Ian Simpemba
Irish footballer
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Ian Frederick Simpemba (born 28 March 1983) is an Irish former semi-professional footballer who most recently played for Eastbourne Borough as a defender. Simpemba played for Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Second Division in the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. Simpemba signed for Eastbourne Borough in September 2013 and was made club captain. Simpemba was club captain until 2017, after that he became a Player-Coach at the club.
Full name
Ian Frederick Simpemba[1]
Date of birth
28 March 1983[1]
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
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Simpemba playing for Havant & Waterlooville in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Frederick Simpemba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Woking (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Woking (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Crawley Town | 65 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Lewes | 82 | (7) |
| 2008–2011 | Havant & Waterlooville | 116 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Ebbsfleet United | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dover Athletic | 49 | (4) |
| 2013–2018 | Eastbourne Borough | 184 | (7) |
| Total | 565 | (28) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2002–03[2] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003–04[3] | Second Division | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2002–03[4] | Football Conference | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[5] | Football Conference | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2004–05[6] | Conference National | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[7] | Conference National | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 71 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town | 2005–06[7] | Conference National | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Lewes | 2006–07[8] | Conference South | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2007–08[9] | Conference South | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Total | 82 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 95 | 9 | |||
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2008–09[10] | Conference South | 41 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 8[d] | 2 | 54 | 8 | |
| 2009–10[11] | Conference South | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11[12] | Conference South | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 116 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | 11 | 2 | 138 | 14 | |||
| Ebbsfleet United | 2011–12[13] | Conference Premier | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2011–12[14] | Conference South | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[15] | Conference South | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 52 | 5 | |||
| Eastbourne Borough | 2013–14[15] | Conference South | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[15] | Conference South | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[15] | National League South | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[h] | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[15] | National League South | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[i] | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[15] | National League South | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[j] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[15] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 184 | 7 | 16 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | 222 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 565 | 28 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 654 | 39 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- Appearance(s) in Conference League Cup
- Three appearances in Conference League Cup, five appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
- Appearance(s) in Conference South play-offs
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, one appearance in Sussex Community Shield
- Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup