Billie Simpson
{{short description|Northern Ireland footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = Billie Simpson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|7|7}}
| birth_place = Northern Ireland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Forfar Farmington
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| clubs1 = Cliftonville
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020-
| clubs2 = Forfar Farmington
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| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland
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| pcupdate = 13:50, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 19:45, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
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Billie Simpson (born 7 July 1992) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Career
Simpson played for the Cliftonville Ladies. One of her goals was nominated for the 2019 FIFA Puskás Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/puskas-award/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103091359/http://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/puskas-award/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2016|title=FIFA Puskás Award 2019 Nominees|work=FIFA.com|accessdate=19 August 2019}}
Simpson has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/nordirland-frauen-team/frauen-wm-quali-europa-2017-2018/ |title=Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Northern Ireland) |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=29 August 2019}}
Personal life
In March 2024, Simpson was charged over a Twelfth of July brawl which saw an elderly man knocked unconscious.{{cite web |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/former-ni-footballer-on-gbh-rap-over-sandy-row-twelfth-brawl/a1186279516.html|title=Former NI footballer on GBH rap over Sandy Row Twelfth brawl|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=17 March 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{UEFA player|1907749}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|billie-simpson}}
- {{Soccerway|billie-simpson/101552}}
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Category:Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland
Category:Northern Ireland women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Forfar Farmington F.C. players
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