Jeppe Friborg Simonsen (born 21 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Haiti national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeppe Friborg Simonsen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolding, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Académico de Viseu | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Haderslev FK | |||
| SønderjyskE | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | SønderjyskE | 105 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | → HB Køge (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Podbeskidzie | 51 | (4) |
| 2023– | Académico de Viseu | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Haiti | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023[1] | |||
Club career edit
SønderjyskE edit
At the age of 19, Simonsen was promoted to the first team squad in January 2015. He also signed a new 3-year contract with SønderjyskE in January 2015.[2]
Simonsen got his debut for SønderjyskE on 27 July 2014. He started on the bench, but replaced Silas Songani in the 74th minute in a 1-1 draw against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga.[3]
On 18 September 2015, Simonsen scored his first official goal for SønderjyskE, which became the matchwining goal.[4] He came on the pitch in the 75nd minute replacing Andreas Oggesen, and scores to the final result, 2-1, in the 86th minute.
On 1 February 2018, Simonsen got his contract extended until the summer 2021.[5]
Loan to HB Køge edit
In the summer 2016, Simonsen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge until the winter break.[6] On 21 December 2016, HB Køge announced that they didn't want to keep the forward, because they were looking for a goal machine.[7] He played 19 league matches scoring 2 goals, before returning to SønderjyskE.
Podbeskidzie edit
On 1 February 2022, Simonsen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish second division side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[8]
Académico de Viseu edit
On 24 August 2023, Simonsen joined Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu on a two-year contract.[9]
International career edit
Born in Denmark, Simonsen is of Haitian descent. His birth parents are from Haiti, but he was adopted at a young age by a Danish family.[10] A youth international for Denmark, he debuted for the Haiti national team in a 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Turks and Caicos Islands on 5 June 2021.[11]
International goals edit
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Team | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 June 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Guyana |
4–0 | 6–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 2 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |  Bermuda |
2–0 | 3–1 |
Honours edit
SønderjyskE
References edit
- ^ "Jeppe Simonsen". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "SønderjyskE forlænger med lovende angriber". bold.dk. 22 January 2015.
- ^ "ESBJERG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Ung SE-matchvinder: En drøm går i opfyldelse". bold.dk. 18 September 2015.
- ^ "SønderjyskE forlænger med Jeppe Simonsen". bold.dk. 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Jeppe Simonsen sendes på leje i HB Køge". bold.dk. 13 July 2016.
- ^ HBK sender angriber tilbage til SønderjyskE‚ bold.dk, 21 December 2016
- ^ "Jeppe Simonsen, witamy w TSP!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "JEPPE SIMONSEN É VIRIATO ATÉ 2025" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Geffrard, Childo (16 April 2021). "Foot – Coupe du Danemark : SønderjyskE en finale grâce à un doublé de Jeppe Simonsen !".
- ^ FIFA.com
External links edit
- Jeppe Simonsen on SønderjyskE website at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 September 2015)
- Jeppe Simonsen at Soccerway
- Jeppe Simonsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)