Simeon Jackson

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Simeon Jackson
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Personal information
Full name Simeon Alexander Jackson
Date of birth March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) (age 21)
Place of birth    Kingston, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position striker
Club information
Current club Gillingham
Number 20
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
unknown
2004–2008
unknown
2008–		 Dulwich Hamlet
Rushden & Diamonds
→ Raunds Town (loan)
Gillingham		 0? 0(?)
93 (42)
0? 0(?)
18 0(4)   
National team2
2006– Canada U20 04 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 3 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15:22, 10 November 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Simeon Alexander Jackson (born March 28, 1987) is a Canadian footballer, currently playing for Gillingham. He has previously played for Dulwich Hamlet and Rushden and Diamonds and on loan for Raunds Town of the United Counties League.

Jackson was born in Kingston, Jamaica but grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. At the age of 15 he moved to England. He joined Rushden & Diamonds in 2004 and was the club's top scorer in the 2006-07 season, scoring 20 goals. In 2005 he earned trials with Manchester United and Manchester City.[1]

He has 7 caps with the Canadian Men's Youth (U-20) team. His first game was a friendly against Brazil in May 2006. His most recent action was at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup when he played in all three of Canada's games.

He received his Canadian passport in June 2007.

It was announced on January 31st 2008 that he signed with Gillingham in a deal worth £150,000 on a 3 and half year contract. [2] This is the second time that Jackson has played for the Gills as he had a spell in their youth team.[3] He made his debut against Cheltenham Town on 2 February 2008.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cubas, Jonathan. Polished Diamond: Simeon Jackson talks to Grassroots North. Grassroots North. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  2. ^ Simeon signs for £150k, Gillingham official website
  3. ^ Simeon Jackson talks to the Gillingham supporters, Gillingham official website

[edit] External links

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Persondata
NAME Jackson, Simeon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston, Jamaica
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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