Aaron Simpson
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997
Place of birth Canterbury, England[1]
Position(s) Full Back
Team information
Current team
 Salisbury
Youth career
–2014 Whitstable Town
2014–2015 Maidstone United
2015–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Maidstone United 9 (0)
2017–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2017 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → AFC Telford United (loan) 13 (0)
2018 → Kilmarnock (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → FC Jumilla (loan) 6 (0)
2019 Waterford 8 (0)
2019–2020 Dover Athletic 20 (0)
2020–2021 Sutton United 12 (1)
2021–2022 Hemel Hempstead Town 10 (0)
2022–2023 Chippenham Town 6 (0)
2023– Salisbury 2 (0)
International career
2014 England U18 Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Aaron Simpson (born 7 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a full back for Salisbury. He has previously played for Maidstone United and on loan at Portsmouth, AFC Telford United, Kilmarnock, FC Jumilla, Waterford and Dover Athletic.

In 2021, he was a contestant on the seventh series of Love Island.

Career

Maidstone United

Simpson began his career at Maidstone United. For the first half of the 2014–15 season, Simpson featured for Maidstone eight times in the league and five times in the FA Cup as Maidstone, then of the Isthmian League beat league opposition in Stevenage[2] to set up a second round proper tie with Wrexham. Maidstone lost this match 3-1 and Simpson was also sent off.[3]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In February 2015, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-year contract.[4]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 31 January 2017, Simpson joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 17 March however, he returned to his parent club after failing to make a single appearance on the south-coast.[6]

AFC Telford United (loan)

In August 2017, Simpson joined National League North side AFC Telford United on loan.[7] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, playing the duration of a 1-0 victory at York City.[8]

Kilmarnock (loan)

In January 2018, Simpson joined Kilmarnock on loan.[9]

Dover Athletic

On 23 July 2019, Simpson returned to English football, signing for National League side Dover Athletic.[10] Simpson made 22 appearances in all competition for the Kent side during the 2019–20 season, before he was released at the end of a campaign that was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[11]

Sutton United

Simpson joined fellow National League side Sutton United just before the commencement of the 2020–21 season.[12] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, coming off of the bench in the 38 minute of a 3-0 victory over Maidenhead United.[13] Simpson only appeared twelve times as Sutton won the National League title to gain promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history.[14]

Hemel Hempstead Town

Following his release from Sutton, Simpson joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town in September 2021.[15]

Personal life

In 2021, Simpson appeared as a contestant on Series 7 of Love Island.[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2020–21 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maidstone United 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division 9050—00140
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2016–17[17] ———4[lower-alpha 3]040
2017–18[18] ———0000
2018–19 ———0000
Total ——4040
AFC Telford United (loan) 2017–18[18] National League North 13020—1[lower-alpha 4]0160
Kilmarnock (loan) 2017–18[18] Scottish Premiership 4000000040
FC Jumilla (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B Group 4 6000000060
Waterford 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 8000100090
Dover Athletic 2019–20[19] National League 20010—1[lower-alpha 4]0220
Sutton United 2020–21[20] National League 12100—1[lower-alpha 4]0131
Career Total 721801070881
  1. ↑ All appearances in the FA Cup
  2. ↑ All appearances in the League of Ireland Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Simpson - player profile". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Maidstone United 2-1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wrexham 3-1 Maidstone United". BBC Sport. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maidstone United and Soccer Elite youngster Aaron Simpson joins Wolverhampton Wanderers". Kent Online. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Eoin Doyle & Aaron Simpson: Portsmouth add Preston striker and Wolves defender". BBC Spor. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Defender departs Pompey". www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Spiers, Tim (3 August 2017). "Wolves' Aaron Simpson joins Telford on loan". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "York City 0-1 AFC Telford United". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Aaron Simpson arrives on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers". Kilmarnock F.C. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "HESS MAKES DOUBLE SIGNING". www.doverathletic.com. 23 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST ANNOUNCED". www.doverathletic.com. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Sutton United sign Simpson and Chalupniczak". www.nonleaguedaily.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Sutton United 3-0 Maidenhead United". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Sutton United 3–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "SIMPSON SIGNS!". Hemel Hempstead Town Twitter. 17 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Darvill, Josh (9 August 2021). "Love Island 2021: Meet new islanders Priya Gopaldas and Aaron Simpson". TellyMix. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Simpson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  18. 1 2 3 "Games played by Aaron Simpson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Simpson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Simpson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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