and "rarely ventured forward". Leicester went on to win the league. He was released by Leicester at the end of the 2018–19 season. In February and March 2021, Simpson began playing with the Leicester City U23s squad in order to regain match fitness. Huddersfield Town After being released by Leicester, Simpson signed a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season with EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town. Bristol City On 26 March 2021, Simpson joined Bristol City on a deal until the end of the season. The move reunited him with former Leicester manager Nigel Pearson. On 23 June 2021, it was announced Simpson had signed a new 1-year contract extension with the club. This was brought to an end early on 7 March 2022, when Simpson's contract was cancelled by mutual consent. As a free agent Simpson began making appearances as a TV pundit in the 2022–23 season. Despite this, he confirmed in a December 2022 interview, whilst launching a campaign to better support players' mental health at the end of their careers, that he was not yet retired, and was still training in the hope of finding a new club. Personal life Simpson has two daughters, Skye who was born six weeks prematurely in mid-2011 and Vienna born in 2020. On 20 May 2015, Simpson was found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend and mother of his child, Stephanie Ward, on 28 December 2014. He was sentenced to 300 hours of community service. On 12 May 2016, his sentence was reviewed in light of press intrusion into his community service, and replaced with a 22:00 to 06:00 curfew for 21 days. Career statistics Honours Sunderland Football League Championship: 2006–07 Newcastle United Football League Championship: 2009–10 Queens Park Rangers Football League Championship play-offs: 2014 Leicester City Premier League: 2015–16 References External links Danny Simpson profile at the official Huddersfield Town A.F.C. website 1987 births Living people People from Eccles, Greater Manchester Footballers from Salford English footballers English expatriate footballers Association football defenders Manchester United F.C. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Challenger Pro League players English Football League players Premier League players Black British sportsmen English people of Jamaican descent Expatriate footballers in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium