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Diamond Simpson (born April 28, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender. She made four appearances for the Canada national team in 2010 and 2011.
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Early life
[edit]She began playing youth soccer at age 8 with North Mississauga SC, later playing with Dixie SC.[1]
College career
[edit]From 2012 to 2015, she played college soccer for the Memphis Tigers of the University of Memphis.[2] She scored her first goal on September 6, 2012, scoring the overtime winner against the Vanderbilt Commodores,[3] earning her Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honours.[4] In 2012, she was named to the NSCAA All-Central Region second team, All-Conference USA second team, and C-USA All-Freshman Team.[2] In her sophomore season, she was named to the American Athletic Conference second team and the NSCAA All-Northeast Third Team.[5] In 2014, she was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team and NSCAA All-Region Second Team.[2]
Club career
[edit]In 2010, she began playing with Hamilton FC Rage (later became K-W United) in the USL W-League.[6]
In 2015 and 2016, she played with Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.[7][8] In 2016, she was named a league First-Team All Star.[9]
In 2017, she played with Toronto Azzurri Blizzard.[10] She was named the league's Defender of the Year as well as a First Team All Star.[11]
In 2018 and 2019, she played for Woodbridge Strikers once again.[12][13] On July 14, 2018, she scored two goals in two minutes to lead Woodbridge to a 3–1 victory over Durham United FA.[14] In 2018 and 2019, she was once again named against named Defender of the Year, for the second and third times,[15][16] as well as First Team All Star Selections for the third and fourth consecutive times.[17][18] In 2020, she was named to the League1 Ontario Women's All-Time Best XI.[19] In 2023, she returned to the team.[20]
International career
[edit]Simpson won a bronze medal with the Canada U17 at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and also reached the quarter-finals with Canada at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[21] She won a gold medal at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship,[1] where she scored her first goal on March 13, 2010, in a 2–1 victory over Panama U17.[22] She won a silver medal with Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1]
She made her debut for the Canada senior team on December 9, 2010, against the Netherlands.[22] She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games.[1]
In 2010, she was named the Canadian Women's U-17 Player of the Year.[22]
Honours
[edit]Club
- League1 Ontario League Cup: 2018
International
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
- Silver: 2012
- Pan American Games
- Gold: 2011
Individual
- League1 Ontario Defender of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
- League1 Ontario First Team All-Star: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- USL W-League All Central Conference Team: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Diamond Simpson at Canada Soccer
- ^ a b c "Diamond Simpson Memphis Tigers profile". Memphis Tigers.
- ^ "Tigers' deflection beats VU in 2OT". Vanderbilt Commodores. September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Sept. 10 Women's Soccer Players of the Week". Conference USA. September 10, 2012.
- ^ "2016 Memphis Tigers Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Tigers. 2016.
- ^ "K-W United FC battles Toronto to tie". Waterloo Region Record. May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Woodbridge Strikers Women - 2015 Season Preview". League1 Ontario. May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Diamond Simpson 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Women's First And Second Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Diamond Simpson 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Standout Performers Recognized At League1 Ontario 2017 Awards Banquet". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Diamond Simpson 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Diamond Simpson 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Cheng, Jonathan (July 16, 2018). "Diamond Simpson Brace Leads The Way As Woodbridge Down Durham". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Samuel And Simpson Win 2018 Defender Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Alliance's Lioutas, Woodbridge's Simpson, Win 2019 Defender Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. September 30, 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Marty (May 27, 2020). "Reviewing L1O Women's All-Time Best XI". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Diamond Simpson 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Clay, Chris (August 6, 2010). "Soccer stars represent Canada on international stage". Mississauga News.
- ^ a b c "Alderson, Simpson named Canadian U-17 players of the year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 13, 2010.