David Simón Rodríguez Santana (born 16 December 1988), known as David Simón, is a Spanish professional
footballer who plays as a
right-back for
Super League Greece 2
The Super League Greece 2 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα 2) is the 28 team two-group second division of professional football in Greece, being a feeder-league to the top-level Super League usually played from September to May.
His ...
club
A.E. Kifisia.
Club career
Las Palmas
Born in
Las Palmas,
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
, David Simón started playing as a senior with local
CF Unión Viera. In 2010, he moved to
UD Las Palmas, being assigned to
the reserves in the
Tercera División.
In the summer of 2011, David Simón was loaned to
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
's
UD Vecindario. He featured regularly for the club, which was
relegated to the fourth tier.
In June 2012, David Simón renewed his contract with Las Palmas until 2015, but remained with the reserves, however. In August 2014, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.
On 23 August 2014, David Simón played his first match as a professional by starting the 2–0 home win against
UE Llagostera in the
Segunda División
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. He scored his first goal in the competition on 21 March of the following year, but in a 4–2 away loss to
CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...
.
David Simón was an undisputed starter during
the campaign, appearing in 41 games and scoring twice as his team returned to
La Liga after a 13-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat at
Atlético Madrid
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.
Deportivo
On 24 July 2018, after
suffering relegation, David Simón terminated his contract with Las Palmas, and signed a two-year deal with fellow second division side
Deportivo de La Coruña the following day. He made only ten league appearances in
2019–20 due to a
pubis injury, scoring once in an eventual relegation.
Cartagena
David Simón agreed to a one-year contract with
FC Cartagena on 2 September 2020.
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1988 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Las Palmas
Men's association football fullbacks
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
UD Las Palmas Atlético players
UD Vecindario players
UD Las Palmas players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
FC Cartagena footballers
Super League Greece players
Super League Greece 2 players
PAS Lamia 1964 players
A.E. Kifisia F.C. players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece