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 35)
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