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Simon Simoni
Albanian footballer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simon Simoni (born 14 July 2004) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. He represents Albania at both senior and under-21 level.
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Club career
On 1 January 2023, Simoni signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[1]
On 5 July 2024, Simoni moved on loan to 3. Liga club FC Ingolstadt 04.[2] On 15 January 2025, he was loaned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2. Bundesliga for 18 months.[3][4]
International career
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Simoni represented Albania in their youth national teams, including U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21.[5] Simoni received his first senior call-up in June 2022 under coach Edoardo Reja for a friendly against Estonia, following the simultaneous absences of regular goalkeepers Etrit Berisha and Thomas Strakosha. He was considered back-up to Gentian Selmani but remained an unused substitute.[6] Under coach Sylvinho, he was occasionally included in squads as a reserve behind Berisha, Strakosha and Elhan Kastrati. On 27 May 2024, he was named in the 27-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024 as one of four goalkeepers,[7] but was omitted when the squad was reduced to 26 players ahead of the tournament.[8]
In August 2024, he was again called up for the start of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A, serving as third-choice behind Strakosha and Alen Sherri.[9]
In September 2025, Simoni was called up for a friendly against Gibraltar and a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Latvia, being added to the squad as a replacement for Kastrati, who withdrew due to injury.[10] He made his senior debut on 4 September against Gibraltar, coming on as a substitute for Mario Dajsinani in the 61st minute, as Albania kept a clean sheet in a 0–1 away victory.[11]
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- As of match played 15 September 2023[12]
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