Simran Kaur Jhamat (born 22 January 2001) is an English professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder in the
FA Women's Championship
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WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 d ...
for
Coventry United.
Early life
Jhamat grew up in a
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
Sikh
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family in
Walsall. She started her football career with
Sporting Khalsa
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, before joining
Aston Villa
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at youth level.
Club career
Jhamat started her professional career with
Liverpool of the
FA Women's Super League.
Jhamat made her professional debut on 6 January 2019 in a 2–0 defeat against
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
.
Jhamat moved to
Leicester City in March 2019, making 3 appearances before the end of the
2018–19 season.
In January 2020, Jhamat moved to
Coventry United. She made her debut for the club starting in a fourth round FA Cup victory over Southampton.
She made two league and two cup appearances for the club before leaving at the end of the season.
On 17 August 2022, Coventry United Women announced that Jhamat had re-signed for the club.
International career
Jhamat has represented England at
U17,
U18 and
U19 level.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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Living people
Women's association football forwards
2001 births
English women's footballers
Women's Super League players
Liverpool F.C. Women players
Leicester City W.F.C. players
Coventry United W.F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
British Sikhs
British Asian footballers
English people of Punjabi descent
British sportspeople of Indian descent
Women's Championship (England) players
England women's youth international footballers
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