Lejaun Simmons

Lejaun Simmons

Personal information
Full name	Lejaun Perry Simmons[1][2]
Date of birth	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Bermuda
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Robin Hood[2]
Youth career
2009–2011	Devonshire Cougars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Devonshire Cougars
2013–2015	Ilkeston	6	(0)
2014	→ Mickleover Sports (loan)
2014	→ Long Eaton United (loan)
2015–	Robin Hood
International career^‡
2012–	Bermuda	31	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023

Lejaun Perry Simmons (born 7 April 1993) is a striker who plays for Robin Hood and the Bermuda national football team.^[3]

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, after the English club developed a link-up with Bermuda Hogges in order to create a pathway to professional football for promising Bermudian players.^[4] During the 2013–14 season he made seven appearances for the club (six in the league), and also had loan spells with Mickleover Sports and Long Eaton United.^[5][6][7]

He was still with the club in December 2014,^[8] however he did not make any appearances during the 2014–15 season.^[9] He had left the club by December 2015, returning to Bermuda with Robin Hood.^[10] He signed a three-year contract in August 2017.^[11]

International career

Lejaun made his debut against Haiti on 9 September 2012, in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[2] He scored his first goal just 2 days later against Saint Martin in the same competition.

International goals

Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.^[2]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 September 2012	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Saint Martin	8–0	8–0	2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.	17 July 2013	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	Frøya	1–0	8–0	2013 Island Games
3.				6–0
4.				7–0
5.	22 January 2017		Canada	2–2	2–4	Friendly
6.	12 October 2018		Sint Maarten	2–0	12–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
7.	25 February 2019	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	?–?	2–2	Friendly
8.	24 June 2019	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Nicaragua	1–0	2–0	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Bermuda" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 1. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
2. "Lejaun Simmons (Player)".
3. "LeJuan Simmons - Stats and titles won - 2015".
4. "Bermuda Hogges Link Up With Ilkeston F.C". Bernews. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. "Home". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
6. "2013/14". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
7. "Robins Send Bermudan Duo Out On Loan". Pitchero Non-League. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
8. "Ilkeston FC on Twitter". Twitter. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
9. "The Evo-Stik Statistics". Ilkeston FC Official Matchday Magazine (6): 23. 15 August 2015.
10. Trott, Lawrence (9 December 2015). "Five more on Ilkeston production line". www.royalgazette.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
11. "Lejuan Simmons". bermudafa.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.