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

With one assist, Mohamed Simakan currently has the third-most in his team along with Yussuf Poulsen, Benjamin Henrichs, Dani Olmo and Loïs Openda. The 1.87m-tall defender was in the starting line-up in all previous five games of the season. Of these, he won four games with his club.

His pass success rate amounts to 93.48 per cent. This result enables the 23-year-old to occupy sixth place in the league ranking for this category. His tackle success rate amounts to 72 per cent. In the league ranking for this category, he is third-best with this result.

Last game

Mohamed Simakan played his last game on the fifth matchday of the 2023/24 season (23 September 2023). Playing for RB Leipzig, he won against Borussia M'gladbach 1-0. He played as a defender throughout this entire game. In terms of total touches, Mohamed Simakan had 95 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. Furthermore, he had 17 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 12. The player with the shirt number 2 was additionally able to make 67 successful passes – the best performance in the game. He covered a distance of 9.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 21 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Mohamed Simakan has played 57 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 33. 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 two 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.