| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Symes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Great Yarmouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Bradford City | 15 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Stockport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Shrewsbury Town | 60 | (13) |
| 2008 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2008 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Accrington Stanley | 41 | (13) |
| 2010–2012 | AFC Bournemouth | 37 | (11) |
| 2012 | → Rochdale (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Leyton Orient | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Burton Albion | 13 | (2) |
| 2015 | Southport | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 244 | (55) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Symes (born 31 October 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He started his career as a trainee with Everton, playing in attack with future England international Wayne Rooney. He moved to Bradford City after he failed to break into the Everton side but after two injury-ravaged seasons with Bradford he moved to Shrewsbury Town, following a short loan spell. He spent three seasons with Shrewsbury, then joined Accrington Stanley in July 2009 after a loan period the previous season.
His most successful campaign in terms of goals was with Accrington, which resulted in a summer move to newly promoted AFC Bournemouth in 2010. After two years there, he moved on to Leyton Orient, then Burton Albion, initially on a temporary deal, before being released in 2014. He played two matches for Southport in 2015.