Ádám Simon (footballer born 1990)

Ádám Simon
Personal information
Full name Ádám Simon
Date of birth 30 March 1990 (1990-03-30) (age 21)
Place of birth Salgótarján, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Palermo
Number 30
Youth career
-2004 Salgótarjáni BTC
2004-2006 MTK Budapest FC
2006-2008 Haladás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008-2011 Haladás 44 (3)
2011– Palermo 0 (0)
National team‡
2006-2007 Hungary U-17 8 (0)
2008-2009 Hungary U-19 5 (0)
2009–2010 Hungary U-20 6 (0)
2010– Hungary U-21 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Ádám Simon (born 30 March 1990 in Salgótarján) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Palermo. He is the twin brother of ex-Liverpool player, Andras Simon.

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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 officially moved to Palermo for € 980,000.[1]

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.

Career statistics

As of July 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hungary League Cup Continental Total
2008-09 Haladás Nemzeti Bajnokság 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
2009-10 16 2 1 0 - 17 2
2010-11 26 1 2 0 - 28 1
Total Hungary 44 3 3 0 0 0 47 3
Italy League Cup Continental Total
2011-12 Palermo Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 44 3 3 0 0 0 47 3

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Palermo is strengthen, here is the initial balance" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo (www.ilpalermocalcio.it). 9 August 2011. http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/1112/news_scheda.php?id=25091. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
U.S. Città di Palermo – current squad