András Simon

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.

The native form of this personal name is Simon András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

András Simon
Personal information
Full name András Simon[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-30) 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 10 (0)
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
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2009 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Career

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

Simon has represented Hungary at Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels.

Honours

Clubs

Hungary

References
  1. "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.
  2. origo.hu: Két MTK-játékost igazolt a Liverpool (in Hungarian)
  3. pepsifoci.hu: Simont bemutatták Córdobában – ő lehet a spanyolok hídja a Liverpoolhoz Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  4. Nemzeti Sport: Simon András kezdő volt az idegenben nyerő Córdobában
  5. Alemannia testet Liverpool-Talent Andras Simon Archived 9 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (German, Express
  6. "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.
  7. CSATÁR A MÁSODIK ÉRKEZŐ, mtkbudapest.hu, 12 June 2019
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