Petra Simon
| Petra Simon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Petra Anna Simon | ||
| Born |
12 November 2004 Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2018 | XVI. kerületi KMSE | ||
2018–2019 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019– | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
2022–2023 | → MTK Budapest (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Hungary | 20 | (51) |
Petra Simon (born 12 November 2004) is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Simon started her career at XVI. kerületi KMSE. From 2018, she played in the youth teams of Ferencvárosi TC.[1] In the 2019–2020 season, at the age of 15, she already played several times in the Ferencvárosi TC U19 team playing in the adult Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. In the 2021–2022 season, she scored 185 goals in 26 matches in the adult Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B as her team's most successful player. She made her debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I adult women's team in the spring of 2022, scoring 17 goals in 4 matches. The winner against Győri Audi ETO KC broke into the senior team in the Hungarian Cup final: she scored three goals out of three shots in the match won 26–22.[2] She spent the following year on loan with the MTK Budapest team, so she had the opportunity to play in the top flight on a regular basis. She scored 80 goals in 19 matches as his team's second top scorer. She returned to Ferencvárosi TC in 2023 and made her debut in the EHF Champions League, where she scored 39 goals. At the end of the season, she became champion and cup winner with the team.
National team
[edit]In August 2021, Simon scored four goals in the 25–19 final win over Germany at the Youth European Championship.[3] In August 2022, she won a bronze medal at the Youth World Championships and was selected for the All-Star team.[4] In July 2023, she was the most successful player of the Hungarian national team at the Junior European Championship held in Romania, scoring 8 goals in the final against the Danish national team, helping the national team to its third consecutive Junior European Championship title. She was also included in the All-Star team of the tournament, and was also chosen as the most valuable player.[5] In October 2023, the number one manager of the senior national team, Petra Vámos, fell ill, and the national team captain Vladimir Golovin invited Simon to take his place in the European Cup match against the Austria. The Hungary women's national handball team won the away match 34–32, Simon scored 7 goals. She also participated in the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary women's national handball team. (10th place, 6 matches / 9 goals).
Honours
[edit]National team
[edit]- Junior European Championship:
Gold: 2023
- Youth European Championship:
- Gold: 2021
- Youth World Championships:
Bronze: 2022
Club
[edit]- Ferencvárosi TC
Individual
[edit]- All-Star Centre Back of the Youth World Championships: 2022[4]
- All-Star Centre Back of the Junior European Championship: 2023[5]
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the Junior European Championship: 2023[5]
- Hungarian Youth Handball Player of the Year: 2023[6]
References
[edit]- ^ út 129, Üllői (14 October 2020). ""Kicsiként mindig izegtem-mozogtam, sosem tudtam megülni a fenekemen"".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ László, Szilágyi (30 May 2022). "Ambros Martín is dicsérte, de a Fradi szupertehetsége nem elégedett". Ambros Martín is dicsérte, de a Fradi szupertehetsége nem elégedett.
- ^ "Hungary overpower Germany to claim W17 EHF EURO 2021 title". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ a b "IHF | North Macedonia 2022 All-star Team". www.ihf.info.
- ^ a b c "Coverage of W19 EHF EURO 2023 finals day". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ B, M. (19 December 2023). "Kézilabda: Böde-Bíró Blankát és Rosta Miklóst választották meg az év játékosának". Nemzeti Sport.
External links
[edit]- Petra Simon at European Handball Federation (in English)
- Petra Simon at MKSZ (in Hungarian)
- Petra Simon at Handball Base
- Petra Simon on Facebook
- Petra Simon on Instagram