Simon Sohm

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Simon Sohm
Personal information
Full name Simon Sohm
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Parma
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2018 Zürich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Zürich 39 (1)
2020– Parma 87 (2)
International career‡
2016–2017 Switzerland U16 9 (1)
2017–2018 Switzerland U17 9 (1)
2018 Switzerland U18 1 (0)
2019–2021 Switzerland U19 5 (1)
2020–2023 Switzerland U21 13 (0)
2020– Switzerland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020

Simon Sohm (born 11 April 2001) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Parma and the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Early career

Sohm spent his entire youth career with FC Zürich, playing with the U16s and U18s before being promoted to the senior squad.

FC Zürich

On 2 July 2018, Sohm signed a professional contract with the club. [2] He made his league debut for the club on 28 October 2018 in a 3–2 away loss to St. Gallen. He was subbed on for Adrian Winter in the 91st minute. [3]

Parma

On 4 October 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Italian club Parma. [4]

International career

Sohm was included in the Switzerland squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He played all three games of the group stage, against England, [5] Italy, [6] and Israel. [7]

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia. [8]

Personal life

Sohm was born in Zürich, Switzerland and is of Nigerian Yoruba descent. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Simon Sohm". FC Zürich. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Simon Sohm unterschreibt Profivertrag beim FCZ". 4-4-2.com (in German). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "St. Gallen vs. Zurich – 28 October 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "SIMON SOHM IS A NEW PARMA CALCIO PLAYER". Parma. 4 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Switzerland U17 vs. England U17 – 10 May 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Italy U17 vs. Switzerland U17 – 4 May 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland U17 vs. Israel U17 – 7 May 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Switzerland v Croatia game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "IFM - International Football Management GmbH, Winterthur". IFM - International Football Management GmbH, Winterthur.
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