András Simon (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈʃimon]; born 30 March 1990) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Csákvár in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II of Hungary. He is the twin brother of Ádám Simon, also a footballer.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | András Simon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salgótarján, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Csákvár | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | MTK Budapest | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | MTK Budapest | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Córdoba (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Excelsior | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Győr | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Pápa (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Haladás (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Kecskemét (loan) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Paks | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Gyirmót | 65 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Paks | 39 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | MTK Budapest | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Győr | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Haladás | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Gyirmót | 93 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Csákvár | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Hungary U17 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Hungary U18 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Hungary U19 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Hungary U20 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Hungary U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Born in Salgótarján, Nógrád County, Simon signed for Liverpool from MTK Hungária in 2007 alongside Krisztián Németh.[2]
On 21 August 2009, it was announced that Simon would spend the season on loan at Spanish club Córdoba CF, currently playing in the Segunda Division.[3] He made his debut for Córdoba CF as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat by Real Betis on 30 August 2009.[4] In December 2010 Simon disbanded his contract with Liverpool F.C. and joined Alemannia Aachen on a six-day trial.[5] He played no first team games whilst at Liverpool. On 14 February he signed till the end of the 2010/11 season at Dutch Eredivisie side SBV Excelsior.
On 5 July 2011 Simon signed a four-year contract with Hungarian Division One club Győri ETO FC.[6]
On 12 June 2019, MTK Budapest FC announced that Simon had returned to the club.[7]
International career edit
Simon has represented Hungary at Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels.
Honours edit
Clubs edit
- MTK Hungária FC
- Hungarian League:
- Runners-up: 2006–07
- Hungarian League:
- Liverpool
- Youth team
- Dallas Cup winner: 2008
- Reserves
- Premier Reserve League National champion: 2007–08
- Premier Reserve League North champion: 2007–08
- Senior Cup: 2008–09
- Youth team
Hungary edit
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship:
- Semi-finalist: 2008
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third place: 2009
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ origo.hu: Két MTK-játékost igazolt a Liverpool (in Hungarian)
- ^ pepsifoci.hu: Simont bemutatták Córdobában – ő lehet a spanyolok hídja a Liverpoolhoz Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- ^ Nemzeti Sport: Simon András kezdő volt az idegenben nyerő Córdobában
- ^ Alemannia testet Liverpool-Talent Andras Simon Archived 9 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (German, Express
- ^ "Bemutatjuk Simon Andrást" (in Hungarian). Győri ETO FC official website. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ CSATÁR A MÁSODIK ÉRKEZŐ, mtkbudapest.hu, 12 June 2019
External links edit
- András Simon at Soccerway