| Petra Simon | |
| Fullname: | Petra Anna Simon |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Ferencvárosi TC |
| Clubnumber: | 38 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | XVI. kerületi KMSE |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ferencvárosi TC |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Ferencvárosi TC |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → MTK Budapest (loan) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Hungary |
| Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 51 |
Petra Simon (born 12 November 2004) is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
Petra started his career at XVI. kerületi KMSE. From 2018, she played in the youth teams of Ferencvárosi TC.[1] In the 2019–2020 season, at the age of 15, he already played several times in the Ferencvárosi TC U19 team playing in the adult Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. In the 2021–2022 season, he scored 185 goals in 26 matches in the adult Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B as his team's most successful player. She made her debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I adult women's team in the spring of 2022, scoring 17 goals in 4 matches. The winner against Győri Audi ETO KC broke into the senior team in the Hungarian Cup final: she scored three goals out of three shots in the match won 26–22.[2] He spent the following year on loan with the MTK Budapest team, so he had the opportunity to play in the top flight on a regular basis. He scored 80 goals in 19 matches as his team's second top scorer. He returned to Ferencvárosi TC in 2023 and made his debut in the EHF Champions League, where she scored 39 goals. At the end of the season, she became champion and cup winner with the team.
In August 2021, she scored four goals in the 25–19 final win over Germany at the Youth European Championship.[3] In August 2022, she won a bronze medal at the Youth World Championships and was selected for the All-Star team.[4] In July 2023, he was the most successful player of the Hungarian national team at the Junior European Championship held in Romania, scoring 8 goals in the final against the Danish national team, helping the national team to its third consecutive Junior European Championship title. He was also included in the All-Star team of the tournament, and he was also chosen as the most valuable player.[5] In October 2023, the number one manager of the senior national team, Petra Vámos, fell ill, and the national team captain Vladimir Golovin invited Petra to take his place in the European Cup match against the Austria. The Hungary women's national handball team won the away match 34–32, Petra scored 7 goals. He also participated in the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary women's national handball team. (10th place, 6 matches / 9 goals).
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