Mickaël Simon
{{Short description|Former France international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Mickael Simon
|fullname = Mickaël Simon
|image = Mickaël Simon Challenge Cup Final.jpg
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|2|df=yes}}{{cite web|url= http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/10169|title= Mickael Simon Wakefield Wildcats|author=|date=2015|website= www.superleague.co.uk|publisher= Rugby Football League|access-date=26 July 2015}}
|birth_place = Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
|height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|club1 = Limoux Grizzlies
|year1start =
|year1end = 10
|appearances1 =
|tries1 =
|goals1 =
|fieldgoals1 =
|points1 =
|club2 = Catalans Dragons
|year2start = 2010
|year2end = 14
|appearances2 = 74
|tries2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 12
|club3 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}
|year3start = 2015
|year3end = 16
|appearances3 = 49
|tries3 = 14
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 56
|club4 = Catalans Dragons
|year4start = 2017
|year4end = 20
|appearances4 = 71
|tries4 = 2
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 8
|club5 = AS Carcassonne
|year5start = 2020
|year5end = present
|appearances5 = 49
|tries5 = 11
|goals5 = 0
|fieldgoals5 = 0
|points5 = 0
|teamA = France
|yearAstart = 2010
|yearAend = 16
|appearancesA = 17
|triesA = 2
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 8
|new = yes
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/michael-simon/summary.html RLP][http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Mickael-Simon/ Love Rugby League]
|updated = 19 January 2021
}}
Mickaël Simon (born 2 April 1987) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship and for France at international level.
He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Catalans in the Super League.
Background
Simon was born in Carcassonne, France.
He played for the Limoux Grizzlies as a youth.
Playing career
Simon starter his career in the Elite One Championship with Limoux, before joining Catalans Dragons. He made his Super League début in 2010 and established himself as a regular member of the Dragons forward pack in 2011.
In November 2016 the Frenchman went back to his home country to play for Catalans Dragons again. The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Dragons agreed on a two-year deal for Simon, this will last until the end of the 2018 Super League season.
He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/25/catalans-dragons-warrington-wolves-challenge-cup-final-match-report|title=Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history|publisher=Guardian|date=25 August 2018|accessdate=5 November 2019}}
=AS Carcassonne=
On 11 December 2020, it was announced that he had left Catalans Dragons to join AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship{{cite web|website=www.ladepeche.fr|date=11 Dec 2020|accessdate=19 Jan 2021|title=Carcassonne XIII: Mickael Simon always spits fire!|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2020/12/11/mickael-simon-crache-toujours-le-feu-9250963.php}}
International career
Simon played all four of France's matches at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He left the Dragons to join English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/28297707|title=Wakefield sign Catalans prop Simon|work=BBC Sport}}
He played in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup competitions. During the 2015 tournament, there was a mid-tournament test-match against England. Simon played in the team which was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/live/match/43791/report|title=England demolish France 84-4 in record win|publisher=Skysports.com|accessdate=24 October 2015}} Simon played in the 2016 end of year test match against England in Avignon.
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.catalansdragons.com/en/fiche-23-simon-mickael/Catalans Dragons profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110108102017/http://superleague.co.uk/profile.php?id=10169 Super League profile]
{{Catalans Dragons - 2018 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{France 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Mickael}}
Category:AS Carcassonne players
Category:Catalans Dragons players
Category:France national rugby league team captains
Category:France national rugby league team players
Category:French rugby league players
Category:Limoux Grizzlies players
Category:Rugby league players from Carcassonne