| Simon Graves | |
| Fullname: | Simon Graves Jensen |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Holstebro, Denmark[1] |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | PEC Zwolle (on loan from Palermo) |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Holstebro Boldklub |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Randers Freja |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Randers |
| Caps1: | 77 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Palermo |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → PEC Zwolle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 August 2024 |
Simon Graves Jensen (born 22 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Dutch club PEC Zwolle, on loan from Italian club Palermo, as a centre-back.
Graves started playing football at Holstebro Boldklub before joining the Randers FC youth academy at under-17 level.[2] In January 2018, he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal.[3] He made his professional debut on 11 September 2018 in a Danish Cup match against Næsby Boldklub. He started in Centre-back|central defense that day as his team won in a penalty-shootout.[4] On 4 November, he played his first match in the Danish Superliga, the top level of Danish football, against AGF. He came on as a substitute for Saba Lobzhanidze in a 2–0 win.[5]
On 26 June 2020, Graves extended his contract with Randers until 2024.[6]
Graves scored his first professional goal on 16 September 2021 in a 2–2 home draw against AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.[7]
On 30 January 2023, Graves signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Italian Serie B club Palermo.[8]
On 21 August 2024, Graves moved to PEC Zwolle in the Netherlands on loan with an option to buy.[9]
On 16 January 2018, Graves made his Denmark U19 debut during a 1–0 win over Cyprus in a friendly in Ayia Napa.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Randers | 2018–19 | Superliga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Superliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 75 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 2 | |||
Randers