French footballer
Bénédicte Simon (born 2 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Juventus.
Club career
Bénédicte Simon began learning to play football at FC Mantois, a club in her hometown. In 2015, she moved up to France's Division 2, playing with FC Aurillac Arpajon.
In 2016, she joined the Stade de Reims on a four-year deal, which was still in France's Division 2.[1] In 2019, she gained promotion to the Division 1 Féminine with the club.
On 15 June 2020, she signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal.[2] Simon made her debut with PSG on 25 September 2020 against her former club Stade de Reims. She played her first Champions League match with of her career in a Round of 16 tie against Górnik Łęczna. PSG won the first Division 1 Féminine title of their history that season, but Simon only played 280 minutes across all competitions.[3]
Simon was sent to Atlético Madrid on loan without an option to buy for the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 30 January 2023, Simon joined Juventus on a contract that runs through to 30 June 2025.[5]
On 13 July 2023, Simon joined Levante Las Planas on loan with an option to buy for the 2023–24 season.[6]
International career
Born in France, Simon is of Ghanaian descent.[7] In April 2021, she was called up for international duty for the first time with the French under-23 team.[8]
Honors
Reims
- Division 2 Féminine: 2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain
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