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 2024/25

In the current season, the player with the shirt number 10 has scored nine goals and takes second place within his squad. He shares this rank with Loïs Openda. With seven assists, the 22-year-old presently has the ninth-most in the league together with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Robin Hack (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Franck Honorat (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt), Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart), Ritsu Dōan (SC Freiburg), Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen), Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen), Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) and Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05). With 46 shots taken so far, Xavi Simons has had the third-most attempts on goal of any RB Leipzig player. Until now, he has been responsible for 45 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 24 games of the season. Of these, he won 10 games with his club.

Xavi Simons has been fouled 54 times this season. He therefore occupies eighth position in the league-wide statistics.

Last game

Xavi Simons played his last game on the 33rd matchday of the 2024/25 season (10 May 2025). Playing for RB Leipzig, he played against SV Werder Bremen and tied with 0-0. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of five times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, Xavi Simons had 73 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 33 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in his club during this game. Of these, he was able to win 19 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. He covered a distance of 11.4 km during his total playing time in this game.

Bundesliga career and records

Xavi Simons has played 56 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 29. 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 17 balls in the net.

International appointments

Xavi Simons won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.