| Simon Janssen | |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Blerick, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Left-back, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | VVV-Venlo |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Blerick |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | VVV-Venlo |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Clubs1: | VVV-Venlo |
| Caps1: | 131 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 09:22, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Simon Janssen (born 25 September 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
Janssen progressed through the VVV-Venlo youth academy after arriving there from the SV Blerick in 2010.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on his 18th birthday on 25 September 2018 in a 3–0 away win in the KNVB Cup over Westlandia, replacing Tino-Sven Sušić in the 73rd minute.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut three months later in a 4–1 loss to Feyenoord on 6 December 2018, coming off the bench for Evert Linthorst.[3]
On 18 April 2019, Janssen signed a two-year contract with VVV, with an option for an additional year.[4] Three months later he received the, the yearly award for VVV's best academy player.[5]
VVV exercised the option in Janssen's contract in March 2021, keeping him in Venlo until 2022.[6] On 7 December 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension until 2024, with a unilateral option to extend for a further year.[7] At that point Janssen, originally a midfielder, was converted to play left-back by head coach Jos Luhukay.
On 17 February 2023, Janssen scored his first professional goal, securing VVV's 2–1 away win against Dordrecht in injury time.[8] This came after Dordrecht had earlier equalised during injury time.[9]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| VVV-Venlo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 131 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 2 | |||