András Simon (; born 30 March 1990) is a Hungarian

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who currently plays for Gyirmót in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság II NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti' ...

of Hungary. He is the twin brother of Ádám Simon, also a footballer.

Career

Born in

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, Simon signed for

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from MTK Hungária in 2007 alongside Krisztián Németh. On 21 August 2009, it was announced that Simon would spend the season on loan at Spanish club Córdoba CF, currently playing in the Segunda Division. He made his debut for Córdoba CF as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat by Real Betis on 30 August 2009. In December 2010 Simon disbanded his contract with

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and joined Alemannia Aachen on a six-day trial. He played no first team games whilst at Liverpool. On 14 February he signed till the end of the 2010/11 season at Dutch Eredivisie side

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. On 5 July 2011 Simon signed a four-year contract with Hungarian Division One club

Győri ETO FC ETO FC Győr (''Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr''; ''Concordance Gymnastics Department Football Club of Győr'') or just ETO, is a football club from the city of Győr in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the semi-finals of ...

. On 12 June 2019,

MTK Budapest FC Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most suc ...

announced that Simon had returned to the club.CSATÁR A MÁSODIK ÉRKEZŐ
mtkbudapest.hu, 12 June 2019

International career

Simon has represented

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at Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels.

Honours

Clubs

*MTK Hungária FC **

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: ***Runners-up: 2006–07 *Liverpool **Youth team *** Dallas Cup winner: 2008 **Reserves *** Premier Reserve League National champion: 2007–08 *** Premier Reserve League North champion: 2007–08 *** Senior Cup: 2008–09

Hungary

UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and England ...

: **Semi-finalist:

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FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...

: **Third place: 2009

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Andras 1990 births Living people People from Salgótarján Hungarian twins Twin sportspeople Hungarian footballers Association football forwards MTK Budapest FC players Liverpool F.C. players Córdoba CF players Excelsior Rotterdam players Győri ETO FC players Lombard-Pápa TFC footballers Kecskeméti TE players Paksi FC players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Gyirmót FC Győr players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Segunda División players Eredivisie players Hungary youth international footballers Hungary under-21 international footballers Hungarian expatriate footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Sportspeople from Nógrád County