Kamarai Swyer

Kamarai Swyer
Simon-Swyer with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kamarai Joshua Simon-Swyer[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002
Place of birth Redbridge, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Northampton Town
Number 11
Youth career
–2022 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 West Ham United 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Crawley Town (loan) 6 (0)
2025– Northampton Town 34 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Kamarai Joshua Simon-Swyer (born 4 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two club Northampton Town.

Career

Simon-Swyer joined West Ham United at the age of eight. On his 18th birthday, Simon-Swyer signed his first professional contract with West Ham.[4]

Simon-Swyer's first involvement in West Ham's first team came in a 1–0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb, where he was an unused substitute in a UEFA Europa League tie on 9 December 2021.[5] On 3 November 2022, Simon-Swyer made his debut for West Ham in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win against Romanian club FCSB coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Divin Mubama.[6]

In July 2023, he signed a further two-year contract with the club.[7]

On 29 July 2023, Simon-Swyer signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan.[8] He made his Crawley debut on 5 August in a 1–0 home win against Bradford City coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Dom Telford.[9] Having made 11 appearances for the club, he was recalled by West Ham in January 2024.[10]

In May 2025, Simon-Swyer signed a two-year contract with League One team Northampton Town linking up again with manager Kevin Nolan with whom he had worked when Nolan was first team coach at West Ham United.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U21 2020–21 ————1[a]010
2021–22 ————3[a]030
2022–23 ————1[a]111
2024–25 ————3[a]131
Total ————8282
West Ham United 2022–23 Premier League 0000001[b]0—10
Total 000000100010
Crawley Town (loan) 2023–24 League Two 600010—4[a]1111
Northampton Town 2025–26[13] League One 3401000—7[a]5425
2026–27[14] League Two 000010—0010
Total 34010101075435
Career total 400102010198638
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kamarai Simon-Swyer". worldfootball.net. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kamarai Swyer pens first professional contract at West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "West Ham United 0–1 Dinamo Zagreb". BBC Sport. 9 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "FCSB 0–3 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 3 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kamarai Swyer signs new contract". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Crawley sign West Ham midfielder Swyer on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Crawley Town 1 v 0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Morton, Sam (15 January 2024). "West Ham recall midfielder from Crawley Town after limited game-time in League Two". SussexWorld. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Heneghan, James (30 May 2025). "Kevin Nolan hails Swyer's 'huge potential' after Cobblers sign West Ham United youngster". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "England - K. Simon-Swyer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Kamarai Swyer in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Kamarai Swyer in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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