Simons scored his first career goal in his PSV debut, a 5–3 win over rivals Ajax in the Johan Cruyff Shield on 30 July 2022. However, PSG negotiated a €6 million buy-back clause in Simons's contract, effective in 2023. Although he was initially expected to extend his contract with PSG and join PSV on loan, the situation changed when PSV no longer wanted a loan deal. On 28 June 2022, Simons signed for Eredivisie club PSV on a five-year contract. At the end of the season, Simons won the Ligue 1 title, his first professional league title. On 11 February, he made his first league start in a 1–0 win over Rennes at the Parc des Princes. On 31 January, Simons missed the final penalty in a 6–5 penalty shoot-out defeat to Nice in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. His first league appearance of the 2021–22 season came in a 1–1 away draw to Lyon on 9 January, where he came on as a 69th minute substitute. On 3 January 2022, Simons recorded his first senior assist in a 4–0 cup win over Vannes, a pass for Kylian Mbappé. He eventually made his first appearance of the season for PSG in a 3–0 cup win over Feignies Aulnoye on 19 December, his first ever professional start. On 18 August, Simons was sent back to train with the under-19 squad coached by Zoumana Camara. He scored another goal in a 2–2 friendly draw against Chambly three days later at the same ground. On 14 July 2021, he came off the bench and scored a goal in a 4–0 friendly win over Le Mans at the Camp des Loges. Īhead of the 2021–22 season, Simons was included in the first-team preparation and pre-season by manager Mauricio Pochettino. On, he won his first professional trophy, the Coupe de France. He made his Ligue 1 debut as a substitute in a 4–1 win over Strasbourg two months later. On 10 February 2021, Simons made his professional debut for PSG, coming on as a substitute for Julian Draxler in a 1–0 Coupe de France win over Caen. His three-year contract with the Parisian club was reportedly worth up to €1 million annually. In July 2019, Simons moved to French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), having failed to agree a new contract with Barcelona. Paris Saint-Germain Xavi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2020 Described as a "prodigy", he joined the group of players represented by agent Mino Raiola in 2017. Simons joined the youth setup of Barcelona in 2010 from Club Deportivo Thader of Alicante, and quickly progressed to become one of the Spanish club's most highly-rated youth players, with English club Chelsea, as well as Real Madrid, reportedly attempting to sign him at a young age. Xavi's older brother Faustino (born 1996), who also played football, shares the same birthday. He made his debut in a 3–1 win over the United States in the round of 16 as the Netherlands crashed out in the quarter-finals.īorn in Amsterdam, Xavi is the son of Dutch former footballer Regillio Simons, who is of Surinamese descent. Initially playing for the Netherlands at youth level, Simons received his first call-up to the national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He returned back to Paris Saint-Germain after the season ended and is currently on loan to RB Leipzig. In 2022, he returned to the Netherlands with PSV, winning the KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield, and Eredivisie top scorer award in his only season at the club. With PSG, Simons won a Ligue 1 title and a Coupe de France. Originally a product of Barcelona's La Masia, he signed for Paris Saint-German in July 2019, where he would initially join the under-19s before making his professional debut in February 2021. Xavier Quentin Shay Simons (born 21 April 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, and for the Netherlands national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:21, 18 June 2023 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:36, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
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