![]() Simakan with RB Leipzig in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Sanousy Simakan | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-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 | 84 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | France U20 | 2 | (1) |
2022–2023 | France U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 (UTC) |
Mohamed Sanousy Simakan (born 3 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Born in Marseille to Guinean parents, Simakan acquired French nationality on 7 November 2005, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization. [2] [3]
On 16 May 2018, Simakan signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg. [4] He made his professional debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2019. [5]
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. [6] On 6 September 2022, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk. [7] 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. [8]
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. [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Strasbourg B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
Strasbourg | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
RB Leipzig | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
Total | 84 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 7 | ||
Career total | 145 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 9 |
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