Leamington Spa-born Scimeca came through the youth ranks at Aston Villa and made 73 league appearances for the Villains before moving on to Nottingham Forest in 1999 to spend for years.
Scimeca was a versatile player and actually started out as a centre forward, but was used in midfield and defence for most of his career - especially at Leicester where he moved in 2003 after failing to agree on a new deal with Forest.
His time at the Walkers Stadium was short-lived, however, as he made 29 Premier League appearances for the Foxes, scoring one goal - in a 4-3 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2003. Scimeca, who had one cap for England B, activated a get-out clause in his contract with Leicester and left after just a year, joining West Bromwich Albion.