Simeon Alexander Jackson... both parents (and grandparents) were born in Jamaica... he was three years old when he moved from Kingston to Mississauga... he was nine years old when he started playing soccer at Clarkson (house league)... received his Canadian citizenship in 2007 just before the FIFA U-20 World Cup...

Canada Soccer Player of the Year in 2009...

represented Canada in three cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and four editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... Canada’s joint top goalscorer across FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2011 and 2012 (four goals in 12 international matches)... career 49 international "A" appearances across 10 years from 2008 to 2017 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Canada 2007)...

club career in Canada, England and Germany...

For Country

he was 18 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2005 with coach Dale Mitchell... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007... represented Canada in 2008 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010 (he did not feature)... he was 22 years old when he made his debut for Canada (30 May 2009)... represented Canada at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada in 2011-12 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Brazil 2014... played in a career-high 21 consecutive Canada matches (2010 to 2012)... represented Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup...