Marcus Simmons (footballer)
Guyanese footballer (born 2000)
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Kapri Marcus Douglas Simmons (born July 16, 2000) is a footballer who plays for League1 Alberta club Edmonton Scottish. Born in Canada, he represents Guyana at international level.
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Simmons in 2022 with FC Edmonton | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kapri Marcus Douglas Simmons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 16, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Edmonton Scottish | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edmonton Green & Gold | |||
| FC Edmonton | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | MacEwan Griffins | 23 | (1) |
| 2021 | York Lions | 12 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | FC Edmonton | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | Vancouver FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Valletta | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Edmonton Scottish | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Guyana | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 17, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 21, 2023 | |||
Early career
Simmons played youth soccer with Edmonton Green & Gold,[2] and was later a part of the FC Edmonton academy.[3] He won a silver medal with Team Alberta at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.[4]
In the offseason of 2021, Simmons played with amateur club Edmonton Scottish and participated in the 2021 Summer Series and AMSL, notably scoring a 1st minute goal against Calgary Foothills in the home opener.[5][6]
University career
In 2018, he began attending MacEwan University, playing for the men's soccer team.[7] He made his debut for MacEwan on September 8, 2018, earning an assist on the game-winning goal against the Mount Royal Cougars.[8] He scored his first goal exactly a year later on September 8, 2019, also against the Mount Royal Cougars.[9][10] He played two seasons with the Griffins, scoring once and adding three assists in 23 appearances.[11]
Following a summer stint with Edmonton Scottish, he transferred to York University and began playing for the York Lions in 2021.[10] He appeared in nine season games, scoring once, along with appearing in the all three of the team's playoff matches for the Lions, helping them to an OUA silver medal.[12]
Club career
After impressing in his pre-season trial, Simmons signed a professional contract with FC Edmonton of the Canadian Premier League in 2022.[13]
In January 2023, Simmons joined Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.[14][15] He made his debut for Vancouver on May 19 against Forge FC.[16]
In September 2023, he joined Valletta in the Maltese Premier League.[17][18]
International career
In May 2023, Simmons was invited to a Guyana national team training camp by coach Jamaal Shabazz.[19] The next month on June 13, he was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament.[20]
