Simon Keith
British/Canadian soccer player (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simon Sean Keith CM[1] (born 25 May 1965) is a British/Canadian soccer player. He is the first athlete to have played professional sports after having undergone a heart transplant.
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Full name | Simon Keith | ||
Date of birth | (1965-05-25) 25 May 1965 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Lewes, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1983 | Lansdowne Soccer Association | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1985 | Victoria Vikings | ||
1987–1989 | UNLV Rebels | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1984 | Bromley FC | ||
1989 | Victoria Vistas | 22 | (5) |
1990 | Montreal Supra | 9 | (1) |
1990 | Winnipeg Fury | 11 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 52 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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To raise awareness for organ donation, he founded the Simon Keith Foundation in 2011.