Robin Simović
Robin Simović (Croatian pronunciation: [sîːmoʋitɕ];[1] born 29 May 1991) is a Swedish footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for Croatian club Rudeš.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Simović | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rudeš | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Bunkeflo IF | ||
| 2000–2010 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Malmö FF | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Lunds BK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Lilla Torg FF (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | IFK Klagshamn | 19 | (14) |
| 2012 | Ängelholms FF | 27 | (17) |
| 2013–2015 | Helsingborgs IF | 64 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Nagoya Grampus | 71 | (32) |
| 2018–2019 | Omiya Ardija | 53 | (14) |
| 2020 | Livorno | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Odd | 13 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Varbergs BoIS | 46 | (12) |
| 2023 | Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rudeš | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 23 September 2023 (UTC+9) | |||
Career
Simović spent most of his youth playing for Malmö FF where he scored a total of 377 goals in 337 games for the various youth teams at the club.[2] When his contract with Malmö expired at the end of 2010 the club instead preferred to move Dardan Rexhepi up into the first team and Simovic left for fourth tier club IFK Klagshamn. After a successful year in Klagshamn he was signed by Superettan side Ängelholms FF.[3]
At Ängelholm he became the second best goalscorer in the 2012 Superettan and was signed after the season by nearby Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF on a 3.5 year deal.[2]
On 10 December 2015, Simović was confirmed along with country-man Ludvig Öhman to be joining Nagoya Grampus for the 2016 J-League season.[4]
On 27 February 2016, Simovic scored on his debut for Nagoya in a 1–0 away win against Jubilo Iwata.[5] He scored his second goal in as many matches in his home debut in a 1–1 draw against defending champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[6]
On 10 January 2018, Omiya Ardija announced the signing of Simovic.[7]
On 12 February 2020 he signed for Livorno.[8]
On 31 August 2020, he moved to Odd in Norway.[9] He left the club at the end of the year. On 16 February 2021, Simović joined Varbergs BoIS.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lunds (loan) | 2010 | Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lilla Torg (loan) | 2010 | Division 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| IFK Klagshamn | 2011 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Ängelholms | 2012 | Superettan | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | |||
| Helsingborgs | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 20 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 20 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2016 | J1 League | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 11 | ||
| 2017 | J2 League | 40 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | |||
| Total | 69 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 76 | 32 | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 2018 | J2 League | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 214 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 227 | 93 | ||
References
- "Šȉmūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-21.
Sȋmović
- "Robin Simović – en lättad HIF:are". SvenskaFans. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- "Robin Simovic inför premiären: "Jag ska bomba in mål!"". SvenskaFans. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- "シモビッチ選手、オーマン選手、移籍加入のお知らせ". 名古屋グランパスエイト. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "明治安田生命Ｊ１リーグ１ｓｔステージ 第1節：ジュビロ磐田vs名古屋グランパス". 名古屋グランパスエイト. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "明治安田生命Ｊ１リーグ１ｓｔステージ 第2節：名古屋グランパスvsサンフレッチェ広島". 名古屋グランパスエイト. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- "ロビン・シモヴィッチ選手 加入のお知らせ". ardija.co.jp (in Japanese). Omiya Ardija. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Robin Simović nuovo acquisto amaranto!". livornocalcio.it (in Italian). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "ROBIN SIMOVIC ER KLAR FOR ODD" (in Norwegian). Odd. 31 August 2020.
- Officiellt: Simovic återvänder till allsvenskan, fotbollskanalen.se, 16 February 2021
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 163 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 75 out of 289)
- "R.Simovic". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
- Robin Simović at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Nagoya Grampus
- Profile at Omiya Ardija
- Robin Simović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Robin Simović at Elite Football (archive)