Xavi

Simons

Xavi Simons history

Xavi Simons was born on 21 April 2003 in Amsterdam and plays for RB Leipzig. He played for CD Thader from 2008-2010, for FC Barcelona from 2010-2019, for Paris Saint-Germain FC from 2019-2022, for PSV Eindhoven from 2022-2023 and has played for RB Leipzig since 2023.

Current season 2023/24

With 11 assists, he presently has the second-most in the league together with Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) and Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). In total, the 21-year-old has taken 79 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to fifth place in the league-wide statistics. Up to now, he has hit the post two times. With this, he has had the 10th-most in the league along with Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München), Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München), Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05), Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05), David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin), Loïs Openda, Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg), Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg), Maximilian Beier (TSG Hoffenheim), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart), Arne Maier (FC Augsburg), Tim Skarke (SV Darmstadt 98), Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and Manu Koné (Borussia Mönchengladbach). With 81 passes to a shot, Xavi Simons currently has the second-most in the league. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 31 games of the season. Of these, he won 19 games with his club.

No one has been fouled as often this season as the player with the shirt number 20. With 69 instances, he leads the league ranking in this category. He was able to assert himself on the pitch well. With 355 tackling duels in which he was victorious, Xavi Simons now has had, along with Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846), the third-most tackling duels won league-wide.

Last game

Xavi Simons played his last game on the 32nd matchday of the 2023/24 season (3 May 2024). Playing for RB Leipzig, he played against TSG Hoffenheim and tied with 1-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 72 minutes. Xavi Simons shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, he had 47 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had six tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, Xavi Simons was able to win one. He covered a distance of 8.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 21 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Xavi Simons has played 31 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 19. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, Xavi Simons has put a total of seven balls in the net.

International appointments

Xavi Simons won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.