Jeppe Friborg Simonsen (born 21 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or left-back for I liga club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. Born in Denmark, he represents the Haiti national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeppe Friborg Simonsen | ||
Date of birth | (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Kolding, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Podbeskidzie | ||
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– | Podbeskidzie | 22 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Haiti | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 30 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2022.[1] |
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]
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.
On 1 February 2022, Simonsen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish second division side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[8]
Born in Denmark, Simonsen is of Haitian descent. His birth parents are from Haiti, but he was adopted at a young age by Danish family.[9] 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.[10]
Number | Date | Venue | Team | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 June 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ![]() | 4-0 | 6-0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
SønderjyskE
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała – current squad | |
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