Bénédicte Simon

Bénédicte Simon
Simon with Atlético Madrid in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997
Place of birth Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Servette
Number 78
Youth career
2011–2015 FC Mantois
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Aurillac Arpajon 21 (8)
2016–2020 Reims 72 (5)
2020–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Atlético Madrid (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 Juventus 2 (0)
2023 → Levante Las Planas (loan) 14 (0)
2024 → Sassuolo (loan) 3 (0)
2024–2025 Racing Power FC 11 (0)
2025 Valencia CF 13 (0)
2025– Servette 11 (0)
International career‡
2025– Ghana 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2025

Bénédicte Simon (born 2 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss Women's Super League club Servette. Born in France, she plays for the Ghana national team.

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]

Simon made her debut for the Ghana national team on 2 December 2025.[9]

Honors

Reims

  • Division 2 Féminine: 2018–19

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. ^ "Bénédicte Simon". EN.PSG.FR. Paris Saint-Germain. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Bénédicte Simon s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'en 2023". PSG.FR (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ G. Gil, Aimara (18 August 2021). "Benedicte Simon se convierte en el octavo refuerzo del Atlético". AS.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ Quarez, Par Benjamin (16 August 2021). "PSG féminin : Bénédicte Simon vers un prêt à l'Atlético Madrid". leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "BÉNÉDICTE SIMON SIGNS FOR JUVENTUS WOMEN". Juventus.com. 30 January 2023.
  6. ^ "BÉNÉDICTE SIMON JOINS LEVANTE LAS PLANAS ON LOAN". Juventus.com. 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Black Queens head coach Nora Häuptle engages with U.S. Sassuolo Calcio officials, monitors Bénédicte Simon in Serie A Femminile clash".
  8. ^ Hermant, Bruno (14 April 2021). "La semaine internationale des Parisiennes". CulturePSG. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Benedicte Simon marks Black Queens debut in historic friendly against England".
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