 April 2013 }}</ref>
He signed for Saudi club Najran SC in July 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33499007|title=New tests await Sierra Leone's David Simbo in Saudi Arabia|date=14 July 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 May 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804234025/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33499007|url-status=live}}</ref> He then played for Krumkachy Minsk.<ref name = "SW"/>
He later played in Turkey for Yeni Amasyaspor,<ref>[http://www.amatorlig.net/milli-futbolcu-yeni-amasyasporda.html Milli futbolcu Yeni Amasyaspor'da] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805220822/http://www.amatorlig.net/milli-futbolcu-yeni-amasyasporda.html |date=5 August 2017 }}, amatorlig.net, 16 August 2016</ref> and Kurtuluşspor.<ref>[http://www.amatorlig.net/sierra-leoneli-orta-saha-kurtulussporda.html Sierra Leoneli Orta Saha Kurtuluşspor'da] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224090820/http://www.amatorlig.net/sierra-leoneli-orta-saha-kurtulussporda.html |date=24 February 2020 }}, amatorlig.net, 23 June 2017</ref> He spent the 2018–19 season with Adana Kiremithanespor.<ref name = "SW"/>
He then played for Iraqi club Al-Zawraa.<ref name = "NFT"/> In September 2019, he moved to North Cyprus to play for Baf Ulku Yurdu FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49795129|title=Sierra Leone's David Simbo happy to play in non-Fifa Northern Cyprus|date=24 September 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=24 September 2019|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924113942/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49795129|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2022, Simbo moved to India after signing with I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Champions Gokulam Kerala's new signings aim to flourish in historic season|url=https://i-league.org/champions-gokulam-keralas-new-signings-aim-to-flourish-in-historic-season/|website=i-league.org|publisher=Hero I-League|date=23 February 2022|access-date=4 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223070636/https://i-league.org/champions-gokulam-keralas-new-signings-aim-to-flourish-in-historic-season/|archive-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-gokulam-kerala-wary-of-mendigutxia-threat-ahead-of-neroca-clash/articleshow/89951118.cms|title=I-League: Gokulam Kerala wary of Mendigutxia threat ahead of NEROCA clash|date=2 March 2022|access-date=4 March 2022|website=The Times of India|publisher=Press Trust of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304131638/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-gokulam-kerala-wary-of-mendigutxia-threat-ahead-of-neroca-clash/articleshow/89951118.cms|archive-date=4 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
He moved to NEROCA in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-fc-sign-sierra-leone-defender-david-simbo/|title=NEROCA FC sign Sierra Leone defender David Simbo!|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=5 August 2022|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075321/https://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-fc-sign-sierra-leone-defender-david-simbo/amp/|archive-date=15 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ayvnews.com/2022/08/09/sierra-leones-defender-david-simbo-joins-india-neroca-fc/|title=Sierra Leone's Defender, David Simbo Joins India Neroca FC|date=9 August 2022|access-date=15 August 2022|website=ayvnews.com|publisher=Africa Young Voices News|location=Freetown, Sierra Leone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075809/https://ayvnews.com/2022/08/09/sierra-leones-defender-david-simbo-joins-india-neroca-fc/?amp=1|archive-date=15 August 2022}}</ref>
==International career== He made his international debut for Sierra Leone against Egypt in their 1–1 draw in 2010.<ref name = "NFT">{{NFT player|pid=39958|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Al-Hilal Omdurman''' *Sudan Premier League: 2014<ref name = "SW"/> '''Gokulam Kerala''' *I-League: 2021–22<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/gokulam-kerala-vs-mohammedan-sc-i-league-final-live-gkfc-vs-mdsc-live-score-indian-football/article38490975.ece|title=Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|date=14 May 2022|access-date=14 May 2022|last=TEAM SPORTSTAR|first=21:22 IST|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514160659/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/gokulam-kerala-vs-mohammedan-sc-i-league-final-live-gkfc-vs-mdsc-live-score-indian-football/article38490975.ece|archive-date=14 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-brilliant-gokulam-kerala-fc-edge-past-mohammedan-sc-win-consecutive-i-league-titles|title=Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=14 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022|first=Sayantan|last=Guha|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515124228/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-brilliant-gokulam-kerala-fc-edge-past-mohammedan-sc-win-consecutive-i-league-titles|archive-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simbo, David}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Sierra Leonean men's footballers Category:Sierra Leone men's international footballers Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Norway Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sudan Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Mighty Blackpool F.C. players Category:Raufoss IL players Category:Motala AIF players Category:Trelleborgs FF players Category:Bodens BK players Category:Sandvikens IF players Category:Al Hilal Club (Omdurman) players Category:Najran S.FC players Category:FC Krumkachy Minsk players Category:Saudi Pro League players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Al-Zawraa SC players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus Category:Gokulam Kerala FC players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India Category:Sierra Leonean expatriates in India Category:NEROCA FC players