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 ongoing season, Mohamed Simakan has scored one goal into the opponent‘s net. With one assist, he presently has the ninth-most in his team along with Emil Forsberg, Christoph Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald and Amadou Haidara. In 21 of the previous 28 games of the season, the player with the shirt number 2 was in the starting line-up. Of these 28 games, he won 16 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for seven games.

His pass success rate amounts to 89.66 per cent, with which the 1.87m-tall defender occupies third place in the team-internal statistics. His tackle success rate amounts to 59.74 per cent. With this, he occupies second place in the team-internal statistics.

Last game

Mohamed Simakan played his last game on the 29th matchday of the 2023/24 season (13 April 2024). He was victorious over VfL Wolfsburg while playing for RB Leipzig with a score of 3-0. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a defender for 78 minutes. In terms of total touches, the 23-year-old had 64 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 16 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 11. Mohamed Simakan was additionally able to make 36 successful passes. He covered a distance of 8.7 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 26 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Mohamed Simakan has played 80 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 45. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, he 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.