Simon Elisor (born 22 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Metz.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Périgueux, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Istres | 19 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Ajaccio B | 17 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Ajaccio | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Sète (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Villefranche (loan) | 34 | (17) |
| 2022–2023 | Seraing | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Laval (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2023– | Metz | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Troyes (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:07, 13 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAjaccio
editTrained as a youth with Istres, where he played in Championnat National 3, Elisor joined Ajaccio in the summer of 2019.[2]
He made his senior debut for the Corsican club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Caen on 29 August 2020.[3] Elisor scored his first professional goal in a 5-1 defeat to AJ Auxerre on 3 October 2020. In February 2021 he signed his first professional contract with Ajaccio, and moved on loan to Sète until the end of the 2020–21 season.[4]
Villefranche (loan)
editDuring the 2021-22 season, Elisor moved to Championnat National side Villefranche on loan. Elisor scored 17 goals in 34 matches, including 13 goals in his last 14 matches and a goal in the second leg of the Ligue 2 promotion/relegation playoffs which ended in a 3-1 defeat (6-1 aggregate) to Quevilly-Rouen. He also won player of the month for April which he scored 5 goals.
RFC Seraing
editOn 11 July 2022, Elisor signed a four-year contract with Seraing in Belgium. Elisor struggled to make an impact at Seraing as he only netted 1 goal in 13 Belgian Pro League matches and also missed a penalty on his home debut (in a 1-0 defeat to Kortrijk). Elisor scored his only goal for Seraing in a 2-1 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise on 30 October 2022.
Stade Lavallois (loan)
editOn 5 January 2023, Elisor joined newly promoted Ligue 2 side Laval on loan. 5 days later, Elisor made his Laval debut in a 1-0 defeat to Saint-Étienne. Elisor netted his first goal for the club in a 2-1 home defeat to Paris FC. A week later, Elisor scored again in a 3-2 defeat to Niort. Elisor then added to his tally against Sochaux, Guingamp, a first brace for the club against Bastia, Saint-Etienne and Nimes as those goals proved very crucial as Laval secured their Ligue 2 status. Elisor finished his loan spell with 8 goals in 21 appearances for the club.
Metz
editOn 5 July 2023, Elisor signed with newly promoted Ligue 1 side Metz. Elisor made his debut for the club in a 1-0 win over Clermont on 27 August. Elisor netted his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Nantes on 12 November 2023. Elisor missed a penalty in a 2-0 defeat to Lille on 3 December 2023.
Troyes (loan)
editOn 11 January 2024, Elisor joined Troyes on loan. Elisor made his debut for Troyes in a 3-1 win against his former club Ajaccio on 13 January. Elisor netted his first goal for the club in a 2-1 win over Bordeaux on 3 February. Despite Elisor scoring 6 goals in 18 games, Troyes initially finished the season with relegation to Championnat National after finishing in 17th place, but after Ajaccio got administratively relegated to Championnat National due to financial issues, Troyes stayed in Ligue 2 for the following season. Elisor attracted transfer interest from English Championship side QPR after his brilliant loan spell with Troyes.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 10 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajaccio B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Ajaccio | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Sète (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Villefranche (loan) | 2021–22 | Championnat National | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 37 | 18 | |
| Seraing | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Laval (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| Metz | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Troyes (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 133 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the 2021–22 Championnat National promotion play-offs
Personal life
editHis father Eric Elisor was also a professional footballer. His sister Salomé Elisor plays in French Division 1 and was a French youth international.[5] Elisor is of Guadeloupean descent.
References
edit- ^ a b Simon Elisor at Soccerway
- ^ "Simon Elisor rejoint l'AC Ajaccio !". Actufoot (in French). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Caen - AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2, 2e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Simon Elisor (Ex-Istres FC/AC Ajaccio) arrive en prêt au FC Sète 34" (in French). actufoot.com. 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Salomé Elisor". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2023.