Simon Elliott
Elliott playing for Columbus Crew
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon John Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| 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 FC | ||
| 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) |
| 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Chivas USA | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 302+ | (38+) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| New Zealand U20 | |||
| 2008 | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–2011 | New Zealand | 69 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2010 |
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Simon John Elliott (born 10 June 1974 in Wellington) is a retired New Zealand International footballer.
Elliott played for several clubs in the New Zealand semi-professional Central Premier League in the 1990s, and 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.
He began his professional career with A-League (now USL First Division) team Boston Bulldogs in 1999, playing three games, before joining Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy in May 1999. 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. He made 122 appearances for Galaxy in five seasons, scoring ten goals.
Elliott was traded in January 2004 to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. 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.
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. He then joined Fulham in January 2006 on a free transfer and made 13 league and cup appearances during the remainder of the 2005–06 season. During the summer he injured a calf muscle, and missed the entire Premier League 2006–07 season through injury; he played in some reserve games towards the end of the season. He was released by Fulham in May 2008.
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