Bénédicte Simon

Bénédicte Simon (born 2 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club Levante Las Planas

Bénédicte Simon
Simon with Atlético Madrid in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997
Place of birth Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Levante Las Planas
Number -
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– → Levante Las Planas (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023

Club career

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

In April 2021, she was called up for international duty for the first time with the French under-23 team.[7]

Honors

Reims

  • Division 2 Féminine: 2018–19

Paris Saint-Germain

References
  1. "Bénédicte Simon". EN.PSG.FR. Paris Saint-Germain. Archived from the original on 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. "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 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. G. Gil, Aimara (2021-08-18). "Benedicte Simon se convierte en el octavo refuerzo del Atlético". AS.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  4. Quarez, Par Benjamin (2021-08-16). "PSG féminin : Bénédicte Simon vers un prêt à l'Atlético Madrid". leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. "BÉNÉDICTE SIMON SIGNS FOR JUVENTUS WOMEN". Juventus.com. 30 January 2023.
  6. "BÉNÉDICTE SIMON JOINS LEVANTE LAS PLANAS ON LOAN". Juventus.com. 13 July 2023.
  7. Hermant, Bruno (14 April 2021). "La semaine internationale des Parisiennes". CulturePSG. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
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