Carolin Simon
German footballer (born 1992)
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Carolin Simon (born 24 November 1992) is a German football player for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
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Carolin Simon playing for Lyon in May 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carolin Simon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kassel, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | GSV Eintracht Baunatal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | TSV Jahn Calden | 16 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Hamburger SV | 48 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 7 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 70 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | SC Freiburg | 35 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Lyon | 13 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bayern Munich | 103 | (12) |
| 2024 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Germany U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U17 | 24 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Germany U19 | 19 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016– | Germany | 22 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:40, 15 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:07, 8 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Club
Carolin Simon began her career with the GSV Eintracht Baunatal and moved in the summer of 2008 to third division TSV Jahn Calden. On 1 January 2010 she joined the Bundesliga team Hamburger SV[2] for which she disputed 48 top-flight appearances, in the following two and a half years, during which reach six goals. After the HSV descended to Regionalliga in the summer of 2012, Simon signed for season 2012/13 with VfL Wolfsburg.[3] However, In Wolfsburg she came in only two DFB Pokal matches as well as for the second team. In January 2013, the club announced the cancellation of the contract by mutual consent. Shortly thereafter, was announced that Simon has a valid contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen (until 30 June 2016).[4] In Leverkusen she was regularly starting lineup in the following three and a half years and was able to win with the team in 2015 the last DFB-Hallenpokal. After expiry of her contract Simon joined the season 2016/17 for SC Freiburg.[5]
National team
For the national team Simon played since 2007 in the age groups U-15 to U-20. With latter, she participated in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where the team conceded only one goal; in 0: 1 lost final against the selection of USA. Previously, Simon won in 2008 and 2009 the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She also won in 2011 the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
Career statistics
International
- As of 7 July 2023[6]
| Germany | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 3 |
International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:[7]
| Simon – goals for Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 4 September 2018 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7–0 | |||||
| 3. | 30 May 2019 | Regensburg, Germany |  Chile | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- DFB-Hallenpokal: 2015
Olympique Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2018–19
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2018–19
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2018–19[8]
Bayern Munich
- Frauen-Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2022–23,[9] 2023–24,[10] 2024–25
- DFB-Pokal: 2024–25
- DFB-Supercup: 2024,[11] 2025
Germany U-17
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2008, 2009
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup third place: 2008
Germany U-19
Germany U-20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runners-up: 2012
