Simmons made his club debut on 11 May 2008, the final day of the season, in a
Premier League game, for Derby County against
Reading as a substitute. He had the ball in the net within seconds of getting on the pitch but the whistle had already been blown for a foul by
Darren Moore. Simmons first team chances were restricted by
Paul Jewell's squad reconstruction following relegation from the Premier League and, on 30 October 2008, he joined non-league
Burton Albion on a month's loan. but returned without scoring a goal for the Brewers. He went out on loan again to
League Two Lincoln City on 11 March 2009 in one-month deal. It was announced in May 2009 that he would not be offered a new deal by Derby at the end of his contract. After joining
Wolverhampton Wanderers on trial he signed for
Conference North team
Eastwood Town. In October he left
Eastwood Town and, after spending time on trial with Polish club
Śląsk Wrocław, joined
Carlton Town. Simmons moved to the United States in 2011 when he signed with the
New Orleans Jesters in the
USL Premier Development League. He made his debut for the Jesters in their first game of the 2011 season, a 3–1 loss to the
El Paso Patriots, and scored his first goal on 21 May, in a 2–0 win over the
West Texas United Sockers. He retired from professional football in 2013. ==References==