Jeppe Simonsen
{{short description|Haitian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jeppe Simonsen
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Jeppe Friborg Simonsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kolding, Denmark
| height = {{height|m=1.84|precision=0}}
| position = Full-back, winger
| currentclub = Fremad Amager
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Haderslev FK
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Sønderjyske
| years1 = 2015–2022
| clubs1 = Sønderjyske
| caps1 = 105
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → HB Køge (loan)
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = Podbeskidzie
| caps3 = 51
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Académico de Viseu
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = Sønderjyske
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Fremad Amager
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = Haiti
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| club-update = 16:42, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 21 November 2024{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/jeppe-simonsen/21813/|title=Jeppe Simonsen|website=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=5 June 2021}}
}}
Jeppe Friborg Simonsen (born 21 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Fremad Amager. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Club career
=Sønderjyske=
At the age of 19, Simonsen was promoted to the first team squad in January 2015. He also signed a new 3-year contract with SønderjyskE in January 2015.{{ cite web | title = SønderjyskE forlænger med lovende angriber | url = http://www.bold.dk/nyt/soenderjyske-forlaenger-med-lovende-angriber | publisher = bold.dk | date = 22 January 2015}}
Simonsen got his debut for SønderjyskE on 27 July 2014. He started on the bench, but replaced Silas Songani in the 74th minute in a 1-1 draw against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga.{{ cite web | title = ESBJERG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 – 1 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/07/27/denmark/superliga/esbjerg-fb/sonderjyske/1690035/ | publisher = soccerway.com | date = 27 July 2014}}
On 18 September 2015, Simonsen scored his first official goal for SønderjyskE, which became the matchwining goal.{{ cite web | title = Ung SE-matchvinder: En drøm går i opfyldelse | url = http://www.bold.dk/nyt/ung-se-matchvinder-en-droem-gaar-i-opfyldelse | publisher = bold.dk | date = 18 September 2015}} He came on the pitch in the 75nd minute replacing Andreas Oggesen, and scores to the final result, 2–1, in the 86th minute.
On 1 February 2018, Simonsen got his contract extended until the summer 2021.{{ cite web | title = SønderjyskE forlænger med Jeppe Simonsen | url = https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/soenderjyske-forlaenger-med-jeppe-simonsen/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 1 February 2018}}
==Loan to HB Køge==
In the summer 2016, Simonsen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge until the winter break.{{ cite web | title = Jeppe Simonsen sendes på leje i HB Køge | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/jeppe-simonsen-sendes-paa-leje-i-hb-koege/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 13 July 2016}} On 21 December 2016, HB Køge announced that they didn't want to keep the forward, because they were looking for a goal machine.[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/hbk-sender-angriber-tilbage-til-soenderjyske/ HBK sender angriber tilbage til SønderjyskE]‚ bold.dk, 21 December 2016 He played 19 league matches scoring 2 goals, before returning to SønderjyskE.
=Podbeskidzie=
On 1 February 2022, Simonsen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish second division side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.{{cite web |title=Jeppe Simonsen, witamy w TSP! |url=https://tspodbeskidzie.pl/newsy/jeppe-simonsen-witamy-w-tsp |publisher=Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała |access-date=1 February 2022 |language=pl |date=1 February 2022}}
=Académico de Viseu and return to Sønderjyske=
On 24 August 2023, Simonsen joined Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu on a two-year contract.{{cite web |title=JEPPE SIMONSEN É VIRIATO ATÉ 2025 |url=https://academicodeviseu.pt/noticia.php?n=262 |publisher=Académico de Viseu |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=pt |date=24 August 2023}}
On 14 August 2024, after making seven appearances for Académico de Viseu throughout the year, it was confirmed that Simonsen was training with his former club Sønderjyske.[https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/gammel-kending-traener-med-hos-sonderjyske Gammel kending træner med hos Sønderjyske], bold.dk, 14 August 2024 On 27 August 2024, Sønderjyske confirmed that Simonsen had signed a contract for the rest of 2024.[https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/jeppe-simonsen-bliver-i-soenderjyske-fodbold-i-efteraaret/ Jeppe Simonsen bliver i Sønderjyske Fodbold i efteråret], soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 27 August 2024 In December, Sønderjyske confirmed that the parties did not extend the collaboration and therefore went their separate ways when the contract would expire on December 31, 2024.[https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/jeppe-simonsen-stopper-ved-kontraktudloeb-i-soenderjyske-fodbold/ Jeppe Simonsen stopper ved kontraktudløb i Sønderjyske Fodbold], soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 7 December 2024
=Fremad Amager=
On February 7, 2025 Simonsen moved to the Danish 1st Division side Fremad Amager. The club did not announce the duration of the contract.[https://www.facebook.com/fremadamagerelite/posts/1257885909178496 Jeppe Simonsen er nyeste mand på øen💙], facebook.com, 7 February 2025
International career
Born in Denmark, Simonsen is of Haitian descent. His birth parents are from Haiti, but he was adopted at a young age by a Danish family.{{Cite web|url=https://haititempo.com/foot-coupe-du-danemark-sonderjyske-en-finale-grace-a-un-double-de-jeppe-simonsen/|title=Foot – Coupe du Danemark : SønderjyskE en finale grâce à un doublé de Jeppe Simonsen !|first=Childo|last=Geffrard|date=April 16, 2021}} A youth international for Denmark, he debuted for the Haiti national team in a 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Turks and Caicos Islands on 5 June 2021.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210108190131/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136267/#match-timeline FIFA.com]
=International goals=
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jeppe Simonsen | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Team | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 14 June 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | {{fb|GUY}} | align=center | 4–0 | align=center | 6–0 | rowspan=2 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| align=center | 2 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | {{fb|BER}} | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–1 |
Honours
SønderjyskE
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004521/http://www.soenderjyske.dk/Default.asp?name2=ANGREB&SideName=&StrMenu=3&intID=17&intID2=22&intID3=785&strMenu2=2&SideID=31 |date=dmy |title=Jeppe Simonsen on SønderjyskE website }}
- {{Soccerway|jeppe-friborg-simonsen/351915}}
- {{DBU player|7490}}
{{Haiti squad 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simonsen, Jeppe}}
Category:Footballers from Kolding
Category:Haitian men's footballers
Category:Haiti men's international footballers
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers
Category:Danish people of Haitian descent
Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players
Category:Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players
Category:Académico de Viseu F.C. players
Category:Fremad Amager players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Haitian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players