Simon Clive Barbon Greatwich (born 30 September 1988) is a Filipino international footballer who plays for Maharlika Manila, as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Clive Barbon Greatwich | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maharlika | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–xxxx | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Burgess Hill Town | ||
| 2007–2009 | Ringmer | ||
| 2009–2011 | Hartwick Hawks | 34 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | Meralco Manila | 67 | (7) |
| 2020– | Maharlika Manila | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Philippines | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 4 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:46, 25 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editBorn in Brighton on 30 September 1988,[1] Greatwich is the younger brother of fellow players Christopher Greatwich and Phil Greatwich, and was born to an English father and a Filipina mother who is originally from Davao.[2]
Career
editClub career
editAfter playing youth football with Brighton & Hove Albion,[2] Greatwich spent his early senior career in English non-league football with Burgess Hill Town and Ringmer, before moving to the United States in 2009 to play college soccer with the Hartwick Hawks.[3]
In early January 2012, Greatwich signed with Filipino side Loyola Meralco Sparks in time for the 2011-12 United Football League season.[4]
He make his debut for the Sparks on 18 May 2012 against Geylang United FC for the 2012 Singapore Cup.[5] His club was renamed as F.C. Meralco Manila when it joined the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League in 2017 which is the last time the club played in a league before its dissolution in January 2018.[6] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that he would play as a central midfielder for newly formed club Maharlika.[7]
International career
editGreatwich made his international debut for the Philippines on 17 October 2008 in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification tournament.[citation needed]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 October 2014 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha |  Nepal |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly | [8] |
Honours
editClub
edit- Loyola
References
edit- ^ Stef Cabal & Sasha Uy (29 January 2011). "Catching up with the Azkals". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ a b Mav C. Gonzales (1 February 2011). "Know your Azkals: Not just another Greatwich". GMAnews.tv. Global Media Arts Network. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Five players with national team experience headline 2009 men's soccer recruiting class". Hartwick.edu. Hartwick College. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Gier, Beloya, Greatwich lead new UFL faces". InterAKTV. Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5). 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Valiant Loyola win in Singapore Cup debut Archived 29 July 2012 at archive.today Gabriel Tan, ESPNStar.com. 19 May 2012
- ^ Go, Beatrice (8 January 2018). "PH football club Meralco Manila ceases operations". Rappler. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (2 September 2020). "PFL welcomes Maharlika club". INQUIRER.net.
- ^ "Azkals stretch winning streak against Nepal in Doha". GMA Network. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Stallion wins UFL Cup in upset over Global Archived 19 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine Karl Decena, InterAKTV. 17 December 2012
External links
edit- Simon Greatwich at National-Football-Teams.com
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