Jeppe Simonsen Explained

Jeppe Simonsen
Fullname:Jeppe Friborg Simonsen
Birth Date:21 November 1995
Birth Place:Kolding, Denmark
Position:Full-back, winger
Currentclub:Académico de Viseu
Clubnumber:21
Youthclubs1:Haderslev FK
Youthclubs2:Sønderjyske
Years1:2015–2022
Clubs1:Sønderjyske
Caps1:105
Goals1:7
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:HB Køge (loan)
Caps2:19
Goals2:2
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Podbeskidzie
Caps3:51
Goals3:4
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Académico de Viseu
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalteam1:Denmark U20
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Denmark U21
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalteam3:Haiti
Nationalcaps3:10
Nationalgoals3:2
Club-Update:20 June 2024
Ntupdate:29 March 2023[1]

Jeppe Friborg Simonsen (born 21 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Club career

SønderjyskE

At the age of 19, Simonsen was promoted to the first team squad in January 2015. He also signed a new 3-year contract with SønderjyskE in January 2015.[2]

Simonsen got his debut for SønderjyskE on 27 July 2014. He started on the bench, but replaced Silas Songani in the 74th minute in a 1-1 draw against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga.[3]

On 18 September 2015, Simonsen scored his first official goal for SønderjyskE, which became the matchwining goal.[4] He came on the pitch in the 75nd minute replacing Andreas Oggesen, and scores to the final result, 2-1, in the 86th minute.

On 1 February 2018, Simonsen got his contract extended until the summer 2021.[5]

Loan to HB Køge

In the summer 2016, Simonsen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge until the winter break.[6] On 21 December 2016, HB Køge announced that they didn't want to keep the forward, because they were looking for a goal machine.[7] He played 19 league matches scoring 2 goals, before returning to SønderjyskE.

Podbeskidzie

On 1 February 2022, Simonsen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish second division side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[8]

Académico de Viseu

On 24 August 2023, Simonsen joined Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu on a two-year contract.[9]

In August 2024 it was confirmed that Simonsen was training with his former club Sønderjyske, as he had only played 7 matches for Académico de Viseu.[10]

International career

Born in Denmark, Simonsen is of Haitian descent. His birth parents are from Haiti, but he was adopted at a young age by a Danish family.[11] A youth international for Denmark, he debuted for the Haiti national team in a 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Turks and Caicos Islands on 5 June 2021.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Jeppe Simonsen
No. Date Venue Team Score Result Competition
align=center 1 14 June 2022 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic align=center 4–0 align=center 6–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
align=center 2 28 March 2023 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic align=center 2–0 align=center 3–1

Honours

SønderjyskE

2019–20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeppe Simonsen. Global Sports Archive. 5 June 2021.
  2. Web site: SønderjyskE forlænger med lovende angriber . bold.dk . 22 January 2015.
  3. Web site: ESBJERG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 1 . soccerway.com . 27 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Ung SE-matchvinder: En drøm går i opfyldelse . bold.dk . 18 September 2015.
  5. Web site: SønderjyskE forlænger med Jeppe Simonsen . bold.dk . 1 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Jeppe Simonsen sendes på leje i HB Køge . bold.dk . 13 July 2016.
  7. http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/hbk-sender-angriber-tilbage-til-soenderjyske/ HBK sender angriber tilbage til SønderjyskE
  8. Web site: Jeppe Simonsen, witamy w TSP! . . 1 February 2022 . pl . 1 February 2022.
  9. Web site: JEPPE SIMONSEN É VIRIATO ATÉ 2025 . . 24 August 2023 . pt . 24 August 2023.
  10. https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/gammel-kending-traener-med-hos-sonderjyske Gammel kending træner med hos Sønderjyske
  11. Web site: Foot – Coupe du Danemark : SønderjyskE en finale grâce à un doublé de Jeppe Simonsen !. Childo. Geffrard. April 16, 2021.
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108190131/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136267/#match-timeline FIFA.com