Simon Falette
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Augustin Falette[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Le Mans, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
Number | 92 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 |
Tours | ||
2012–2012 | Lorient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Lorient B | 41 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Lorient | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Laval (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2013–2014 | → Brest (loan) | 32 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Brest | 66 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Metz | 36 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 35 | (1) |
2020 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Hannover 96 | 20 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Hatayspor | 19 | (1) |
2024– | Zbrojovka Brno | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Guinea | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023 |
Simon Augustin Falette (born 19 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Czech club Zbrojovka Brno.[2] Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Club career
Falette started playing football at
In August 2017, Falette moved to Bundesliga club Frankfurt on a four-year deal.[4] He made his first appearance for his new club on the first matchday of the 2017–18 season in a 0–0 draw against Freiburg. On 10 February 2018, he scored his first and only goal in the German first league in a 4–2 victory against 1. FC Köln.[5] On 19 May 2018, Falette won the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal with his team, but didn't play in the final.[6]
On 5 October 2020, Falette joined Hannover 96.[7] He joined Hatayspor in 2021.[8]
On 27 February 2024, Falette signed a contract with Czech club Zbrojovka Brno until end of the season.[9]
International career
Falette was born in Le Mans, France, to a French Guianan father, Albert, who was also a footballer,[10] and a Guinean Loma mother. He was called up to the French Guiana national football team in 2015.[11]
In October 2018, he was approached by the Guinea national team, on the basis that his grandmother was born there.[12] He made his debut for Guinea on 18 November 2018, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast.[13] In the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, he appeared as a starter in all four matches his team played in the tournament before dropping our after losing to Algeria in the round of 16.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 October 2020[14]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lorient II | 2010–11 | CFA | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
2011–12 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||||
Lorient | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Laval (loan) | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
Brest (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
Brest | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
Total | 66 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||
Metz | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |
2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Hannover 96 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Hatayspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Career total | 268 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 11 |
International
- As of matches played on 14 July 2019[15]
Guinea national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b Simon Falette at Soccerway
- ^ "FC Lorient. Simon Falette, sur les traces du père". ouest-france.fr (in French). 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Simon Falette". eintracht.de (in German). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "4:2 - Frankfurt sorgt für Kölner Tristesse im Karneval". kicker.de (in German). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt stun Bayern Munich to win DFB Cup final for fifth time". Bundesliga. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Frankfurt confirm departure of Simon Falette". bulinews.com. 5 October 2020.
- kicker. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Lísal, Martin (27 February 2024). "Do Brna přichází Simon Falette!". fczbrno.cz (in Czech). FC Zbrojovka Brno. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "FC Lorient. Simon Falette, sur les traces du père". Ouest-France. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Privat (Caen) et Baal (Lens) avec la Guyane pour les play-offs de la Gold Cup 2015 - Foot - Gold Cup". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Guinea approach France-born Falette" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Guinea v Ivory Coast game report". CAF. 18 November 2018.
- ^ "S Falette". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Simon Falette at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Simon Falette – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Simon Falette at National-Football-Teams.com