Ádám Simon

Ádám Simon (born 30 March 1990) is a Hungarian former footballer. He is the twin brother of ex-Liverpool player, András Simon.

Ádám Simon

Personal information
Full name	Ádám Simon[1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Salgótarján, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2004	Salgótarján
2004–2006	MTK
2006–2008	Haladás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Haladás	44	(3)
2011–2014	Palermo	0	(0)
2012	→ Bari (loan)	2	(0)
2012–2014	→ Haladás (loan)	47	(1)
2014–2017	Videoton	49	(1)
2017	→ Gyirmót (loan)	10	(0)
2017	Haladás	7	(0)
2017–2020	Paks	36	(2)
2020	Győr	4	(0)
2020–2023	Szeged-Csanád	80	(3)
International career
2006–2007	Hungary U17	8	(0)
2008–2009	Hungary U19	5	(0)
2009	Hungary U20	6	(0)
2010–2012	Hungary U21	13	(0)
2014–2015	Hungary	3	(0)
Medal record Representing  Hungary Men's football FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Szombathelyi Haladás

He played his first match in Szombathely on 15 November 2008. He played 44 matches in the Hungarian National Championship I and scored 3 goals, one of which was elected the most beautiful goal of the 2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. He scored a goal from 30 meters.

Palermo

On 8 June 2011, Simon officially moved to Palermo for €980,000.^[2] On 24 January 2012, he went on loan to Bari^[3] in Serie B, in the transfer that leads to Palermo Massimo Donati. In January 2012, Simon was transferred to Serie B club Bari on loan.^[4] Simon made his debut against Nocerina on 4 February 2012 in the 81st minute.^[5] In August 2012, he returned to Szombathelyi Haladás on loan.^[6] The loan was extended for one more season in July 2013.

On 15 July 2014, Palermo announced to have released Simon for free.^[7]

Videoton

On 16 July 2014, Simon was signed by Hungarian League club Videoton FC. Simon signes a four-year contract with the Székesfehérvár-based club.^[8]

International career

Simon was a stable member of U-17, U-19, and also the U-21 teams of Hungary. He was a member of the U-20 Hungary team which won a bronze medal in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009 in Egypt. He participated in the 2011 Toulon Tournament with the U-21.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haladás
	2008–09	2	0	1	0	8	0	–	–	11	0
	2009–10	16	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	2
	2010–11	27	1	2	0	3	0	–	–	32	1
	2012–13	17	1	1	0	1	0	–	–	19	1
	2013–14	26	0	3	0	6	0	–	–	35	0
	2017–18	7	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
Total	95	4	8	0	20	0	0	0	123	4
Bari
	2011–12	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Videoton
	2014–15	28	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	37	0
	2015–16	20	1	3	0	–	–	4	0	27	1
	2016–17	1	0	0	0	–	–	3	0	4	0
Total	49	1	7	0	5	0	7	0	68	1
Gyirmót
	2016–17	10	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	10	0
Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Paks
	2017–18	23	2	2	0	–	–	–	–	25	2
	2018–19	4	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	4	0
	2019–20	9	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	9	0
Total	36	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	38	2
Career Total		192	7	17	0	25	0	7	0	241	7

Updated to games played as of 15 December 2019.

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Third place: 2009

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. "Palermo is strengthen, here is the initial balance". US Città di Palermo (in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
3. "Simon on loan at Bari". ilpalermocalcio.it (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
4. "Adam Simon transferred from Palermo to AS Bari on a loan". soccerfame.com. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
5. "Nocerina vs. Bari". soccerway.com. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
6. "Preso Giorgi, ceduti 3 giocatori". palermocalcio.it. 30 August 2012.
7. "RESCISSIONE PER MEHMETI E SIMON" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
8. "Videoton: a Palermónak nem kellett, lecsaptak rá". Nemzeti Sport. 16 July 2014.

• HLSZ

External links

• Ádám Simon – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Ádám Simon at Soccerway