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Sporting career

Simmons made his club debut on 11 May 2008, the final day of the season, in a

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game, for Derby County against

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as a substitute. He had the ball in the net within seconds of getting on the pitch but the whistle had already been blown for a foul by

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. Simmons first team chances were restricted by Paul Jewell's squad reconstruction following relegation from the Premier League and, on 30 October 2008, he joined non-league Burton Albion on a month's loan. but returned without scoring a goal for the Brewers. He went out on loan again to

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Lincoln City on 11 March 2009 in one-month deal. It was announced in May 2009 that he would not be offered a new deal by Derby at the end of his contract. After joining

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on trial he signed for Conference North team

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. In October he left

and, after spending time on trial with Polish club Śląsk Wrocław, joined Carlton Town. Simmons moved to the United States in 2011 when he signed with the

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in the

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. He made his debut for the Jesters in their first game of the 2011 season, a 3–1 loss to the

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, and scored his first goal on 21 May, in a 2–0 win over the

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. He retired from professional football in 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmons, Paris 1990 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham People from Lewisham English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Derby County F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Eastwood Town F.C. players New Orleans Jesters players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Premier League players National League (English football) players USL League Two players Carlton Town F.C. players Men's association football forwards English expatriate sportspeople in the United States