Erin Dorothy Simon (born August 19, 1994) is a retired American

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player who last played as a defender for

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club

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Collegiate career

Simon played college soccer for the

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between 2012 and 2015.

Club career

Sky Blue FC

After attending an open tryout and impressing in preseason matches, Simon was signed by

Sky Blue FC Gotham Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 un ...

in April 2016. On May 4, 2018, Simon was released by

West Ham United

On September 14, 2018, Simon joined

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

ahead of the London club's debut season in the

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. The campaign saw West Ham reach their first ever

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

final. Simon played 89 minutes as

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

won 3–0 at

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Sta ...

Houston Dash

On January 24, 2020, Simon left West Ham to return to the

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, signing with

Houston Dash The Houston Dash are an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Dash began play in the 2014 season. The team plays its home games at Shell Energy Stadium. His ...

Racing Louisville

On November 12, 2020, Simon was selected by

Racing Louisville FC Racing Louisville Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Louisville, Kentucky, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It began playing in 2021 at Lynn Family Stadium. The team i ...

in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft. Simon appeared in 21 matches in the 2021 season, starting 18 at fullback. After appearing in two matches in the 2022 season, Racing released Simon to pursue playing opportunities outside of the NWSL.

Leicester City

On July 11, 2022, Simon signed for

club

Retirement

On July 7, 2023, Simon announced her retirement from professional football in order to focus on her mental health.

Personal life

In October 2022, the ''

Yates Report The ''Yates Report'', officially titled ''Report of the Independent Investigation to the U.S. Soccer Federation Concerning Allegations of Abusive Behavior and Sexual Misconduct in Women's Professional Soccer'', is the official report documenting ...

'' was released, and detailed that her former coach at Sky Blue FC and Racing Louisville,

Christy Holly Christy Holly (born 21 December 1984) is a Northern Irish former footballer and coach. From 12 August 2020 to 31 August 2021, he was the head coach of Racing Louisville in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He previously coached NWSL cl ...

, had sexually abused her multiple times.''Yates Report'', pp. 129–136.

Honors

Houston Dash *

NWSL Challenge Cup The NWSL Challenge Cup is an annual supercup competition organized by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), a division 1 women's league in the United States soccer league system. The current (2025) cup holder is the Washington Spirit, who ...

: 2020

References

External links

Syracuse bio
* * 1994 births Living people American women's soccer players Syracuse Orange women's soccer players Gotham FC players West Ham United F.C. Women players Houston Dash players National Women's Soccer League players Sportspeople from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Soccer players from Monmouth County, New Jersey Women's association football defenders American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England Racing Louisville FC players Leicester City W.F.C. players 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-women-footy-defender-stub