not to be confused with Xavier Simons Dutch professional football player
Xavier Quentin Shay Simons ( born 21 April 2003 ) is a dutch professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

early life

Born in Amsterdam, Simons is the son of Dutch former football player Regillio Simons. [ 1 ] Simons is of Surinamese descent through his don and of dutch descent through his mother. [ 2 ] His old brother Faustino ( hold 1996 ), who besides played football, shares the same birthday as him. [ 3 ]

Club career

Barcelona

Simons joined the youth apparatus of Barcelona in 2010 from four hundred Tháder, [ 4 ] and cursorily progressed to become one of the spanish club ‘s most highly rated youth players, with English club Chelsea, adenine well as spanish giants veridical Madrid, reportedly attempting to sign him at a young long time. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

Paris Saint-Germain

In July 2019, Simons moved to french slope Paris Saint-Germain ( PSG ), having failed to agree a new contract with Barcelona. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] His contract with the parisian golf club was reportedly deserving up to €1 million per annum, [ 9 ] and expires in 2022. [ 10 ] On 10 February 2021, Simons made his professional introduction for PSG, coming on as a stand-in for julian Draxler in a 1–0 Coupe de France succeed over Caen. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] He made his Ligue 1 introduction as a utility in a 4–1 gain over Strasbourg two months subsequently. [ 13 ] On 19 May 2021, he won his first master trophy, the Coupe de France. [ 14 ]

ahead of the 2021–22 season, Simons was included in the first-team training and pre-season by director Mauricio Pochettino. [ 15 ] On 14 July 2021, he came off the bench and scored a finish in a 4–0 friendly succeed over Le Mans at the Camp des Loges. [ 16 ] He scored another goal in a 2–2 friendly draw against Chambly three days later at the same labor. [ 17 ] On 18 August, Simons was sent back to train with the under-19 squad coached by Zoumana Camara. [ 18 ] He finally made his first appearance of the season for PSG in a 3–0 cup win over Feignies Aulnoye on 19 December, his first ever professional depart. [ 19 ]

International career

Simons has represented the Netherlands at under-15, under-16, and under-17 level. [ 1 ] [ 20 ]

personal life

In March 2020, Simons was named on Goal ‘s “ NxGn 2020 ” list of 50 best wonderkids in world football. [ 21 ] He was besides included in The Guardian ‘s “ next generation 2020 ” in October. [ 22 ] Simons has amassed a boastfully following on social media platform Instagram, with over 3 million followers. He besides has a sponsorship contract with sporting goods manufacturer Nike. [ 23 ]

career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2021[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

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Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

References