Matt Simon
Player information
Full name:
Matthew Blake Simon
Date of birth:
21 July 1986 (age today: 38 years, 281 days)
Place of birth:
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Australia National team:
Australia Sydney FC career
Sydney FC cap number:
139
Sydney FC jersey number:
18 (88 appearances)
First appearance:
vs Sorrento FC, Round of 32, 2015 Westfield FFA Cup (aged 29 years, 15 days)
Last appearance:
vs Melbourne Victory FC, Semi-final, 2017-18 Hyundai A-League (aged 31 years, 281 days)
Trophies:
- 2016-17 A-League Premiership
- 2017 A-League Championship
- 2017 FFA Cup
- 2017-18 A-League Premiership
Sydney FC statistics
| App | Starts | Subs | Unused | Minutes | Goals | Pens | OGs | YCs | RCs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 88 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 2827 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1355 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 512 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 960 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| A-League Men | 67 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 1837 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| AFC Champions League | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 570 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Australia Cup | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 420 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 Westfield FFA Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 Hyundai A-League | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 910 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 AFC Champions League | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Westfield FFA Cup | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 Hyundai A-League | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 Westfield FFA Cup | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-18 Hyundai A-League | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 624 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 AFC Champions League | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adelaide United | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 310 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bankstown Berries | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blacktown City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brisbane Roar | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Canberra Olympic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darwin Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Melbourne Victory | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Newcastle United Jets | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth Glory | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shandong Luneng | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sorrento FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suwon Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wollongong Wolves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Home | 44 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 1279 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Away | 44 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 1548 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| AAMI Park (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coopers Stadium (Hindmarsh Stadium) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darwin Football Stadium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dorrien Gardens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HBF Park (Perth Oval) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industree Group Stadium (Central Coast Stadium) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jinan Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kashima Soccer Stadium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lakeside Stadium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leichhardt Oval | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvel Stadium (Docklands Stadium) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald Jones Stadium (Newcastle International Sports Centre) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pirtek Stadium (Parramatta Stadium) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pohang Steel Yard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Stadium (Wellington Regional Stadium) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stadium Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sydney Football Stadium [1988] | 41 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 1241 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Sydney United Sports Centre | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viking Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIN Stadium (Wollongong Showground) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sydney FC career visualisation
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substitute appearances,
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Availability
This table only includes matches for which the player was a full-time senior squad member.| Available | Unavailable | ||||||||||
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| Matches | Total | Starts | Subs | Unused | Unselected | Total | Injury / illness | Suspension | NT duty | Other | |
| Overall | 110 | 100 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Westfield FFA Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 Hyundai A-League | 27 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 AFC Champions League | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Westfield FFA Cup | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 Hyundai A-League | 29 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Westfield FFA Cup | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 Hyundai A-League | 28 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 AFC Champions League | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |