Angelo Simmons (born 20 July 1987) is a Bermudian

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who plays as a

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for

Dandy Town Hornets Dandy Town Hornets F.C. is a professional football club in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, that currently competes in the Bermudian Premier Division. Team colours are brown and gold. The club also has a ladies team and a strong youth section. Histo ...

Club career

Simmons began his career as a striker with

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before joining the

Bermuda Hogges Bermuda Hogges were a Bermudian football team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern ...

in the

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. He returned to the local league to play for

and also had a short spell in England with non-league Carshalton Athletic. As of October 2022, he was still with Dandy Town and captaining the team.

International career

Simmons made his debut for

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in a September 2011 World Cup qualification against

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and has, as of November 2015, earned a total of seven caps, scoring one goal. He has represented his country in six

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matches.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list goal tally first.'' :''Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simmons goal.''

Honours

Bermuda *

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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* 1987 births Living people Men's association football forwards Bermudian men's footballers Bermuda men's international footballers Bermuda men's under-20 international footballers Bermuda men's youth international footballers USL League Two players Bermuda Hogges F.C. players Dandy Town Hornets F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Bermudian expatriate men's footballers Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century British sportsmen {{Bermuda-footy-bio-stub