1. Simon Richard Church was born on 10 December 1988 and is a retired footballer who last played as a striker for Football League One side Plymouth Argyle.
16 Facts About Simon Church
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Simon Church spent ten years at Reading after signing for their academy as a teenager.
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Simon Church has had several loan spells, including six goals in 13 games for Aberdeen.
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Simon Church was capped 38 times, including two appearances at UEFA Euro 2016 where Wales reached the semi-final for the first time in the team's history.
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Simon Church was a regular in Reading's reserve side whilst still in the academy.
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Simon Church joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for one month on 19 October 2007, which was extended to 19 January 2008 following rave reviews.
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Simon Church 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.
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On 17 February 2009 Simon Church joined Leyton Orient, initially on a month's loan, but later extended to the end of the season.
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Simon Church made his full first team debut for Reading in the play-off semi-final second leg defeat to Burnley on 12 May 2009.
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On 1 August 2013 Simon Church joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract and was handed the number 9 shirt.
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On 12 May 2015, Simon Church was released at the end of his contract.
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On 30 June 2015, Simon Church signed for newly promoted Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year contract.
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On 24 August 2016, Simon Church joined Dutch Eredivisie side Roda JC Kerkrade on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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On 21 October 2017, Simon Church joined English side Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal until January 2018, with the club confirming his departure on 15 January 2018.
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On 29 May 2009 Simon Church made his debut for the senior Wales international team in the friendly against Estonia.
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Simon Church received call-ups for the match against Italy U21 and a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Russia on 9 September but did not participate due to the death of his father.