Xavi Simons Explained
Xavi Simons |
Full Name: | Xavi Quentin Shay Simons[1] |
Birth Date: | 21 April 2003[2] |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.79 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
Currentclub: | RB Leipzig (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | CD Thader |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
Youthyears3: | 2019–2022 |
Youthclubs3: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Years1: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs2: | PSV |
Caps2: | 34 |
Goals2: | 19 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | → RB Leipzig (loan) |
Caps4: | 32 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U17 |
Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
Nationalyears4: | 2021 |
Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U19 |
Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
Nationalyears5: | 2022 |
Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U21 |
Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears6: | 2022– |
Nationalteam6: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps6: | 20 |
Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 22:05, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 23:00, 10 July 2024 (UTC) |
Xavi Quentin Shay Simons (pronounced as /nl/;[3] born 21 April 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and the Netherlands national team.
Originally a product of Barcelona's La Masia, Simons signed for Paris Saint-Germain in July 2019, where he would initially join the under-19s before making his professional debut in February 2021. With PSG, he won a Ligue 1 and Coupe de France title. In 2022, Simons returned to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, winning the KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, and Eredivisie top scorer award in his only season at the club. In 2023, he rejoined PSG before being immediately loaned out to RB Leipzig in Germany.
Initially playing for the Netherlands at youth level, Simons received his first call-up to the national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and made his debut at the tournament.
Early life
Born in Amsterdam, Xavi is the son of Peggy Simons and Dutch former footballer Regillio Simons, who is of Spanish descent.[4] [5] Xavi's older brother Faustino (born 1996), who also played football, shares the same birthday as him.[6]
Club career
Early career
Simons joined the youth setup of Barcelona in 2010 from Club Deportivo Thader of Alicante,[7] and quickly progressed to become one of the Catalan club's most highly-rated youth players, with English club Chelsea reportedly attempting to sign him at a young age.[8] Described as a "prodigy", he joined the group of players represented by agent Mino Raiola in 2017.[9] [10]
Paris Saint-Germain
In July 2019, Simons moved to French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), having failed to agree a new contract with Barcelona.[11] His three-year contract with the Parisian club was reportedly worth up to €1 million annually.[12] [13] On 10 February 2021, Simons made his professional debut for PSG, coming on as a substitute for Julian Draxler in a 1–0 Coupe de France win over Caen.[14] [15] He made his Ligue 1 debut as a substitute in a 4–1 win over Strasbourg two months later.[16] On 19 May 2021, he won his first professional trophy, the Coupe de France.[17]
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Simons was included in the first-team preparation and pre-season by manager Mauricio Pochettino.[18] On 14 July 2021, he came off the bench and scored a goal in a 4–0 friendly win over Le Mans at the Camp des Loges.[19] He scored another goal in a 2–2 friendly draw against Chambly three days later at the same ground.[20] On 18 August, Simons was sent back to train with the under-19 squad coached by Zoumana Camara.[21] He eventually made his first appearance of the season for PSG in a 3–0 cup win over Feignies Aulnoye on 19 December, his first ever professional start.[22] On 3 January 2022, Simons recorded his first senior assist in a 4–0 cup win over Vannes, a pass for Kylian Mbappé.[23] His first league appearance of the 2021–22 season came in a 1–1 draw against Lyon on 9 January, where he came on as a 69th minute substitute.[24] On 31 January, Simons missed the final penalty in a 6–5 penalty shoot-out defeat to Nice in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.[25] On 11 February, he made his first league start in a 1–0 win over Rennes at the Parc des Princes.[26] At the end of the season, Simons won the Ligue 1 title, his first professional league title.[27]
PSV
On 28 June 2022, Simons signed for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven on a five-year contract.[28] Although he was initially expected to extend his contract with PSG and join PSV on loan,[29] the situation changed when PSV no longer wanted a loan deal.[30] However, PSG negotiated a reported €6 million buy-back clause in Simons's contract, effective in 2023.[31] [32]
Simons scored his first career goal on his PSV debut, a 5–3 win over rivals Ajax in the Johan Cruyff Shield on 30 July 2022.[33] On 7 August, in his first Eredivisie game, he provided an assist for Johan Bakayoko, who opened the scoring in a 4–1 victory against newly-promoted Emmen.[34] Simons made his European debut with PSV in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, and scored his first European goal in a 5–1 UEFA Europa League group stage victory away to Zürich on 6 October.[35] [36] In the 2023 KNVB Cup final, he provided the assist for Thorgan Hazard's goal as PSV came out victorious over Ajax on penalties.[37] In the final match of the 2022–23 Eredivisie season on 28 May 2023, Simons scored a brace, including a stoppage-time winner, in a 2–1 victory over AZ, securing second place for PSV and a spot in the Champions League qualifiers for the following season.[38] [39] With nineteen goals, he shared the Eredivisie top scorer award with Anastasios Douvikas of Utrecht. Simons finished the club season with twenty-two goals and twelve assists in forty-eight games across all competitions, and won two Player of the Month awards in August 2022 and March 2023.[40]
On 16 July 2023, it was announced by PSV that Simons had departed the club's training camp in order to finalize a transfer back to Paris Saint-Germain.[41]
Return to Paris Saint-Germain
On 19 July 2023, Simons returned to Paris Saint-Germain, signing a four-year contract after the club triggered a reported €6 million buy-back clause in his PSV contract, where Simons had the final say on his return.[42]
Loan to RB Leipzig
Immediately after being signed back by Paris Saint-Germain, Simons was loaned out to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig for the 2023–24 season.[43] [44] He was assigned the number 20 jersey.[45] On 12 August 2023, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 win over Bayern Munich in the 2023 DFL-Supercup.[46] On 25 August, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 5–1 win over VfB Stuttgart, a match in which he also recorded two assists.[47] On 25 October, Simons scored his first goal in the Champions League in a 3–1 victory over Red Star Belgrade.[48] In addition, he was named player of the match, as he also provided an assist to be the youngest Dutch player, aged 20 years and 187 days, to achieve both scoring and assisting in the competition since Arjen Robben in 2003.[49] In the second fixture against Red Star Belgrade on 7 November, Simons scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win, securing qualification to the round of 16.[50] By the end of the season, Simons had scored eight goals and registered eleven assists in thirty-two Bundesliga appearances, helping RB Leipzig to a fourth place finish. He finished joint-second for the most assists in the Bundesliga season.[51]
On 5 August 2024, Simons was again loaned out to RB Leipzig for the rest of the season.[52]
International career
Simons represented the Netherlands at under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 and under-21 levels.[4]
On 21 October 2022, Simons was included in the pre-selection of the Netherlands national team for the first time in his career.[53] On 11 November, he was officially called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by head coach Louis van Gaal.[54] The youngest player in the Dutch squad, Simons was described as a "somewhat surprise inclusion".[55] [56] On 3 December, he made his Netherlands and World Cup debut in a 3–1 win over the United States in the round of 16,[57] becoming the youngest player to feature in the knockout stages of the World Cup for the Netherlands.[58] In the quarter-finals, he was an unused substitute as the Dutch were eliminated by Argentina in a penalty shootout.[59]
On 24 March 2023, Simons made his first start for the Netherlands in their opening UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against France.[60] He went on to feature in every match of the qualifying campaign for the Oranje, starting in seven of the eight Group B fixtures.[61] In June 2023, Simons was a member of the Dutch squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, starting against both Croatia in the semi-final and Italy in the third place play-off.[62] [63] On 29 May 2024, Simons was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[64] He scored his first senior international goal in the team's final warm-up friendly – a 4–0 win over Iceland on 10 June.[65] On 10 July, he scored a goal in the 7th minute against England in the semi-finals. However, the Netherlands were eventually defeated 2–1.[66]
Personal life
At the age of 13, Simons had his first advertising contract with Nike. He switched to Adidas in 2021 before joining Puma in 2023.[67] [68] In August 2018, he featured in a Nike commercial titled "Awaken the Phantom" alongside players Philippe Coutinho, Kevin De Bruyne, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Andrea Pirlo.[69] During his youth career, Simons amassed a large social media following on Instagram; he had over two million followers on the platform in 2019, at the age of 16.[70] In March 2020, Simons was named on Goal's "NxGn 2020" list of the fifty best wonderkids in world football.[71] He was also included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2020" in October.[72]
In 2022, following the death of Mino Raiola, Rafaela Pimenta became Simons's agent.[73] In May 2023, he changed his representation to Darren Dein.[74]
Career statistics
Club
International
National team!scope="col"Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 10 | 0 |
2024 | 9 | 2 |
Total | 20 | 2 | |
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Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Simons goal.
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
PSV
RB Leipzig
Individual
2023–24[90]
External links
- Profile at the RB Leipzig website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
Notes and References
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- Web site: 29 June 2022 . Mercato: le PSG a intégré une clause de rachat dans le contrat de Xavi Simons . Transfer Market: PSG has integrated a buy-back clause in Xavi Simons's contract . 29 June 2022 . RMC Sport . fr . 12 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221012150518/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/transferts/mercato-le-psg-a-integre-une-clause-de-rachat-dans-le-contrat-de-xavi-simons_AV-202206290140.html . live .
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- Web site: 30 April 2023 . PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes . PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights . 10 May 2023 . nos.nl . Dutch . 13 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513171342/https://nos.nl/artikel/2473413-psv-wint-na-strafschoppen-van-ajax-in-bekerfinale-vol-irritaties-en-opstootjes . live .
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- News: Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march. 31 March 2023. 8 April 2023. Eredivisie.
- News: FC Twente main supplier in May's Eredivisie team of the Month April. 2 June 2023. 4 June 2023. Eredivisie.
- Web site: 28 May 2023 . Simons and Douvikas share Eredivisie top scorer award . 28 May 2023 . Football Oranje . 28 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528171433/https://www.football-oranje.com/simons-and-douvikas-share-eredivisie-top-scorer-award/ . live .
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