Clément Simonin (born 1 July 1991) is a French retired

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who played as a defender.

Career

Youth

Simonin was a member of FC Lorient from ages 12–19, making it to the club's reserve squad before being cut. Before his 12 he played for AL Ploemeur.

College and amateur

Simonin spent the first two seasons of his college career at

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where he made a total of 32 and tallied two goals and three assists. He also helped lead the Bearcats to a Peach Belt Conference regular season title in 2012. After two seasons with the Bearcats, he transferred to

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. In his first season with the Wolfpack, he made 17 appearances and finished the year with four goals and one assist. In his senior season, he made only seven appearances due to injury. During his time in college, Simonin also played in the

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for Carolina Dynamo and

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Professional

On 15 January 2015, Simonin was taken ninth overall in the

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by Toronto FC. He was one of three players selected by the Reds in the first round. He ended up signing with

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affiliate club Toronto FC II on 12 March. He made his professional debut for the club on 21 March against the Charleston Battery. After his debut, with a rash of injuries to Toronto FC's defense, Simonin was signed to an MLS deal on 27 March. He went on to make his professional

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debut on 29 March against Real Salt Lake. He was injured in that game, and as a result has only played in one other game for Toronto FC, who declined in contract option at the end of the 2016 season. Simonin joined

Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...

in the summer 2017. As of July 1, 2018, Simonin is retired, but he joined a non-professional side US Bretons de Paris in 2019.

References

External links

NC State profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simonin, Clement 1991 births Living people French men's footballers People from Ploemeur Men's association football defenders FC Lorient players US Concarneau players NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Toronto FC draft picks Toronto FC II players Toronto FC players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada French expatriate sportspeople in Canada Footballers from Morbihan Lander Bearcats men's soccer players