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Mohamed Sanousy Simakan (born 3 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.
.jpg) Simakan with RB Leipzig in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Sanousy Simakan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nassr | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Vivaux Marronniers | ||
| 2009–2010 | FC Bruz | ||
| 2010–2011 | FC Rouguière | ||
| 2011–2014 | Marseille | ||
| 2014–2015 | JO Saint-Gabriel | ||
| 2015–2017 | SC Air Bel | ||
| 2017–2019 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Strasbourg B | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Strasbourg | 38 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | RB Leipzig | 85 | (4) |
| 2024– | Al-Nassr | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | France U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | France U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Marseille to Guinean parents, Simakan acquired French nationality on 7 November 2005, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.[2][3]
On 16 May 2018, Simakan signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg.[4] He made his professional debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2019.[5]
On 22 March 2021, Simakan agreed to join German club RB Leipzig on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, to be effective in the summer of 2021.[6] He made his debut for the club in the First round of the DFB Pokal against SV Sandhausen, which ended in a 4–0 win. He made his Champions League debut on 21 September 2021, in a 2–1 defeat to Club Brugge.[7] Simakan immediately became an important player for the club, taking part in 28 Bundesliga matches,[8] He missed two matches during the season due to the COVID-19 virus.[9] He was also instrumental in the DFB Pokal, where he took part in all the matches on route to Leipzig winning the title.[10]
In his second season with the club, Simaken continued to be an important part of the team, as he played 24 matches in the league, scoring once.[11] On 6 September 2022, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.[12] Simaken participated in 5 matches in the DFB Poka[13] l, where RB Leipzig won the competition for the second straight season, however he was an unused substitute in the final.[14]
On 19 September 2023, he scored the first ever goal of the 2023–24 Champions League season in the 3rd minute of a 3–1 away win over Young Boys.[15]
Thanks to his great performance with Strasbourg in Ligue 1, Simakan was called up by Bernard Diomède to play for France U20 national team. He played his first game as a starter against Slovenia in which he scored a header contributing to his team's 2–2 draw.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Strasbourg | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 7 | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 9 | ||
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