Clyde Simms

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Clyde Simms
Personal information
Full name	Clyde Simms
Date of birth	August 21, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Jamestown, NC, United States
Height	5'9
Position	defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	19
Youth clubs
2000-03	East Carolina
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2003 2004 2005–	Raleigh CASL Elite Richmond Kickers D.C. United	17 (2) 28 (3) 50 (1)
National team**
2005–	United States	1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2006.

Clyde Simms (born August 21, 1982 in Jamestown, North Carolina) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

Simms played college soccer at East Carolina University from 2000 to 2003, where he appeared in 72 games and notched seven goals and seven assists. He was team captain his final three years. Following his senior season, Simms went undrafted by MLS and signed with the Richmond Kickers of the A-League.

Although he had a relatively impressive first season with the Kickers and started 28 games for the club, Simms's talent was not really recognized until he was called into the United States national team camp as a replacement player due to a conflict between the United States Soccer Federation and the players. Simms greatly impressed in camp and, when the disagreement was settled, Simms was asked to remain in camp and train with the regular team.

Simms's performance in the national camp intrigued several MLS teams, and he was eventually signed as a discovery player by D.C. United on February 25, 2005. Bruce Arena also kept him in the national pool; Simms received his first cap on May 28, 2005, as an injury-time sub against England.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

D.C. United - Current Squad
1 Perkins | 2 Stokes | 4 Prideaux | 5 Erpen | 6 Mediate | 7 Donnet | 8 Moose | 10 Gómez | 11 Eskandarian | 12 Wilson | 14 Olsen | 16 Carroll | 17 Gros | 18 Rimando | 19 Simms | 21 deRoux | 22 McTavish | 23 Walker | 24 Carroll | 26 Namoff | 30 McIntosh | 32 Boswell | 99 Moreno | – Nolly | Coach: Nowak