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

In the ongoing season, the 21-year-old has scored seven goals for his team and is therefore the third-best scorer of his squad. 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). 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, the player with the shirt number 20 currently has the second-most in the league. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 32 games of the season. Of these, he won 19 games with his club.

No one has been fouled as often this season as Xavi Simons. 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, he 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 34th matchday of the 2023/24 season (18 May 2024). Playing for RB Leipzig, he played against Eintracht Frankfurt and tied with 2-2. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. In doing so, he scored one goal. Xavi Simons shot at the opponent's goal a total of one time. In terms of total touches, he had 60 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 17 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win eight. He covered a distance of 10.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Xavi Simons had a total of 24 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Xavi Simons has played 32 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, he has put a total of eight balls in the net.

International appointments

Xavi Simons won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.