Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Blerick, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | SV Blerick | ||
2010–2018 | VVV-Venlo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | VVV-Venlo | 112 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 5 November 2023 (UTC) |
Simon Janssen (born 25 September 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
Janssen progressed through the VVV-Venlo youth academy after arriving there from the SV Blerick in 2010. [1] He made his professional debut for the club on his 18th birthday on 25 September 2018 in a 3–0 away win in the KNVB Cup over Westlandia, replacing Tino-Sven Sušić in the 73rd minute. [2] He made his Eredivisie debut three months later in a 4–1 loss to Feyenoord on 6 December 2018, coming off the bench for Evert Linthorst. [3]
On 18 April 2019, Janssen signed a two-year contract with VVV, with an option for an additional year. [4] Three months later he received the Jan Klaassens Award , the yearly award for VVV's best academy player. [5]
VVV exercised the option in Janssen's contract in March 2021, keeping him in Venlo until 2022. [6] On 7 December 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension until 2024, with a unilateral option to extend for a further year. [7] At that point Janssen, originally a midfielder, was converted to play left-back by head coach Jos Luhukay. [7]
On 17 February 2023, Janssen scored his first professional goal, securing VVV's 2–1 away win against Dordrecht in injury time. [8] This came after Dordrecht had earlier equalised during injury time. [9]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VVV-Venlo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Career total | 112 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 2 |
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