András Simon

András Simon (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈʃimon]; born 30 March 1990) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for Győri ETO FC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I 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
Date of birth (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990
Place of birth Salgótarján, Hungary
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Győr
Number 20
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)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Salgótarján, Nógrád County, Simon signed for Liverpool from MTK Hungária in 2007 alongside Krisztián Németh.[1]

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.[2] He made his debut for Córdoba CF as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat by Real Betis on 30 August 2009.[3] In December 2010 Simon disbanded his contract with Liverpool F.C. and joined Alemannia Aachen on a six-day trial.[4] 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.[5]

On 12 June 2019, MTK Budapest FC announced that Simon had returned to the club.[6]

International career

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

Honours

Clubs

Hungary

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

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