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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Xavier Quentin Shay Simons | |
Date of birth: | 21 April 2003 | |
Place of birth: | Amsterdam, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 10 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2008–2010 2010–2019 2019–2021 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2021–2022 2022–2023 2023–2025 2023–2025 2025– |
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34 (19) 0 (0) 43 (12) 0 (0) | 7 (0)
National team | ||
2018 2019 2019 2021 2022 2022– |
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3 (0) 6 (3) 6 (3) 2 (0) 24 (3) | 5 (1)
Xavier Quentin Shay Simons (born 21 April 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and the Netherlands national team.
Originally a product of Barcelona's La Masia, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in July 2019, where he would initially join the under-19s before making his professional debut in February 2021. With PSG, Simons won a Ligue 1 title and a Coupe de France. In 2022, he returned to the Netherlands with PSV, winning the KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, and Eredivisie top scorer award in his only season at the club. He returned to PSG in 2023, and was immediately loaned out to RB Leipzig.
Initially playing for the Netherlands at youth level, Simons made his senior debut for the national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, reaching the quarter-finals.
Honours[]
Club[]
Paris Saint-Germain
PSV
RB Leipzig
Individual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: August 2022, March 2023
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2023
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2022, January 2023, March 2023, May 2023
- Eredivisie top scorer: 2022–23 (shared)
- Johan Cruyff Trophy: 2022–23
- Bundesliga Goal of the Month: September 2023, January 2024
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: December 2023, April 2024
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2023–24
External links[]
RB Leipzig squad - 2024–25 |
1 Gulácsi · 2 Simakan · 3 Lenz · 4 Orbán (c) · 5 Bitshiabu · 7 Olmo · 8 Haidara · 9 Poulsen · 10 Forsberg · 11 Werner · 13 Seiwald · 14 Baumgartner · 16 Klostermann · 17 Openda · 18 Carvalho · 20 Simons · 21 Blaswich · 22 Raum · 23 Lukeba · 24 Schlager · 25 Zingerle · 26 Moriba · 28 Clark · 30 Šeško · 38 Novoa · 39 Henrichs · 44 Kampl · Manager:![]() |
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Netherlands – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Pasveer
2. Timber
3. De Ligt
4. Van Dijk (c)
5. Aké
6. De Vrij
7. Bergwijn
8. Gakpo
9. L. de Jong
10. Depay
11. Berghuis
12. Lang
13. Bijlow
14. Klaassen
15. De Roon
16. Malacia
17. Blind
18. Janssen
19. Weghorst
20. Koopmeiners
21. F. de Jong
22. Dumfries
23. Noppert
24. Taylor
25. Simons
26. Frimpong
Manager: |
Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2024 – Semi-finals |
1. Verbruggen
2. Geertruida
3. De Ligt
4. Van Dijk (c)
5. Aké
6. De Vrij
7. Simons
8. Wijnaldum
9. Weghorst
10. Depay
11. Gakpo
12. Frimpong
13. Bijlow
14. Reijnders
15. Van de Ven
16. Veerman
17. Blind
18. Malen
19. Brobbey
20. Maatsen
21. Zirkzee
22. Dumfries
23. Flekken
24. Schouten
25. Bergwijn
26. Gravenberch |