| Jan-Carlo Simić | |
| Full Name: | Jan-Carlo Simić |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 2005[1] |
| Birth Place: | Nürtingen, Germany |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Anderlecht |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Hegnach |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Youthyears4: | 2022–2024 |
| Youthclubs4: | AC Milan |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | AC Milan |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Anderlecht |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Serbia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Serbia U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Serbia U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Serbia U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam5: | Serbia |
| Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:30, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 October 2024 |
Jan-Carlo Simić (sr|Јан-Карло Симић/Jan-Karlo Simić; born 2 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht. Born in Germany, he represents the Serbia national team.
Simić was born in Nürtingen, Germany, to Serbian parents.[2] [3]
Simić started his youth career at SV Hegnach, then moving to Stuttgarter Kickers in 2016 and local rivals VfB Stuttgart in 2018.[4]
In 2022, Simić was signed by Italian club AC Milan on a reported €1 million fee, joining the under-19 Primavera team.[5] During the 2023–24 season, he started featuring for the first team, playing in some summer-friendly games, including those against Real Madrid and Juventus.[6]
On 17 December 2023, in his Serie A debut for the Rossoneri, Simić scored a goal after coming on as a substitute in the 24th minute for the injured Tommaso Pobega, contributing to a 3–0 victory against Monza.[7] [8]
On 23 July 2024, Simić joined Belgian Pro League side Anderlecht on a permanent deal,[9] [10] for a fee reported to be in the region of €3 million, with a 20% sell-on clause in favor of AC Milan;[11] he signed a five-year contract with the Belgian club.
Eligible to play for Germany, Simić chose to represent Serbia at international level, being part of the squad that played in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5]
Simić was called up to the senior Serbia national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Spain and Denmark in September 2024.[12] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Spain at the Rajko Mitić Stadium. He substituted Strahinja Eraković at the half-time of a scoreless draw.[13]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AC Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2024–25 | Pro League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||