Diamond Simpson (born April 28, 1993) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a defender for the

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. She made four appearances for the Canada national team.

Early life

She began playing youth soccer at age 8 with

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, later playing with Dixie SC.

College career

From 2012 to 2015, she played college soccer for the

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of the

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. She scored her first goal on September 6, 2012, scoring the overtime winner against the

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, earning her

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Offensive Player of the Week honours. In 2012, she was named to the NSCAA All-Central Region second team, All-Conference USA second team, and C-USA All-Freshman Team. In her sophomore season, she was named to the American Athletic Conference second team and the NSCAA All-Northeast Third Team. In 2014, she was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team and NSCAA All-Region Second Team.

Club career

In 2010, she began playing with

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(later became K-W United) in the

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. In 2015 and 2016, she played with

. In 2016, she was named a league First-Team All Star. In 2017, she played with

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. She was named the league's Defender of the Year as well as a First Team All Star. In 2018 and 2019, she played for

once again. On July 14, 2018, she scored two goals in two minutes to lead Woodbridge to a 3-1 victory over Durham United FA. In 2018 and 2019, she was once again named against named Defender of the Year, for the second and third times, as well as First Team All Star Selections for the third and fourth consecutive times. In 2020, she was named to the League1 Ontario Women's All-Time Best XI. In 2023, she returned to the team.

International career

Simpson won a bronze medal with the Canada U17 at the

2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2008 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was the first tournament of this type in Concacaf the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 17–27, 2008. The first, second and third placed teams qualified for the 2008 FIFA U ...

and also reached the quarter-finals with Canada at the

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is the first women's football U-17 World Cup in FIFA history. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. It is the officially recognized world championship for women's under-17 national ...

. She won a gold medal at the

2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2010 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was held in Costa Rica from March 10–20, 2010. This was the second edition of the U-17 women's championship for CONCACAF. The first and second placed teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women' ...

, where she scored her first goal on March 13, 2010 in a 2-1 victory over Panama U17. She won a silver medal with Canada at the

2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Panama from 1 to 11 March 2012. All matches were played at the Estadio Rommel Fernández. The top three ...

. She made her debut for the Canada senior team on December 9, 2010 against the

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. She won a gold medal with Canada at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. In 2010, she was named the Canadian Women's U-17 Player of the Year.

Honours

Club *

League Cup:

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International *

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**Gold:

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**Silver:

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**Silver:

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**Gold:

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Individual *

Defender of the Year:

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First Team All-Star:

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All Central Conference Team:

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References

External links

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Memphis Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Diamond 1993 births Living people Canada women's international soccer players Canadian women's soccer players Soccer players from Toronto Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Women's association football defenders Woodbridge Strikers (women) players North Mississauga SC (women) players League1 Ontario (women) players Memphis Tigers women's soccer players Canadian people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games