Mohamed

Simakan

Mohamed Simakan history

Mohamed Simakan was born on 3 May 2000 in Marseille and plays for RB Leipzig. He played for Vivaux Marronniers from 2006-2009, for FC Rouguiere from 2009-2010, for Olympique de Marseille from 2011-2014, for JO Saint Gabriel from 2015-2015, for Sporting Club Air Bel from 2015-2017, for RC Strasbourg Alsace from 2017-2021 and has played for RB Leipzig since 2021.

Current season 2023/24

In the current season, the 24-year-old has scored two goals and takes seventh place within his squad. He shares this rank with Timo Werner, Emil Forsberg, David Raum and Amadou Haidara. With two assists, the 1.87m-tall defender presently has the seventh-most in his team along with Yussuf Poulsen and Benjamin Šeško. In 23 of the previous 32 games of the season, the player with the shirt number 2 was in the starting line-up. Of these 32 games, he won 18 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for nine games.

His pass success rate amounts to 89.46 per cent, with which Mohamed Simakan occupies third place in the team-internal statistics. His tackle success rate amounts to 59.55 per cent. With this, he occupies second place in the team-internal statistics.

Last game

Mohamed Simakan played his last game on the 33rd matchday of the 2023/24 season (11 May 2024). Playing for RB Leipzig, he played against SV Werder Bremen and tied with 1-1. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. Here, he provided one assist. In terms of total touches, he had 50 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 25 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 11. Mohamed Simakan was additionally able to make 28 successful passes. During his total playing time in this game, he ran 10.7 km and thus covered a longer distance than all other players in the club. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 31 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Mohamed Simakan has played 84 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 47. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, Mohamed Simakan has put a total of four balls in the net.

International appointments

Mohamed Simakan won the DFB-Pokal in 2021/22 and 2022/23 with RB Leipzig. He won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.