Jared Phillip John Sims (born 16 October 1993) is an English
footballer
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who plays as a
forward Falmouth. Born in
Truro
Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...
, he previously played in
the Football League
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for
Plymouth Argyle, having progressed through the club's youth system. He later played for a single season at
Truro City.
Career
Sims made his professional debut on 9 August 2011, in the
Football League Cup
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Orga ...
1–0 defeat to
Millwall
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at
Home Park. This followed his appearance as an unused substitute in the 1–1 draw away at
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...
the previous Saturday. He signed a new undisclosed contract in April 2012, his first as a professional, along with teammates
Curtis Nelson and
Luke Young. He helped the club's under-18 team win the South West Conference of the
Football League Youth Alliance later that month. He ended his debut season in the
first team with four appearances in all competitions.
Sims made two more appearances for Argyle before being released at the end of the 2012–13 season.
In June 2013, Sims signed for his home town club
Truro City prior to their first season back in the
Southern League.
Sims has now signed for Falmouth Town FC, in the Western Premier league. He won player of the year in 2023 thanks to Ben Phillips
References
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1993 births
Footballers from Truro
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Truro City F.C. players
A.F.C. St Austell players
St Blazey A.F.C. players
English Football League players
21st-century English sportsmen