Josh Simpson

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Josh Simpson
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Christopher Simpson
Date of birth	15 May 1983 (1983-05-15) (age 25)
Place of birth	Burnaby, BC, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number	15
Youth clubs
2001-2004	University of Portland
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-06 2006-	Millwall 1. FC Kaiserslautern	43 (2) 41 (9)
National team2
2004-	Canada	17 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 8 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Joshua Simpson (born May 15, 1983 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) is a member of the Canadian national soccer team and German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Simpson started out his soccer career on a soccer scholarship to the University of Portland. In 2003, he played for the Canadian U-20 team at the World Youth Cup, where he scored the only goal in Canada's 1-0 win over Burkina Faso. He was also a call-up to the 2001 version, but not selected to bench or start. In 2004, he and fellow Canadian, Adrian Serioux, signed with Millwall. He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle. On May 23, 2006, he signed a three year contract with the German soccer club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

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