1. Jay-Alistaire Frederick Simpson was born on 1 December 1988 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
22 Facts About Jay Simpson
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Jay Simpson later played two years with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, before returning to England and rejoining Orient.
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Jay Simpson featured prominently for Arsenal's reserve team whilst at Islington Arts and Media School, and was on the bench for the first team's League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 24 October 2006, but did not play.
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Jay Simpson has done extremely well and has scored goals.
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Jay Simpson's loan was due to expire on 1 January 2008, but was later extended to the end of the season.
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Jay Simpson scored eight goals in 44 appearances for Millwall and won the PFA Fans' League One player of the year award for 2008.
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On 27 August 2009, Jay Simpson joined the Championship's Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan.
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In three straight wins against Preston North End, Reading and Derby County between 17 October 2009 and 24 October 2009, Jay Simpson scored three goals in three separate matches.
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However, Jay Simpson spent the rest of the season out of the first team, as he remained on the sidelines.
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Jay Simpson later said that, despite the language issues, humidity, and separation from his family, he did not regret the move to Thailand.
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On 31 July 2014, Jay Simpson signed a three-year deal with League One club Leyton Orient.
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Jay Simpson was given number twenty-seven shirt ahead of the new season.
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Up until this point, Jay Simpson remained an ever-present player since the start of the season.
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Jay Simpson signed for Major League Soccer team Philadelphia Union on 9 January 2017.
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Reports suggested that Jay Simpson's departure was due to him being unsettled at Orient.
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Jay Simpson started the first match of the 2017 season, against Vancouver Whitecaps, and scored the Union's first goal of the season against 2016 Eastern Conference Champions, Toronto FC.
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Jay Simpson was restricted to substitute appearances for most of his tenure at the club, starting five of his 30 appearances.
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Jay Simpson's final start came against Sporting Kansas City in September 2018.
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On 12 February 2019, it was announced that Jay Simpson would rejoin Leyton Orient.
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On 30 June 2019, it was announced, that Jay Simpson had joined Cypriot club Nea Salamina on a 1-year contract.
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In November 2022, Jay Simpson returned to England when he joined National League South club Welling United.
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On 2 December 2022, It was announced that Jay Simpson had left the club.