| Mohamed Simakan | |
| Full Name: | Mohamed Sanousy Simakan |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | RB Leipzig |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Position: | Centre-back, right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vivaux Marronniers |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Bruz |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | FC Rouguière |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | Marseille |
| Youthyears5: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs5: | JO Saint-Gabriel |
| Youthyears6: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs6: | SC Air Bel |
| Youthyears7: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs7: | Strasbourg |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Strasbourg B |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Strasbourg |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | RB Leipzig |
| Caps3: | 84 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 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 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 9 | |||
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