Stefan Simić

Czech footballer
Stefan Simić
Simić with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stefan Simić
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back, right back
Team information
Current team
 Eibar
Number 22
Youth career
2001–2012 Slavia Prague
2012–2013 Genoa
2013–2014 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 AC Milan 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Varese (loan) 17 (0)
2016–2017 → Mouscron (loan) 30 (1)
2017–2018 → Crotone (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Frosinone (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2023 Hajduk Split 77 (3)
2023– Eibar 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Czech Republic U16 6 (0)
2011–2012 Czech Republic U17 16 (1)
2012–2014 Czech Republic U19 15 (0)
2014 Czech Republic U20 3 (0)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U21 10 (0)
2017– Czech Republic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2017

Stefan Simić (Czech: Simič; Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Симић, pronounced [stêfaːn sǐːmitɕ]; born 20 January 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Eibar.

Club career

Early career

Simić entered Slavia Prague's youth ranks at the age of six.[2] He rose through the ranks and became the youngest player to sign a professional contract with the club, aged 15 years and 11 months.[3] He played his first minutes for the senior side on 12 February 2011 in a friendly match against Croatian side Hajduk Split,[4] as a part of the latter's centenary celebration, in honour of his mother's death.[5] He left the club before making his debut in an official match, joining the youth ranks of Genoa in Italy in January 2012.[6] The transfer reportedly cost 12 million Kč.[7]

AC Milan

Simić played for a year and a half for Genoa Primavera side before moving to AC Milan.[8] He was an integral part of the youth team that won the 2014 Torneo di Viareggio[9]

In the summer of 2014, Simić joined the Serie B side Varese on loan and played 17 games for the team during the season. After missing out on the first half of the 2015-16 season due to injury to his right fibula,[10] Simić was supposed to join Hajduk Split in a six-month loan deal in January 2016.[11] While he was already in Split to sign, he was recalled to Milan due to the injury of his teammate Philippe Mexès.[12]

For the 2016–17 season, Simić was loaned out to Belgian First Division side Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz.[13] On 31 August 2017, he was loaned out again, this time to Serie A club Crotone.[14]

On 24 January 2019, Simić joined Serie A club Frosinone on loan until 30 June.[15]

Hajduk Split

On 28 June 2019, Simić joined Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split on a free transfer. He signed four-year contract.[16]

Eibar

On 12 September 2023, Simić signed a one-year contract with Eibar in the Spanish Segunda División.[17]

International career

Simić chose to represent Czech Republic while having the possibility to play for Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, from which his parents came from, his father's ethnicity and whose passports he holds as well.[18] He accumulated 40 caps and 1 goal between 2011 and 2014 for the Czech youth national teams, playing at U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 levels.[19] He did his debut for the Czechs on 11 November 2017 in a 1–0 win against Qatar.[20]

Personal life

Simić is of Bosnian Serb and Croatian descent. His father Radoje hails from Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina and his mother Suzana hails from Zagreb, Croatia. His family fled to Prague during the Croatian War of Independence before his birth.[21] He considers himself a fan of Hajduk Split and Slavia Prague.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varese (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 17 0 3 0 — — 20 0
Milan 2015–16 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Mouscron (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 30 1 2 1 — — 32 2
Crotone (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Hajduk Split 2019–20 Prva HNL 16 1 1 0 1 0 — 18 1
2020–21 24 1 3 0 — — 27 1
2021–22 22 1 2 0 2 0 — 26 1
2022–23 10 0 2 0 3 0 — 15 0
Total 72 3 8 0 6 0 0 0 86 3
Career Total 128 4 14 1 7 0 0 0 149 5

Honours

Hajduk Split

References

  1. ^ "Stefan Simic | FC Crotone". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ^ Stefan Simić míří do Janova at Slavisticke Noviny
  3. ^ Stefan Simić dolazi u Hajduk at NogometPlus
  4. ^ Stefan Simić dolazi u Hajduk at NogometPlus
  5. ^ Stefan Simić má od Slavie svolení k cestě do Janova na jednání o případném působení at Slavia Prague official site
  6. ^ Stefan Simić míří do Janova at Slavisticke Noviny
  7. ^ Exslávista Simič kope za AC Milán: Od áčka mě dělí jen půl roku! at isport.blesk.cz
  8. ^ A.C. Milan sign Genoa youngster at Forza Italian Football
  9. ^ MILAN B'DAYS: BEST WISHES TO STEFAN SIMIC at AC Milan official site
  10. ^ Stefan Simić za Germanijak: Na Hajduku mogu zahvaliti "onom gore", želim duplu krunu za Torcidu! at Germanijak
  11. ^ Stefan Simić dolazi u Hajduk at NogometPlus
  12. ^ "Milan, dopo Donnarumma tocca a Livieri e Simic: sono 8 gli Under in rosa". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  13. ^ "Official A.C. Milan communication". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Simić è del Crotone. Benvenuto Stefan!" [Simić is a Crotone player. Welcome Stefan!]. fccrotone.it (in Italian). Football Club Crotone. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. ^ "UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Simic in prestito al Frosinone" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Bjelanović i Maldini dogovorili prvo pojačanje za Hajduk: Simić potpisao!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  17. ^ "El defensa Stefan Simic y el delantero Yacine Qasmi, nuevos jugadores del Eibar" [Defender Stefan Simic and forward Yacine Qasmi, new players of Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  18. ^ Exslávista Simič kope za AC Milán: Od áčka mě dělí jen půl roku! at isport.blesk.cz
  19. ^ Stefan Simič at nv.fotbal.cz
  20. ^ "Qatar vs. Czech Republic - Football Match Summary - November 11, 2017 - ESPN". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  21. ^ Hrnčić, Fabijan (2 July 2019). "Otac novog pojačanja Hajduka bježao je od strijeljanja u ratu". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  22. ^ Stefan Simić za Germanijak: Na Hajduku mogu zahvaliti "onom gore", želim duplu krunu za Torcidu! at Germanijak
  23. ^ "Rijeka - Hajduk 1:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

External links

  • Czech national team statistics at Fotbal.cz (in Czech)
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