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 this season, Mohamed Simakan has scored one goal into the opponent‘s net. With two assists, he presently has the seventh-most in his team along with Yussuf Poulsen and Benjamin Šeško. In 21 of the previous 29 games of the season, the 1.87m-tall defender was in the starting line-up. Of these 29 games, he won 17 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for eight games.

His pass success rate amounts to 89.64 per cent, with which Mohamed Simakan occupies third place in the team-internal statistics. His tackle success rate amounts to 59.7 per cent. With this, he occupies second place in the team-internal statistics.

Last game

The player with the shirt number 2 played his last game on the 30th matchday of the 2023/24 season (20 April 2024). Playing for RB Leipzig, he won against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2-1. He was substituted in and played as a defender for a total of 19 minutes in this game. Here, Mohamed Simakan provided one assist. In terms of total touches, he had 16 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had seven tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win four. The 23-year-old was additionally able to make six successful passes. He covered a distance of 3.3 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of nine sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Mohamed Simakan has played 81 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 46. 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 three 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.