Simon Church

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Simon Church
Personal information
Full name Simon Richard Church
Date of birth 10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) (age 19)
Place of birth    High Wycombe, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 39
Youth clubs
2003–2007 Reading
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2007–
2007–2008
2008		 Reading
→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
→ Yeovil Town (loan)		 00 (0)
12 (1)
06 (0)   
National team2
2007– Wales U21 03 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:26, 7 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17:44, 21 November 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Simon Richard Church (born 10 December 1988 in High Wycombe, England) is a professional football striker, currently playing for Reading.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Club

Church joined Reading's Youth Academy at the age of 14, and was a regular in Reading's reserve side whilst still in the academy.[1] On 6 July 2007, he signed a one year professional contract with Reading,[1] but has yet to make a first team appearance.

Church joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for one month on 19 October 2007,[2] which was subsequently extended to 19 January 2008 following rave reviews.[3] He was put into the starting XI for Crewe on 20 October 2007 against Luton Town, where he wore the number 31 shirt and assisted Ryan Lowe for Crewe Alexandra's second goal.[4]

Church joined Yeovil Town on loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season on 29 January 2008.[5]

[edit] International

Church made his debut for the Wales U21 team[6] as a substitute in their 4-3 win over Sweden U21 on 21 August 2007.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Royals make six Academy signings", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-07-06. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. 
  2. ^ "Crewe sign Reading striker Church", BBC Sport, 2007-10-19. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. 
  3. ^ "Striker's loan is extended", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-11-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. 
  4. ^ "Crewe 2-0 Luton", BBC Sport, 2007-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. 
  5. ^ "Striker makes loan move", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 
  6. ^ "Church gets Wales U21 run-out in Sweden", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-08-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. 
  7. ^ "Sweden U21 3-4 Wales U21", BBC Sport, 2007-08-21. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. 

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NAME Church, Simon Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 10 December 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH High Wycombe, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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