Jay Simpson

For the actor, see Jay Simpson (actor).
Jay Simpson

Simpson playing for Hull City in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jay-Alistaire Frederick Simpson[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
Number 27
Youth career
1996–1997 Norwich City
1997–2007 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Arsenal 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Millwall (loan) 41 (6)
2009 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 13 (1)
2009–2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 39 (12)
2010–2013 Hull City 78 (12)
2011–2012 → Millwall (loan) 16 (4)
2013–2014 Buriram United 21 (1)
2014– Leyton Orient 85 (32)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 26 November 2016 (UTC).


Jay-Alistaire Frederick "Jay" Simpson (born 1 December 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Leyton Orient.

A product of the Arsenal Academy, he never played a league game for Arsenal, spending most of his time on loan, at Millwall, West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers. In 2010, he joined Hull City, and was released three years later. Simpson spent time in Thailand with Buriram United, winning the 2014 Kor Royal Cup before returning to England with Leyton Orient.

Club career

Arsenal

Born in Enfield, London, Simpson was with Norwich City before he joined Arsenal at the age of nine,[4][5] and played in an under-18s game at just 13 years of age.[6] He featured prominently for Arsenal's reserve team whilst at school at Islington Arts and Media School, and was on the bench for the first team's League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 24 October 2006, but did not play. On 19 February 2007, he made history by becoming the first player ever to score a hat-trick at the Emirates Stadium, for Arsenal's under-18 side in an FA Youth Cup match against Cardiff City, in a 3–2 win.[7]

On 31 August 2007 he was loaned from Arsenal to Millwall until the new year.[8] The next day, he made his first team debut in a 2–1 League One defeat to Huddersfield Town at The New Den, replacing Danny Spiller for the final eight minutes. He scored his first goal in a 3–2 loss to Swansea City in the first round of the Southern Section of the Football League Trophy on 4 September, and his first league goal in a 2–1 defeat to Swindon Town on 29 September. On 15 December, he was sent off for celebrating in the crowd after equalising in a 2–3 home loss to Oldham Athletic.[9] His loan was due to expire on 1 January 2008, but was later extended to the end of the season.[10] Simpson scored eight goals in 44 appearances for Millwall and won the PFA Fans' League One player of the year award for 2008.[11]

Simpson thanked Millwall for giving him the chance to improve his game, stating "Going to Millwall was the best decision I have ever made. Playing regularly in the first team really developed my game. It helped me grow as a player and I made a lot of good friends. It did me the world of good. The Millwall fans were really good to me – and I appreciated their support."[12] Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger stated that he believed Simpson had a future at Arsenal by stating "At the moment it is too early to say if he [Jay Simpson] has a future, but I think so yes. He has done extremely well and has scored goals. I always thought Jay was a very good player and the fact he can get good experience at Millwall makes us all happy, because he is not only a good player but a very nice boy."[13]

Simpson made his Arsenal first team debut in a 6–0 win over Sheffield United in the third round of the League Cup on 23 September 2008, coming on as a substitute for Nicklas Bendtner in the 71st minute.[14] In the fourth round, he scored his first two senior Arsenal goals against Wigan Athletic in a 3–0 win on 11 November, in what was his first senior start for the club.[5]

He signed a new contract with Arsenal on 29 December 2008, but was then loaned out to West Bromwich Albion for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[15] He made his Albion debut on 3 January 2009, coming on as a half-time substitute for Robert Koren in a 1–1 draw with Peterborough United at The Hawthorns in the FA Cup third round.[16] He scored his first goal for the team ten days later, in a 2–0 win in the replay.[17] His first Premier League goal was scored on 31 January, in the 2–2 draw against Hull City at the KC Stadium.[18]

Simpson training with Arsenal in 2009

In August 2009 he joined the Championship's Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan, making his debut in a 1–0 away win at Scunthorpe United. His third game for QPR was against Cardiff City, at the Cardiff City Stadium, and he went on to score a first-half brace.[19]

Hull City

On 19 August 2010, Simpson signed a three-year contract with Championship team Hull City for a fee of £1 million including add-ons.[20][21] He made his debut after starting in a 0–0 with Watford on 21 August.[22] His first goals for the club came on 18 December, when he scored both goals of a home win against Bristol City.[23] After spending over a month as an unused substitute, he made his return coming on as a replacement for Tijani Belaid, and scoring his fifth goal of the season in the 1–1 away draw at Ipswich Town.[24]

Simpson signed again for Millwall on loan, on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2011, remaining with them until the new year.[25]

At the end of the 2012–13 season, he was released.[26]

Buriram United

On 29 September 2013, he signed a two-year contract for Thailand's Buriram United which reportedly earned him £40,000 a month.[27] On 1 February 2014 he scored his first goal in a Buriram United shirt during a 1–0 Kor Royal Cup win over Muangthong United in Suphanburi.

His contract with Buriram was terminated by mutual consent in the first half of the season.[28]

Leyton Orient

After a season playing in Thailand, Simpson put pen to paper on a three-year deal with League One side Leyton Orient on 31 July 2014.[29]

International career

Simpson was capped by England at youth level.[3]

Career statistics

As of 3 May 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall (loan) 2007–08[30] League One 4164100—1[lower-alpha 1]1468
Arsenal 2008–09[31] Premier League 00003200—32
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2008–09[31] Premier League 1314100——172
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2009–10[32] Championship 39122110——4213
Hull City 2010–11[33] Championship 3261010——346
2011–12[34] Championship 301010——50
2012–13[35] Championship 4363011——477
Total 78124031——8513
Millwall (loan) 2011–12[34] Championship 1640000——164
Buriram United 2014 Thai Premier League 15100006011222
Leyton Orient 2014–15 League One 28510300023348
Total 23041163103604526652
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Buriram United
Leyton Orient F.C.

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 50. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  3. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  4. ↑ "Jay Simpson". Flown the Nest.
  5. 1 2 "Simpson revels in Arsenal victory". BBC Sport. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  6. ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/tv-online-free-video-simpson-interview
  7. ↑ "Player profile – Jay Simpson". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Millwall snap up Arsenal teenager". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Millwall 2-3 Oldham". BBC Sport. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Millwall – Simpson Signs Until End Of Season
  11. ↑ Simpson named player of the year
  12. ↑ "What The Papers Said". Millwall F.C. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Southwark News – Millwall
  14. ↑ "Arsenal 6–0 Sheff United". BBC Sport. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  15. ↑ Striker Simpson agrees loan move to West Brom, Arsenal F.C., accessed 31 January 2008
  16. ↑ "WBA vs Peterborough". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 3 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  17. ↑ "Peterborough 0–2 West Brom". BBC Sport. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  18. ↑ "Hull 2–2 West Brom". BBC Sport. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  19. ↑ "Cardiff 0 – 2 QPR". BBC Sport. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  20. ↑ "Hull City sign striker Jay Simpson from Arsenal". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  21. ↑ "Arsenal striker Jay Simpson wants move to Hull". The Daily Telgraph. London. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Hull 0 – 0 Watford". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  23. ↑ "Hull 2 – 0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  24. ↑ "Ipswich 1 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  25. ↑ "Millwall sign Liam Feeney and Jay Simpson". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  26. ↑ "Retained List Announced". Hull City A.F.C. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  27. ↑ "Buriram United entice former Arsenal player with outrageous salary". Coconuts Bangkok. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  28. ↑ กามาชี้เจย์ซิมขอเลิกสัญญากลับอังกฤษเอง
  29. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28589552
  30. ↑ "Games played by Jay Simpson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Jay Simpson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Jay Simpson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Jay Simpson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Jay Simpson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Jay Simpson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
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