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Ian Simpemba
Ian Frederick Simpemba (born 28 March 1983) is an Irish former semi-professional footballer who most recently played for Eastbourne Borough as a defender. Simpemba played for Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Second Division in the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. Simpemba signed for Eastbourne Borough in September 2013 and was made club captain. Simpemba was club captain until 2017, after that he became a Player-Coach at the club.
| Simpemba playing for Havant & Waterlooville in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Frederick Simpemba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Woking (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Woking (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Crawley Town | 65 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Lewes | 82 | (7) |
| 2008–2011 | Havant & Waterlooville | 116 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Ebbsfleet United | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dover Athletic | 49 | (4) |
| 2013–2018 | Eastbourne Borough | 184 | (7) |
| Total | 565 | (28) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 20 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2002–03[2] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003–04[3] | Second Division | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2002–03[4] | Football Conference | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[5] | Football Conference | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Crawley Town | 2004–05[6] | Conference National | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[7] | Conference National | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 71 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town | 2005–06[7] | Conference National | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Lewes | 2006–07[8] | Conference South | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2007–08[9] | Conference South | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Total | 82 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 95 | 9 | |||
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2008–09[10] | Conference South | 41 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 8[d] | 2 | 54 | 8 | |
| 2009–10[11] | Conference South | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11[12] | Conference South | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 116 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | 11 | 2 | 138 | 14 | |||
| Ebbsfleet United | 2011–12[13] | Conference Premier | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2011–12[14] | Conference South | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[15] | Conference South | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 52 | 5 | |||
| Eastbourne Borough | 2013–14[15] | Conference South | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[15] | Conference South | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[15] | National League South | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[h] | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[15] | National League South | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[i] | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[15] | National League South | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[j] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[15] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 184 | 7 | 16 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | 222 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 565 | 28 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 654 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Conference League Cup
- ^ Three appearances in Conference League Cup, five appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Conference South play-offs
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, one appearance in Sussex Community Shield
- ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2004). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-85291-660-2.
- ^ "Games played by Ian Simpemba in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Ian Simpemba in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Williams, Tony, ed. (2003). Non League Club Directory 2004. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 262–263. ISBN 978-1-869833-49-7.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2004). Non League Club Directory 2005. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-869833-49-7.
- ^ "Ian Simpemba season details 2004/2005". Newport County Mad. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Ian Simpemba season details 2005/2006". Newport County Mad. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
- ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
- ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
- ^ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
"Total Appearances by Player". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2014. - ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- ^ Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2013. pp. 286–287.
- ^ a b c d e f g "I. Simpemba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ian Simpemba.
- Ian Simpemba at Soccerbase