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Willie Sims
Personal information
Date of birth	January 18, 1984 (age 23)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	5
Youth clubs
2003-05	Cal State-Northridge     55 (35)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	New England Revolution	9 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Willie Sims (born January 18, 1984 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan-born soccer player, who currently plays forward for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. He was drafted in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

Sims played college soccer at California State University, Northridge from 2003 to 2005 after redshirting in 2002. Sims was named the Big West Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, and NSCAA First-Team All-American in the 2005 season. CSUN made the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship tournament all three seasons that Sims was on the team. He attended Reseda High School, graduating in 2002.

Contents 1 2006 Season 2 Guatemalan National Team 3 See also 4 External links

Willie Sims saw little time in his rookie season, but showed lots of potential for the Revolution, and has been praised by Revolution head coach Steve Nicol. [1] Sims led the Revolution's Reserve squad in the 2006 season with 3 goals in ten games (the entire team only scored 9). His best performance for New England came in a pre-season exhibition match against Bermuda U-21 team, in which he scored 3 goals. He also had an assist in a mid-season exhibition against Celtic F.C., a Scottish Premier League powerhouse.

Sims's name is often discussed as a potential player for the Guatemalan National Team. Sims was born in Guatemala, and his father Oscar played for the national team and in the Guatemalan League.

Before the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, Sims said he had no interest in playing for La Azul y Blanco, and that he was even considering becoming an American citizen, in hopes of one day playing for the U.S. National Team. [2]

By November 2006, Sims had changed his position, telling La Opinión that he would be interested in playing for Guatemala in the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007, and nearly joining the squad for a friendly against Venezuela on November 15. [3]

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New England Revolution - Current Squad
1 Reis | 2 Igwe | 3 Hernandez | 4 John | 5 Sims | 6 Heaps | 7 Cristman | 8 Franchino | 11 Noonan | 12 Warren | 13 Larentowicz | 14 Ralston | 15 Parkhurst | 16 Riley | 17 Flood | 18 Smith | 19 Lochhead | 20 Twellman | 21 Joseph | 22 Leonard | 23 Gonzalez | 24 Knighton | 25 Dorman | 27 Thompson | 28 Loftus | 30 Solle | 32 Oka | Coach: Nicol