Simon Elliott

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Personal information
Simon Elliott

Full name	Simon Elliott
Date of birth	June 10, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	17
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998 1999–2003 2004–2005 2005–present	Stanford University Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew Fulham	25 (9) 126 (10) 026 0(0) 012 0(0)
National team²
1999–present	New Zealand	048 0(6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Simon Elliott (born June 10, 1974 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a football (soccer) player from New Zealand, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Fulham of the English Premier League. He is also a regular on the New Zealand national team.

Elliott played college soccer at Stanford University, where he scored 13 goals and 12 assists in four years between 1995 and 1998. Undrafted by Major League Soccer, he signed with Boston Bulldogs.

Midway through the 1999 season, Elliott was signed by the Los Angeles Galaxy and immediately earned a spot in the Galaxy lineup, finishing the season as a candidate for Rookie of the Year after registering two goals and five assists in 23 games. Elliott remained a consistent starter for the Galaxy for the next four years until he was traded, before the 2004 season, to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. In his five years with the Galaxy, Elliott played in 126 games (with 115 starts), scoring 10 goals and 33 assists.

Although his career with the Galaxy had faltered in 2003, Elliott seized his new opportunity with the Crew, and cemented his role as the starting defensive midfielder for one of the league's best teams, starting 26 games for the team, and registering 10 assists.

In January 2006 he signed for English club Fulham.

[edit] Club history

Waterside Karori (1980-1989)
Wellington College (1989-1992)
Wellington United (1992-1993)
Wellington Olympic AFC (1994-1995)
Miramar Rangers (1995-96)
Western Suburbs (1997)
Stanford University (1997-1998)
Boston Bulldogs (1999)
Los Angeles Galaxy (1999-2003)
Columbus Crew (2004-2005)
Fulham F.C. (2006-present)

Fulham F.C. - Current Squad
2 Volz \| 3 Bocanegra \| 4 Queudrue \| 5 Christanval \| 6 Knight \| 7 Rosenior \| 8 Brown \| 9 Helguson \| 11 Montella \| 12 Laštůvka \| 13 Radzinski \| 14 Bouba Diop \| 15 John \| 16 Jensen \| 17 Elliott \| 19 Pearce \| 20 McBride \| 21 Bullard \| 22 Routledge \| 23 Dempsey \| 24 Pembridge \| 25 Davies \| 26 Collins \| 27 Elrich \| 28 Milsom \| 29 Niemi \| 32 Omozusi \| 37 Smertin \| Manager: Coleman