Simon Church
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Simon Richard Church (born 10 December 1988) is a retired footballer who last played as a striker for Football League One side Plymouth Argyle.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Richard Church[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Amersham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2003 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2003–2007 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2013 | Reading | 104 | (22) |
2007–2008 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2008 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2009 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 13 | (4) |
2012 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Charlton Athletic | 55 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | (2) |
2016 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | (0) |
Total | 248 | (41) | |
International career | |||
2007–2010 | Wales U21 | 15 | (8) |
2009–2016 | Wales | 38 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He spent ten years at Reading after signing for their academy as a teenager. In six years as a professional, he scored 22 goals in 104 league appearances before moving to Charlton Athletic, MK Dons and finally Roda JC Kerkrade. He has also had several loan spells, including six goals in 13 games for Aberdeen.
Church represented the Wales national team at international level. He was capped 38 times, including two appearances at UEFA Euro 2016 where Wales reached the semi-final for the first time in the team's history.