Bénédicte Simon
 Simon with Atlético Madrid in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1997 | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Reims
- Division 2 Féminine: 2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain
References
[edit]- ^ "Bénédicte Simon". EN.PSG.FR. Paris Saint-Germain. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "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 16 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ G. Gil, Aimara (18 August 2021). "Benedicte Simon se convierte en el octavo refuerzo del Atlético". AS.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Quarez, Par Benjamin (16 August 2021). "PSG féminin : Bénédicte Simon vers un prêt à l'Atlético Madrid". leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "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 20 April 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bénédicte Simon at Soccerway
- Profile at La Liga
- Profile at Paris Saint-Germain
- 1997 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- French women's footballers
- France women's youth international footballers
- Division 2 Féminine players
- Stade de Reims Féminines players
- Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Atlético Madrid Femenino players
- FC Levante Las Planas players
- Liga F players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Juventus FC (women) players
- US Sassuolo Calcio (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Women's association football fullbacks
- Women's association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Mantes-la-Jolie
- Footballers from Yvelines
- Black French sportspeople
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain