Jeppe Simonsen
Personal information
Full name Jeppe Friborg Simonsen
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kolding, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Académico de Viseu
Number 21
Youth career
Haderslev FK
SønderjyskE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 SønderjyskE 105 (7)
2016–2017 → HB Køge (loan) 19 (2)
2022–2023 Podbeskidzie 51 (4)
2023– Académico de Viseu 2 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2015 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2021– Haiti 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023[1]

Jeppe Friborg Simonsen (born 21 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Club career

SønderjyskE

At the age of 19, Simonsen was promoted to the first team squad in January 2015. He also signed a new 3-year contract with SønderjyskE in January 2015.[2]

Simonsen got his debut for SønderjyskE on 27 July 2014. He started on the bench, but replaced Silas Songani in the 74th minute in a 1-1 draw against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga.[3]

On 18 September 2015, Simonsen scored his first official goal for SønderjyskE, which became the matchwining goal.[4] He came on the pitch in the 75nd minute replacing Andreas Oggesen, and scores to the final result, 2-1, in the 86th minute.

On 1 February 2018, Simonsen got his contract extended until the summer 2021.[5]

Loan to HB Køge

In the summer 2016, Simonsen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge until the winter break.[6] On 21 December 2016, HB Køge announced that they didn't want to keep the forward, because they were looking for a goal machine.[7] He played 19 league matches scoring 2 goals, before returning to SønderjyskE.

Podbeskidzie

On 1 February 2022, Simonsen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish second division side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[8]

Académico de Viseu

On 24 August 2023, Simonsen joined Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu on a two-year contract.[9]

International career

Born in Denmark, Simonsen is of Haitian descent. His birth parents are from Haiti, but he was adopted at a young age by a Danish family.[10] A youth international for Denmark, he debuted for the Haiti national team in a 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Turks and Caicos Islands on 5 June 2021.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Jeppe Simonsen
No. Date Venue Team Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2022 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Guyana 4–0 6–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
2 28 March 2023 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Bermuda 2–0 3–1

Honours

SønderjyskE

References

  1. ^ "Jeppe Simonsen". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "SønderjyskE forlænger med lovende angriber". bold.dk. 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ "ESBJERG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Ung SE-matchvinder: En drøm går i opfyldelse". bold.dk. 18 September 2015.
  5. ^ "SønderjyskE forlænger med Jeppe Simonsen". bold.dk. 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Jeppe Simonsen sendes på leje i HB Køge". bold.dk. 13 July 2016.
  7. ^ HBK sender angriber tilbage til SønderjyskE‚ bold.dk, 21 December 2016
  8. ^ "Jeppe Simonsen, witamy w TSP!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "JEPPE SIMONSEN É VIRIATO ATÉ 2025" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  10. ^ Geffrard, Childo (16 April 2021). "Foot – Coupe du Danemark : SønderjyskE en finale grâce à un doublé de Jeppe Simonsen !".
  11. ^ FIFA.com

External links

Académico de Viseu F.C. – current squad
Haiti squad – 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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