HERRIMAN, Utah (Thursday February 5, 2026) — Utah Royals FC announce the signing of former Florida State University defender Kameron Simmonds to a two-year contract through 2027.

Simmonds began her college soccer career at the University of Tennessee in 2022, as a freshman making two TopDrawerSoccer 100 Best Freshman lists and scoring four goals in 16 appearances. She then transferred to Florida State University her junior year appearing in all 21 games with five season goals and two assists. Her senior year at FSU she started in 17 of 21 games, accumulating 1021 minutes of playing time en route to winning the 2025 National Championship with the Seminoles.

Simmonds got her first taste of international competition with the Jamaican U-17 and U-20 national teams. At the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship she scored two goals, helping them secure a 3-0 win over Cuba. In September 2022, Simmonds made her senior debut against South Korea, and also made history as the third generation of her family to represent Jamaica, following in her father Greg Simmonds’ and grandfather Patrick Simmonds’ footsteps.

In 2023, she netted her first goals for the senior Women’s Jamaican National...