Simran Jhamat

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simran Jhamat

| image = Simran Jhamat 11 October 2020.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Jhamat with Lewes in October 2020

| fullname = Simran Kaur Jhamat

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = England

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = West Bromwich Albion

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Sporting Khalsa

| youthyears2 = 2009–2017

| youthclubs2 = Aston Villa

| youthyears3 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs3 = Liverpool

| years1 = 2018–2019

| clubs1 = Liverpool

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Leicester City

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = Coventry United

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Lewes

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Bristol City

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = Coventry United

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| clubs7 = West Bromwich Albion

| caps7 = 9

| goals7 = 5

| years7 = 2023–

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = England U17

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2018

| nationalteam2 = England U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam3 = England U19

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 27 November 2023

| nationalteam-update = 14 July 2021

| medaltemplates =

}}

Simran Kaur Jhamat (born 22 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder in the FA Women's National League North for West Bromwich Albion.

Early life

Jhamat grew up in a Punjabi Sikh family in Walsall. She started her football career with Sporting Khalsa, before joining Aston Villa at youth level.{{cite news |last1=Trehan |first1=Dev |title=Simran Jhamat can inspire next generation of British South Asian females in the game, says Vicky Jepson |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/12343441/simran-jhamat-can-inspire-next-generation-of-british-south-asian-females-in-the-game-says-vicky-jepson |access-date=5 September 2021 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=1 July 2021}}{{cite news |title=Bristol City sign first ever British-South Asian Sikh player in club's history |url=https://www.sikh-news.com/region/news/simran-jhamat-joins-the-robins-bristol-city-club-10762 |access-date=5 September 2021 |publisher=Sikh News |date=3 August 2021}}

Club career

Jhamat started her professional career with Liverpool of the FA Women's Super League.{{cite news |title=England – S. Jhamat |work=Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/simran-jhamat/516597/ |access-date=19 January 2020}} Jhamat made her professional debut on 6 January 2019 in a 2–0 defeat against Brighton.{{cite news|title=LIVERPOOL VS. BRIGHTON 0 – 2|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/06/england/wsl/liverpool-lfc/brighton--hove-albion/2872989/|access-date=19 January 2019}}

Jhamat moved to Leicester City in March 2019, making 3 appearances before the end of the 2018–19 season.

In January 2020, Jhamat moved to Coventry United.{{cite web |title=Leicester City midfielder makes Coventry United switch |url=https://fawslfulltime.co.uk/2020/01/25/leicester-city-midfielder-makes-coventry-united-switch/ |website=FAWSL Full-Time |date=25 January 2020}} She made her debut for the club starting in a fourth round FA Cup victory over Southampton.{{cite web |title=Saints bow out of the Women's FA Cup |url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-01-26/womens-report-southampton-fc-vs-coventry-united-womens-fa-cup-19-20 |website=Southampton FC |language=en}} She made two league and two cup appearances for the club before leaving at the end of the season.

On 17 August 2022, Coventry United Women announced that Jhamat had re-signed for the club.

On the 8th of September 2023, West Bromwich Albion announced that Jhamat had signed for the club.{{Cite web |title=Albion Women sign Simran Jhamat {{!}} West Bromwich Albion |url=https://www.wba.co.uk/news/albion-women-sign-simran-jhamat |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.wba.co.uk |language=en}}

International career

Jhamat has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level.

Career statistics

{{updated|7 July 2020}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool \|2018–19 \|WSL \|2	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	2	0
rowspan="3"\|Leicester City \|2018–19 \|rowspan="2"\|Championship \|3	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	3	0
2019–20 \|9	1	0	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	13	1
colspan="2"\|Total !12	1	0	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	16	1
Coventry United \|2019–20 \|Championship \|2	0	2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	4	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !16	1	2	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	22	1