About Danny Simpson
Daniel Peter Simpson (born 4 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Emirati club Arabian Falcons. He started his career at Manchester United in the Premier League, later loaned for Royal Antwerp, Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United during his professional development. He signed for Newcastle on a permanent basis in January 2010, before relocating to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in June 2013. He signed for Leicester City in 2014, then newly promoted to the Premier League. He was part of the Leicester squad that avoided relegation, in his first season, before winning the Premier League title in the 2015–16 season. He left Leicester for Huddersfield Town in 2019, but was released a year later. He then joined Bristol City where he made seven appearances for the club between 2021 and 2022, after this he joined Macclesfield where he didn't make a single appearance, retiring after that. He had an exhibition boxing match in August 2024 against Danny Aarons at the 3Arena. The bout ended in a split draw. Simpson also spent the first half of the 2006–07 season at Antwerp before returning to United in January 2007. He won the Championship title with Sunderland that season. His first European start was in the reverse fixture against Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007; United won the game 4–0.
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