|years5 = 2023–
|years5 = 2023–
|clubs5 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|clubs5 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|caps5 = 115
|caps5 =
|goals5 = 29
|goals5 = 29
|club-update = 22:02, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
|club-update = :, 2026 (UTC)
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”’Ellis Reco Simms”’ (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for {{English football updater|CoventrC}} club [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].
”’Ellis Reco Simms”’ (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for {{English football updater|CoventrC}} club [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].
==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played on 26 January 2026}}
{{Updated|match played on January 2026}}
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|[[2025–26 Coventry City F.C. season|2025–26]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|116941|2025|accessdate=2 January 2026}}</ref>
|[[2025–26 Coventry City F.C. season|2025–26]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|116941|2025|accessdate=2 January 2026}}</ref>
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|||10||1||0||2||1||0||0||||11
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!colspan=”3″|Career total
!colspan=”3″|Career total
!182!!50!!13!!8!!5!!2!!7!!3!!207!!63
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English footballer (born 2001)
Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
Simms was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester.[4] After playing for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City as a youth, he signed for Everton at the age of 16.[5] In July 2017, Simms won the golden boot at the CEE Cup in Czech Republic with six goals in four games.[6] He turned professional in 2019 after scoring 46 goals in his final academy season.[7][5]
In January 2021, Simms moved on loan to Blackpool,[8] making his debut on 23 January 2021 in the FA Cup as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 loss.[9] In his second appearance and his league debut the following week, again as a substitute, he scored his first professional goals when he scored twice in a 5–0 win over Wigan Athletic.[10]
On 26 January 2022, Simms joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11][12] He made his league debut the same day in a 2–1 loss at home to Celtic, coming off the bench at half time to replace Josh Ginnelly.[13] He scored his first goal for Hearts three days later in a 2–0 home win against Motherwell.[14]
On 29 July 2022, Simms signed for EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[15][16] He was recalled on 31 December 2022.[17] He scored his first goal for Everton on 18 March 2023, scoring a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw away at Chelsea.[18]
In June 2023, reports began to emerge that newly promoted EFL Championship club Ipswich Town were interested in signing Simms, with an initial bid of up to £4m believed to have been rejected by Everton.[19]
In July 2023 he was linked with a transfer to Coventry City,[20] and signed for the club later that month on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[21]
On 26 February 2024, Simms scored his first career hat trick in the first half of the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup in a 5–0 rout of Maidstone United. After scoring his first goal, Simms held up his jersey to reveal a shirt bearing the name of his teammate, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, who had been hospitalized due to an injury sustained during a game against Preston North End three days earlier.[22][23] On 16 March, Simms scored a brace, including an equalizing stoppage time goal, against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, ending the game 3–2 in Coventry City’s favour and helping the team progress beyond the quarter-finals for the first time since the 1986–87 FA Cup.[24]
Simms was named EFL Championship Player of the Month for November 2025 having scored five goals in three matches.[25]
International career
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Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland,[26] and Jamaica.[27] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[28] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[29]
- As of match played on 31 January 2026
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