Simon Falette
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hatayspor | ||
| 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– | Hatayspor | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guinea | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 14 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Simon Augustin Falette (born 19 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Hatayspor.[2] Born in France, he represents the Guinea national team.
Club career
Falette started his career with Lorient, where he was loaned out to Laval and Brest, then he joined the latter on a permanent transfer in 2014. Later on, he played for Metz, then he went to Germany to play for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017, where he was also loaned out to Fenerbahçe in 2020.
On 5 October 2020, Falette joined Hannover 96.[3] He joined Hatayspor in 2021.[4]
International career
Falette was born in France to a French Guianan father, Albert, who was also a footballer,[5] and a Guinean Loma mother. He was called up to the French Guiana national football team in 2015.[6] In October 2018, he was approached by the Guinea national team, on the basis that his grandmother was born there.[7] He made his debut for Guinea on 18 November 2018, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 October 2020[9]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 11 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 14 July 2019[10]
| 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.
- ^ "S. Falette". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Frankfurt confirm departure of Simon Falette". bulinews.com. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Wechsel in die SüperLig: Falette verlässt Hannover". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "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 LFP – also available in French
- Simon Falette at National-Football-Teams.com
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