Keithy Simpson (born 19 April 1990) is a Jamaican professional

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Career

Youth and Amateur

Simpson attended Donald Quarrie High School and Hydel High School in Jamaica and played club soccer for

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before joining the youth academy of Canadian team

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joining Jamaica youth national teammate

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. He featured in matches against the youth academies of

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and

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at the XXIX Dallas Cup, and played in the

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with the

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team in 2009. He also traveled to Germany with the club and competed against the U-19 team of

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and others.

Senior

After featuring for Sporting Central Academy most of his career, Simpson move to Portmore United in January 2011. He spent 18 months with North East Stars FC of the TT Pro League from September 2012. In March 2014, Simpson signed with

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. In 2016, Simpson signed with Águila in El Salvador. In September 2020, Simpson signed with Dunbeholden FC in the Jamaican top flight.

International

Simpson was a member of the Jamaica under-17 squad during the

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qualifiers 2007 in Kingston, Jamaica and 2009 CONCACAF U-20 World Cup qualifiers in

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. In August 2011, Simpson played in the CFU Olympic qualifiers in Suriname for Jamaica. On 30 May 2014, he made his debut for the Jamaica senior team against Switzerland, as a second-half substitute in Lucerne. He was called up to play against

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on 4 June, and

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on 8 June, but was unable to travel with the team due to club commitments. On 9 September 2014 he earned his second cap in a 3–1 away defeat to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Keithy 1990 births Living people Expatriate soccer players in Canada Men's association football forwards Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Jamaican footballers Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers Whitecaps FC Academy players USL League Two players TT Pro League players Expatriate footballers in Trinidad and Tobago A.C. Port of Spain players Jamaica men's international footballers Sporting Central Academy F.C. players Veikkausliiga players Vaasan Palloseura players Expatriate footballers in Finland Dunbeholden F.C. players