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 10 assists, he presently has the fifth-most in the league together with Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim 1846). With 73 shots taken in total, the 21-year-old has guaranteed himself, along with Maximilian Beier (TSG Hoffenheim), the seventh place ranking in the league. With 80 passes to a shot, Xavi Simons currently has the second-most in the league. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 29 games of the season. Of these, he won 18 games with his club.

No one has been fouled as often this season as the player with the shirt number 20. With 68 instances, he leads the league ranking in this category. He was able to assert himself on the pitch well. With 340 tackling duels in which he was victorious, Xavi Simons now has had, along with Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05), the fourth-most tackling duels won league-wide.

Last game

Xavi Simons 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 in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 79 minutes. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of four times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 78 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Xavi Simons had 30 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win 14 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. He covered a distance of 8.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Xavi Simons had a total of 21 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Xavi Simons has played 29 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 18. 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 seven balls in the net.

International appointments

Xavi Simons won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.