András Simon

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

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.

András Simon

Personal information
Full name	András Simon^[1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34)
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	15	(2)
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 2009 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 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

• MTK Hungária FC
  • Hungarian League:
    • Runners-up: 2006–07
• Liverpool
  • Youth team
    • Dallas Cup winner: 2008
  • Reserves
    • Premier Reserve League National champion: 2007–08
    • Premier Reserve League North champion: 2007–08
    • Senior Cup: 2008–09

Hungary

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship:
  • Semi-finalist: 2008
• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Third place: 2009

References

1. (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 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 9 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (German, Express
6. (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

External links

• András Simon at Soccerway