Matt Sim
Australian association footballer
Matthew Sim (born 18 April 1988) is a current Australian football coach and former Australian professional footballer who played as a left or right sided / central midfielder. Matt also has an English passport through his family's heritage.
Playing career
Sim made his debut for Central Coast on 21 February against Wellington Phoenix. He played the whole game as the Mariners lost 4–1.
On 14 October 2014, Sim came off the bench in the 71st minute in Central Coast Mariners' FFA Cup clash with Palm Beach Sharks with the score at 1–0 to his side. He went on to score 4 goals in the 19 minutes that he played. Sim finished the 2014 FFA Cup with 5 goals in 3 games.
Sim has also been a part of two Asian Champions League campaigns for the Mariners in 2014 and 2015.
On 1 February 2016, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced that they had signed Sim until the end of the 2015–16 season.
On 5 May 2016, after making only one appearance off the bench for the club, Sim was released by the Wanderers.
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