| Simon Sohm | |
| Full Name: | Simon Sohm |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Parma |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zürich |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Zürich |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Parma |
| Caps2: | 105 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Switzerland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2020–2023 |
| Nationalteam5: | Switzerland U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam6: | Switzerland |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 October 2020 |
Simon Sohm (born 11 April 2001) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Parma and the Switzerland national team.
Sohm spent his entire youth career with FC Zürich, playing with the U16s and U18s before being promoted to the senior squad.
On 2 July 2018, Sohm signed a professional contract with the club.[2] He made his league debut for the club on 28 October 2018 in a 3–2 away loss to St. Gallen. He was subbed on for Adrian Winter in the 91st minute.[3] Sohm maintained a quiet 2018–19 season, making a total of six first-team appearances before breaking into the first team the following year. During his breakout campaign, Sohm emerged as a shrewd distributor and chance creator from the defensive midfield,[4] making over 30 league appearances in a season for the first time in his career.
On 4 October 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Italian club Parma.[5] Sohm's introduction to the team was difficult, with COVID-19 restrictions, his relative youth, and the language barrier impacting his ability to settle with his new club.[6] He enjoyed a brief run in the first team early in the 2020–21 season, but fell out of favor as the team's relegation struggle developed.[7] Following Parma's relegation to Serie B, Sohm settled into the first team, making 15 starts and 28 total league appearances during the following year. In January 2024, Sohm signed a new three-year deal with the club, extending his contract through June 2027.[8]
Born to a Swiss father and a Nigerian mother, Sohm elected to represent his birth country of Switzerland in international competition.[9] Sohm was included in the Switzerland squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He played all three games of the group stage, against England,[10] Italy,[11] and Israel.[12]
He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Croatia.[13]
Sohm was born in Zürich, Switzerland and is of Nigerian Yoruba descent.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||||
| Parma | 2020–21 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 105 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 117 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 144 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 4 | |||
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