Simon Clive Barbon Greatwich (born 30 September 1988) is a

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international

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who plays for Maharlika Manila, as a

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Early and personal life

Born in Brighton on 30 September 1988, Greatwich is the younger brother of fellow players Christopher Greatwich and

Phil Greatwich Philip Carlo Barbon Greatwich (born 21 January 1987) is a former footballer who played as a full-back. Born in England, he played for the Philippines national team internationally. Club career Greatwich was born in Brighton, and began his f ...

, and was born to an

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father and a

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mother who is originally from Davao.

Career

Club career

After playing youth football with

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, Greatwich spent his early senior career in English

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with Burgess Hill Town and Ringmer, before moving to the United States in 2009 to play college soccer with the

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. In early January 2012, Greatwich signed with Filipino side Loyola Meralco Sparks in time for the 2011-12 United Football League season. He make his debut for the Sparks on 18 May 2012 against

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for the

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. His club was renamed as F.C. Meralco Manila when it joined the inaugural season of the

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in 2017 which is the last time the club played in a league before its dissolution in January 2018. In 2020, during the

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, it was announced that he would play as a central midfielder for newly formed club

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International career

Greatwich made his international debut for the

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on 17 October 2008 in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification tournament.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Loyola * UFL Cup:

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; Third

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Stallion wins UFL Cup in upset over Global
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* 1988 births Living people Filipino British sportspeople British Asian footballers English people of Filipino descent Filipino men's footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Burgess Hill Town F.C. players Hartwick Hawks men's soccer players Ringmer F.C. players Loyola F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Maharlika Manila F.C. players Philippines Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub