Simon Elliott

Personal information
Full name	Simon John Elliott
Date of birth	June 10, 1974 (1974-06-10) (age 35)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	7
Youth career
1980–1989	Waterside Karori
1989–1992	Wellington College
1997–1998	Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992	Wellington United
1993-1995	Wellington Olympic	27	(14)
1996-1997	Miramar Rangers	36	(13)
1997	Western Suburbs
1999	Boston Bulldogs	3	(0)
1999–2003	Los Angeles Galaxy	122	(10)
2004–2005	Columbus Crew	59	(1)
2006–2008	Fulham	12	(0)
2009–	San Jose Earthquakes	15	(0)
National team‡
	New Zealand U-20
2008	New Zealand U-23	3	(0)
1995–	New Zealand	59	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 November 2009

Simon John Elliott (born June 10, 1974 in Wellington) is a New Zealander soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early Club Career and College

Elliott played for several clubs in the New Zealand Central Premier League in the 1990s, and briefly attended Wellington College prior to moving to the United States. Elliott subsequently played college soccer at Stanford University, where he scored 13 goals and made 12 assists.^[1]

[edit] Professional

He began his professional career with A-League (now USL First Division) team Boston Bulldogs in 1999,^[2] playing three games,^[3] before joining Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy in May 1999.^[1] He was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2000 after scoring five goals and making five assists, and helped the club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000, the U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and the MLS Cup in 2002.^[1] He made 122 appearances for Galaxy in five seasons, scoring ten goals.^[1]

Elliott was traded in January 2004 to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.^[1] He played every game in the 2005 season but was unable to help the Crew to the MLS Cup Playoffs as they finished bottom of the Eastern Conference.^[2]

Elliott caught the eye of Chris Coleman, manager of English Premier League club Fulham, during a pre-season friendly game in July 2005 and joined Fulham in training after the end of the MLS season.^[2] He then joined Fulham in January 2006 on a free transfer^[4] and made 13 league and cup appearances during the remainder of the 2005-06 season.^[5] During the summer he injured a calf muscle,^[6] and missed the entire Premier League 2006-07 season through injury; he played in some reserve games towards the end of the season.^[7] He was released by Fulham in May 2008.^[8]

Elliott returned to Major League Soccer in 2009, signing with the San Jose Earthquakes.

[edit] International

Elliott scored on his full New Zealand national football team debut in a 2-1 win over Singapore on 21 February 1995^[9] and earned his his 50th A-international cap in a 3-0 win over New Caledonia on 10 September 2008, accruing 6 goals en route to his milestone.^[10][11] He appeared in qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in France.^[1] Elliott was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of three over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Chris Killen^[12] He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.^[13][14]

[edit] Club Honors

• CONCACAF Champions League
  • Winner (1): 2000
• MLS Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2002
• MLS Supporters' Shield:
  • Winner (1): 2002
• U.S. Open Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2001

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Simon Elliott FIFA competition record
• Simon Elliott career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e New Zealand squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Spoonley • 2 Scott • 3 Hogg • 4 Peverley • 5 Nelsen • 6 Boxall • 7 Elliott • 8 Henderson • 9 Ellensohn • 10 Killen • 11 Brockie • 12 Old • 13 van Rooyen • 14 Tinkler • 15 Draper • 16 Jenkins • 17 Messam • 18 Little • Coach: Jacobs

v • d • e New Zealand squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Batty • 2 Oughton • 3 Mulligan • 4 Zoricich • 5 Hay • 6 Wilkinson • 7 Vicelich • 8 Lines • 9 Burton • 10 Jackson • 11 Killen • 12 Elliott • 13 Bouckenooghe • 14 Nelsen • 15 Smeltz • 16 Coveny • 17 de Gregorio • 18 Smith • 19 Utting • 20 Davis • 21 Hickey • 22 Wilson • 23 Paston • Coach: Waitt

v • d • e New Zealand squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Paston • 2 Scott • 3 Lochhead • 4 Oughton • 5 Sigmund • 6 Vicelich • 7 Elliott • 8 Brown • 9 Smeltz • 10 Killen • 11 Bertos • 12 Moss • 13 Barron • 14 Christie • 15 Brockie • 16 James • 17 Mulligan • 18 Boyens • 19 Old • 20 Wood • 21 Bright • 22 Smith • 23 Bannatyne • Coach: Herbert