Lejaun Simmons

{{Short description|Footballer (born 1993)}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lejaun Simmons | image = | fullname = Lejaun Perry Simmons<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019_Concacaf_Gold_Cup_Preliminary_Lists_May_20.pdf |title=40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Bermuda |publisher=CONCACAF |page=1 |accessdate=20 May 2019 |via=Bernews}}</ref><ref name="NFT"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Hamilton, Bermuda]] | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Robin Hood F.C.|Robin Hood]]<ref name="NFT">{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/48687/Lejuan_Simmons.html|title = Lejaun Simmons (Player)}}</ref> | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs1 = [[Devonshire Cougars]] | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = [[Devonshire Cougars]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = [[Ilkeston F.C.|Ilkeston]] | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → [[Mickleover Sports F.C.|Mickleover Sports]] (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = → [[Long Eaton United F.C.|Long Eaton United]] (loan) | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2015– | clubs5 = [[Robin Hood F.C.|Robin Hood]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | club-update = 18 October 2018 |nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]] |nationalcaps1 = 31 |nationalgoals1 = 8 |ntupdate = 18 March 2023 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Bermuda}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Island Games]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Football at the 2013 Island Games – Men's tournament|2013 Bermudas]]|}} }}

'''Lejaun Perry Simmons''' (born 7 April 1993) is a footballer who plays as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] for [[Robin Hood F.C.|Robin Hood]] and the [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda national team]].

==Club career==

Lejaun Simmons started his career at major Bermudian side [[Devonshire Cougars]], being in the youth team for 2 years before being promoted to the first team in 2011. In 2013 he began training with [[Ilkeston F.C.|Ilkeston]], after the English club developed a link-up with [[Bermuda Hogges F.C.|Bermuda Hogges]] in order to create a pathway to professional football for promising Bermudian players.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-01 |title=Bermuda Hogges Link Up With Ilkeston F.C |url=https://bernews.com/2013/04/bermuda-hogges-link-up-with-ilkeston-f-c/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Bernews}}</ref> During the [[2013–14 Northern Premier League|2013–14 season]] he made seven appearances for the club (six in the league), and also had loan spells with [[Mickleover Sports F.C.|Mickleover Sports]] and [[Long Eaton United F.C.|Long Eaton United]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://ilsonfootball.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221044310/http://ilsonfootball.co.uk/ |archive-date=21 February 2016 |website=www.ilsonfootball.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2013/14 |url=http://ilsonfootball.co.uk/index.php?p=1_282_2013-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302135206/http://ilsonfootball.co.uk/index.php?p=1_282_2013-14 |archive-date=2 March 2016 |website=www.ilsonfootball.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-03 |title=Robins Send Bermudan Duo Out On Loan |url=https://nonleague.pitchero.com/uncategorized/robins-send-bermudan-duo-out-on-loan-27909/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Pitchero Non-League |language=en-GB}}</ref>

He was still with the club in December 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2014 |title=Ilkeston FC on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/ilkestontown_fc/status/545914797033000960 |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> however he did not make any appearances during the [[2014–15 Northern Premier League|2014–15 season]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=15 August 2015 |title=The Evo-Stik Statistics |journal=Ilkeston FC Official Matchday Magazine |issue=6 |pages=23}}</ref> He had left the club by December 2015, returning to Bermuda with [[Robin Hood F.C.|Robin Hood]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trott |first=Lawrence |date=2015-12-09 |title=Five more on Ilkeston production line |url=https://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/sport/article/20151209/five-more-on-ilkeston-production-line/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=www.royalgazette.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He signed a three-year contract in August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lejuan Simmons |url=https://www.bermudafa.com/roster_players/19314231?subseason=414480 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201641/https://www.bermudafa.com/roster_players/19314231?subseason=414480 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018 |website=bermudafa.com}}</ref>

==International career== Lejaun made his debut for the [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda national team]] against [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]] on 9 September 2012, in the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref name="NFT"/> He scored his first goal two days later against [[Saint Martin national football team|Saint Martin]] in the same competition.

==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 11 September 2012 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] || {{fb|SMT}} || align=center | '''8'''–0 || align=center | 8–0 || [[2012 Caribbean Cup qualification]] |- | 2. || rowspan="3" | 17 July 2013 || rowspan="5" | [[Bermuda National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], Bermuda || rowspan="3" | {{fb|Frøya}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 8–0 || rowspan="3" | [[Men's Football at the 2013 Island Games|2013 Island Games]] |- | 3. || align=center | '''6'''–0 |- | 4. || align=center | '''7'''–0 |- | 5. || 22 January 2017 || {{fb|CAN}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–4 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | 6. || 12 October 2018 || {{fb|SMA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 12–0 || [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying|2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification]] |- | 7. || 25 February 2019 || [[Estadio Pedro Marrero]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] || {{fb|CUB}} || align=center | '''?'''–? || align=center | 2–2 || Friendly |- | 8. || 24 June 2019 || [[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|Red Bull Arena]], [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]], United States || {{fb|NCA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B|2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] |}

==Honours== '''Bermuda''' *[[Island Games]]: [[Football at the 2013 Island Games – Men's tournament|2013]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natwestislandgames2013results.com/files/Football.pdf|title=Football matches at 2013 Island Games|access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bermudasun.bm/news/2013/jul/10/football-squad-named-for-island-games/|title=Football squad named for Island Games |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

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