Mohamed Simakan

Mohamed Simakan (born 3 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

Mohamed Simakan
Simakan with RB Leipzig in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Simakan
Date of birth (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2009 Vivaux Marronniers
2009–2010 FC Bruz
2010–2011 FC Rouguière
2011–2014 Marseille
2015 JO Saint-Gabriel
2015–2017 SC Air Bel
2017–2019 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Strasbourg B 24 (1)
2019–2021 Strasbourg 38 (1)
2021– RB Leipzig 56 (2)
International career‡
2019 France U20 2 (1)
2022–2023 France U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Strasbourg

On 16 May 2018, Simakan signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg.[2] He made his professional debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2019.[3]

RB Leipzig

On 22 March 2021, Simakan agreed to join German club RB Leipzig on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, to be effective in the summer of 2021.[4] On 6 September 2022, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.[5] On 19 September 2023, he scored the first ever goal of the 2023–24 Champions League season in the 3rd minute of a 3–1 away win over Young Boys.[6]

International career

Born in France, Simakan is of Guinean descent.[7]

Thanks to his great performance with Strasbourg in Ligue 1, Simakan was called up by Bernard Diomède to play for France U20 national team. He played his first game as a starter against Slovenia in which he scored a header contributing to his team's 2–2 draw.[8]

Career statistics
Simakan playing for RB Leipzig in 2021
As of match played 19 September 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strasbourg B 2017–18 Championnat National 3 181———181
2018–19 Championnat National 3 60———60
Total 241———241
Strasbourg 2019–20 Ligue 1 190105[lower-alpha 1]000250
2020–21 Ligue 1 19100——191
Total 381105000441
RB Leipzig 2021–22 Bundesliga 281607[lower-alpha 2]0—411
2022–23 Bundesliga 241517[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]0373
2023–24 Bundesliga 40001[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]061
Total 56211115220845
Career total 1184121202201527
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Four Appearances in UEFA Champions League, and three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

RB Leipzig

References
  1. "Mohamed Simakan". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. "Premier contrat pro pour Mohamed Simakan". www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr. 15 May 2018.
  3. "Strasbourg vs. Maccabi Haifa - 25 July 2019 - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.
  4. "RB Leipzig sign Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg". Bundesliga. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. "Visitors Shakhtar stun Leipzig 4-1 with Shved double on debut". ESPN. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. "Champions League group stage first scorers: Mohamed Simakan quickest off the mark in 2023/24". UEFA. 19 September 2023.
  7. "Strasbourg : un jeune défenseur guinéen signe son premier contrat pro". May 26, 2018.
  8. "Mohamed Simakan, buteur avec les U20: "beaucoup d'émotions"". September 9, 2019.
  9. "M. Simakan". Soccerway.
  10. Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  12. Lisjak, Mitja (12 August 2023). "Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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