Frank Simek
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Franklin Simek | |
| Date of birth | October 13, 1984 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| Height | 5'11" (180cm) | |
| Nickname | Frankie | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2005 2004 2005 2005- |
Arsenal → QPR (loan) → Bournemouth (loan) Sheffield Wednesday |
0 (0) 5 (0) 8 (0) 81 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007- | United States | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Frank Simek - also sometimes referred to as Franklin or Frankie Simek - (born October 13, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA) is an American soccer (football) player who plays at right back. He currently plays for English club Sheffield Wednesday. He joined the Owls on a free transfer from Arsenal in the summer of 2005. While at Arsenal he rose to assume the captaincy of the reserve side, but had difficultly breaking into the first team; he found himself behind Lauren, Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Eboué and Justin Hoyte in the pecking order. He played a single match for Arsenal, in the League Cup against Wolves on December 2, 2003.
Frank made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on the opening day of the 2005-06 season away at Stoke City and has gone on to win a regular starting spot, ousting fan-favourite Lee Bullen from his preferred right-back position. Simek scored his first, goal in his first season at Wednesday away at Millwall. The goal gave the Owls a 1-0 win and helped them in their battle against relegation Frank then managed to get his first home goal against Colchester in the 2006-2007. Frank has managed to gain a regular first team place at hillsborough and is becoming a crowd favourite for his tough tackling and powerful running.
He was first spotted as a talent and learned the game when he lived in England as a youth while his father was working at the England office of Anheuser-Busch. He was signed by Arsenal to a development contract, however he had to move back to St. Louis, where he played at Saint Louis University High School. However, during this time Arsenal called him back to play on the youth team.
Simek received his first call up to the United States training camp in 2007, and made his full debut on the international stage on March 28 in a 0-0 draw against Guatemala in Frisco, Texas.
[edit] Career stats
| Club | Apps | Goals |
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| Arsenal | 1 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 5 | 0 |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 8 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 74 | 2 |
- Includes cup games
[edit] External links
| Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Crossley | 2 Bullen | 3 Gilbert | 4 Lunt | 5 Coughlan | 6 Whelan | 7 Tudgay | 8 O'Brien | 9 MacLean | 10 Burton | 11 Brunt | 12 Adams | 14 Hills | 15 Small | 16 Wood | 19 Turner | 20 Simek | 22 Adamson | 23 Johnson | 24 Beevers | 26 Corr | 27 Boden | 28 McClements | 29 O'Donnell | 30 Graham | 31 Folly | 32 Spurr | 33 McAllister | 34 Bowman | 35 McMenamin | Manager: Laws |
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