Jeppe Friborg Simonsen (born 21 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Sønderjyske. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Jeppe Simonsen
Personal information
Full name Jeppe Friborg Simonsen
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kolding, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back, winger
Team information
Current team
Sønderjyske
Number 21
Youth career
Haderslev FK
Sønderjyske
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Sønderjyske 105 (7)
2016–2017HB Køge (loan) 19 (2)
2022–2023 Podbeskidzie 51 (4)
2023–2024 Académico de Viseu 5 (0)
2024– Sønderjyske 4 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2015 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2021– Haiti 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024[1]

Club career

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Sønderjyske

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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.[2]

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.[3]

On 18 September 2015, Simonsen scored his first official goal for SønderjyskE, which became the matchwining goal.[4] 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.[5]

Loan to HB Køge

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In the summer 2016, Simonsen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge until the winter break.[6] On 21 December 2016, HB Køge announced that they didn't want to keep the forward, because they were looking for a goal machine.[7] He played 19 league matches scoring 2 goals, before returning to SønderjyskE.

Podbeskidzie

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On 1 February 2022, Simonsen signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish second division side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[8]

Académico de Viseu and return to Sønderjyske

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On 24 August 2023, Simonsen joined Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu on a two-year contract.[9]

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.[10] On 27 August 2024, Sønderjyske confirmed that Simonsen had signed a contract for the rest of 2024.[11]

International career

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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.[12] 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.[13]

International goals

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Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Jeppe Simonsen
No. Date Venue Team Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2022 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic   Guyana 4–0 6–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
2 28 March 2023 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic   Bermuda 2–0 3–1

Honours

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SønderjyskE

References

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  1. ^ "Jeppe Simonsen". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "SønderjyskE forlænger med lovende angriber". bold.dk. 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ "ESBJERG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 1". soccerway.com. 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Ung SE-matchvinder: En drøm går i opfyldelse". bold.dk. 18 September 2015.
  5. ^ "SønderjyskE forlænger med Jeppe Simonsen". bold.dk. 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Jeppe Simonsen sendes på leje i HB Køge". bold.dk. 13 July 2016.
  7. ^ HBK sender angriber tilbage til SønderjyskE‚ bold.dk, 21 December 2016
  8. ^ "Jeppe Simonsen, witamy w TSP!" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "JEPPE SIMONSEN É VIRIATO ATÉ 2025" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  10. ^ Gammel kending træner med hos Sønderjyske, bold.dk, 14 August 2024
  11. ^ Jeppe Simonsen bliver i Sønderjyske Fodbold i efteråret, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 27 August 2024
  12. ^ Geffrard, Childo (16 April 2021). "Foot – Coupe du Danemark : SønderjyskE en finale grâce à un doublé de Jeppe Simonsen !".
  13. ^ FIFA.com
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