Bénédicte Simon
![]() Simon with Atlético Madrid in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Mantes-la-Jolie, France | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | FC Mantois | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Aurillac Arpajon | 21 | (8) |
2016–2020 | Reims | 72 | (5) |
2020–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2023– | Juventus | 2 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Levante Las Planas (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2024– | → Sassuolo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 |
Bénédicte Simon (born 2 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Juventus.
Club career
Bénédicte Simon began learning to play football at FC Mantois, a club in her hometown. In 2015, she moved up to France's Division 2, playing with FC Aurillac Arpajon.
In 2016, she joined the Stade de Reims on a four-year deal, which was still in France's Division 2.[1] In 2019, she gained promotion to the Division 1 Féminine with the club.
On 15 June 2020, she signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal.[2] Simon made her debut with PSG on 25 September 2020 against her former club Stade de Reims. She played her first Champions League match with of her career in a Round of 16 tie against Górnik Łęczna. PSG won the first Division 1 Féminine title of their history that season, but Simon only played 280 minutes across all competitions.[3]
Simon was sent to Atlético Madrid on loan without an option to buy for the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 30 January 2023, Simon joined Juventus on a contract that runs through to 30 June 2025.[5]
On 13 July 2023, Simon joined Levante Las Planas on loan with an option to buy for the 2023–24 season.[6]
International career
Born in France, Simon is of Ghanaian descent.[7] In April 2021, she was called up for international duty for the first time with the French under-23 team.[8]
Honors
Reims
- Division 2 Féminine: 2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain
References
- ^ "Bénédicte Simon". EN.PSG.FR. Paris Saint-Germain. Archived from the original on 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Bénédicte Simon s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'en 2023". PSG.FR (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ G. Gil, Aimara (2021-08-18). "Benedicte Simon se convierte en el octavo refuerzo del Atlético". AS.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Quarez, Par Benjamin (2021-08-16). "PSG féminin : Bénédicte Simon vers un prêt à l'Atlético Madrid". leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "BÉNÉDICTE SIMON SIGNS FOR JUVENTUS WOMEN". Juventus.com. 30 January 2023.
- ^ "BÉNÉDICTE SIMON JOINS LEVANTE LAS PLANAS ON LOAN". Juventus.com. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Black Queens head coach Nora Häuptle engages with U.S. Sassuolo Calcio officials, monitors Bénédicte Simon in Serie A Femminile clash".
- ^ Hermant, Bruno (14 April 2021). "La semaine internationale des Parisiennes". CulturePSG. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
External links
- Bénédicte Simon at Soccerway
- Profile at La Liga
- Profile at Paris Saint-Germain
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