# Kameron Simmonds > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kameron_Simmonds > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kameron_Simmonds.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kameron_Simmonds > Source revision: 1357126628 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kameron Simmonds | image = FSU vs Wake ACC 2024 - 023 (cropped).jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Simmonds with [Florida State](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_women's_soccer) in 2024 | fullname = Kameron Necole Simmonds | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|12|06}} | birth_place = [Midlothian, Virginia](/source/Midlothian%2C_Virginia), U.S. | height = 1.70 m | position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)), [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = [Utah Royals](/source/Utah_Royals) | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Richmond United | collegeyears1 = 2022–2023 | college1 = [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_women's_soccer) | collegecaps1 = 34 | collegegoals1 = 12 | collegeyears2 = 2024–2025 | college2 = [Florida State Seminoles](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_women's_soccer) | collegecaps2 = 42 | collegegoals2 = 6 | years1 = 2024 | clubs1 = [Richmond Ivy](/source/Richmond_Ivy) | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2026– | clubs2 = [Utah Royals](/source/Utah_Royals) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = [Jamaica U20](/source/Jamaica_women's_national_under-20_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2022– | nationalteam2 = [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica_women's_national_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 14 March 2026 | ntupdate = 08:33, 3 March 2026 (UTC+1) }} '''Kameron Necole Simmonds''' (born 6 December 2003) is a [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) or [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)) for the [Utah Royals](/source/Utah_Royals) of the [National Women's Soccer League](/source/National_Women's_Soccer_League) (NWSL). Born in the United States, she plays for the [Jamaica national team](/source/Jamaica_women's_national_football_team). She played [college soccer](/source/college_soccer) for the [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_women's_soccer) and the [Florida State Seminoles](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_women's_soccer), winning the [2025 national championship](/source/2025_NCAA_Division_I_women's_soccer_tournament) with the Seminoles. ==Early life== Kameron Necole Simmonds was born on 6 December 2003 in Virginia{{Cite web |title=Kameron Simmonds - Soccer |url=https://utsports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/kameron-simmonds/18902 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801011419/https://utsports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/kameron-simmonds/18902 |url-status=live }} to Necole and [Greg Simmonds](/source/Greg_Simmonds). She has three younger brothers, including the footballer [Nicholas Simmonds](/source/Nicholas_Simmonds). Despite her father being a former footballer, Simmonds only took up the sport when she was unable to continue training in gymnastics after an injury at the age of 11; beginning football the next year, she trained with her father.{{Cite web |title=Why Tennessee soccer players' Jamaican national team invites are special |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2022/09/01/tennessee-soccer-jamaican-national-team-kameron-simmonds-giselle-washington/7906930001/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730201906/https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2022/09/01/tennessee-soccer-jamaican-national-team-kameron-simmonds-giselle-washington/7906930001/ |url-status=live }} == College career == Simmonds played for Richmond United until the summer of 2022 when she began her [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) career at the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) for the [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_women's_soccer). She chose to join Tennessee due to her parents believing in its values; due to encouragement from Jamaica teammate [Giselle Washington](/source/Giselle_Washington), who already attended the university; and being inspired by Jamaica legend and former Volunteer [Khadija Shaw](/source/Khadija_Shaw). As a [true freshman](/source/true_freshman), she made two top 100 best freshman lists, having scored four goals in sixteen appearances. Playing as a substitute, the college highlighted her productivity in her limited minutes, often with multiple shots on goal per game. == Club career == In February 2024, Simmonds joined Richmond Ivy ahead of their inaugural [USL W League](/source/USL_W_League) season.{{cite web |last1=McGinley |first1=Mannion |title=Jamaican National Team Forward, Florida State Seminole Kameron Simmonds Commits to Play for W League RVA |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news/2024/02/08/kameron-simmonds-commits-to-play-for-w-league-rva/ |website=RichmondKickers.com |publisher=[Richmond Kickers](/source/Richmond_Kickers) |access-date=12 May 2025}} Simmons joined the NWSL's [Utah Royals](/source/Utah_Royals) as a non-roster invitee in the 2026 preseason.{{cite news|url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fc-announces-2026-preseason-roster-and-schedule|title=Utah Royals FC Announces 2026 Preseason Roster and Schedule|date=2026-01-13|publisher=[Utah Royals](/source/Utah_Royals)|access-date=2026-01-13}} On 5 February 2026, the Royals announced that they had signed Simmonds to her first professional contract, a two-year deal.{{Cite web |last= |date=5 February 2026 |title=Utah Royals FC Signs 2025 NCAA National Champion Kameron Simmonds |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fc-signs-2025-ncaa-national-champion-kameron-simmonds |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=RSL |language=en}} ==International career== In the under-20 national team, Simmonds competed at the [2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship](/source/2022_CONCACAF_Women's_U-20_Championship) with the Jamaican U-20 team.{{cite web |title=Korea Republic vs. Jamaica - 3 September 2022 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/03/world/friendly-women/korea-republic/jamaica/3930321/ |accessdate=29 July 2023 |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729174810/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/03/world/friendly-women/korea-republic/jamaica/3930321/ |url-status=live }} She scored two goals at the tournament, watched by her family. When she made her senior debut on 3 September 2022, in a 0–1 friendly loss to [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_women's_national_football_team), she became the third generation of her family to represent Jamaica in senior international football after her father, Greg, and grandfather, Patrick. Simmonds then competed at the [2023 Cup of Nations](/source/2023_Cup_of_Nations), where her team finished in fourth place.{{cite news|date=22 February 2023|title=WATCH: CommBank Matildas reigning Cup of Nations winners|url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/watch-commbank-matildas-reigning-cup-nations-winners|work=footballaustralia.com.au|access-date=22 February 2023|archive-date=23 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223062420/https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/watch-commbank-matildas-reigning-cup-nations-winners|url-status=live}} On 23 June 2023, she was included in the final Jamaica squad for the [2023 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/2023_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup).{{cite web |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/reggae-girlz-squad-named-for-fifa-womens-world-cup/ |title=Reggae Girlz squad named for FIFA Women's World Cup |date=2023-06-23 |language=en-US |accessdate=2023-07-23 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624230132/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/reggae-girlz-squad-named-for-fifa-womens-world-cup/ |url-status=live }} She made her World Cup debut in the second group game, coming on for [Kayla McKenna](/source/Kayla_McKenna) in a 1–0 victory over [Panama](/source/Panama_women's_national_football_team).{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/29/world/womens-world-cup/panama/jamaica/3705257/|title=Panama vs. Jamaica - 29 July 2023 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=30 July 2023|archive-date=30 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730044929/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/29/world/womens-world-cup/panama/jamaica/3705257/|url-status=live}} ==Honors== '''Florida State Seminoles''' *[NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament](/source/NCAA_Division_I_women's_soccer_tournament): [2025](/source/2025_NCAA_Division_I_women's_soccer_tournament) *[ACC women's soccer tournament](/source/ACC_women's_soccer_tournament): [2024](/source/2024_ACC_women's_soccer_tournament) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Sports links}} *[https://utsports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/kameron-simmonds/18902 Tennessee Volunteers profile] {{Utah Royals squad}} {{Jamaica squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmonds, Kameron}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:American women's soccer players Category:Women's association football forwards Category:Women's association football defenders Category:Jamaican women's footballers Category:21st-century Jamaican sportswomen Category:Jamaica women's international footballers Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Category:Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer players Category:Soccer players from Virginia Category:People from Chesterfield County, Virginia Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players Category:USL W League players Category:Utah Royals players Category:National Women's Soccer League players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kameron Simmonds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kameron_Simmonds) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kameron_Simmonds?action=history)). 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