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{{short description|Footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simon Falette
| image =
| fullname = Simon Falette
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|02|19|df=yes}}
| fullname = Simon Augustin Falette<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/kpakgtavgq0lbzxizu89.pdf |title=Guinea |publisher=Confederation of African Football |format=PDF |page=10 |date=15 June 2019 |accessdate=1 August 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[France]]
| heightbirth_date = {{birth date and = {{convertage|1992|1.7002|m19|abbrdf=onyes}}
| birth_place = [[Le Mans]], France
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = [[FC Lorient]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| clubnumber = 33
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2011– | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [[FC Lorient]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007| youthclubs1 = [[FC Tours|Tours]]
| nationalyears1= | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1= | nationalteam1=
| youthyears2 = 2012–2012| youthclubs2 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
| club-update = 23 April 2012
| years1 = 2010–2012 | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient B]]
| ntupdate =
| years2 = 2011–2014 | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
| years3 = 2012–2013 | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = → [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (loan)
| years4 = 2013–2014 | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = → [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] (loan)
| years5 = 2014–2016 | caps5 = 66 | goals5 = 2 | clubs5 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| years6 = 2016–2017 | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 3 | clubs6 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| years7 = 2017–2020 | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
| years8 = 2020 | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = → [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] (loan)
| years9 = 2020–2021 | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = [[Hannover 96]]
| years10 = 2021–2023 | caps10 = 19 | goals10 = 1 | clubs10 = [[Hatayspor]]
| years11 = 2024 | caps11 = 3 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = [[FC Zbrojovka Brno|Zbrojovka Brno]]
| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| nationalteam1 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 5 February 2023
}}
 
'''Simon Augustin Falette''' (born 19 February 1992 in [[France]]) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Defender]]centre for [[FC Lorient]] in [[Ligue 1back]].<ref name="soccerwayprofile">http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/{{Soccerway|simon-falette/163279}}</ref> Born in France, he plays for the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]].
 
==Club References career==
Falette started playing football at [[FC Tours|Tours]] before moving to the youth teams of [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FC Lorient. Simon Falette, sur les traces du père |url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/fc-lorient-simon-falette-sur-les-traces-du-pere-269523 |website=ouest-france.fr |access-date=2023-02-05 |date=2013-09-27| language=fr}}</ref> On 18 February 2012, he made his [[Ligue 1]] debut for the first team of Lorient in a 0–1 loss against [[Lille OSC|Lille]]. He spent the [[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13 season]] on loan at [[Ligue 2]] side [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]. In the following season, he was again loaned out to Ligue 2, this time to [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]. Brest made the transfer permanent in the summer of 2014. Falette moved to first division team [[FC Metz|Metz]] prior to the [[2016–17 Ligue 2|2016–17 season]], where he was a regular starter and made 35 appearances in league matches, scoring three goals.<ref name="soccerwayprofile" />
{{Reflist}}
 
In August 2017, Falette moved to [[Bundesliga]] club [[Eintracht Frankfurt|Frankfurt]] on a four-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://profis.eintracht.de/news/eintracht-frankfurt-verpflichtet-simon-falette-61379 |title=Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Simon Falette| website=eintracht.de| date=2017-08-16| access-date=2022-10-19 |language=de}}</ref> He made his first appearance for his new club on the first matchday of the [[2017–18 Bundesliga|2017–18 season]] in a 0–0 draw against [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]]. On 10 February 2018, he scored his first and only goal in the German first league in a 4–2 victory against [[1. FC Köln]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-koeln-2018-bundesliga-3827782/analyse |title=4:2 - Frankfurt sorgt für Kölner Tristesse im Karneval| website=kicker.de| date=2018-02-10| access-date=2023-02-05 |language=de}}</ref> On 19 May 2018, Falette won the [[2017–18 DFB-Pokal]] with his team, but didn't play in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eintracht Frankfurt stun Bayern Munich to win DFB Cup final for fifth time |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/bayern-munich-frankfurt-dfb-cup-final-live-line-ups-stats-james-rodriguez-506506.jsp |access-date=21 June 2018 |publisher=Bundesliga |date=19 May 2018}}</ref>
{{FC Lorient squad}}
 
On 5 October 2020, Falette joined [[Hannover 96]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bulinews.com/news/6294/frankfurt-confirm-departure-simon-falette |title=Frankfurt confirm departure of Simon Falette |website=bulinews.com |date=5 October 2020 }}</ref> He joined [[Hatayspor]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/wechsel-in-die-sueperlig-falette-verlaesst-hannover-868679/artikel |title=Wechsel in die SüperLig: Falette verlässt Hannover |website=kicker.de |publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date=17 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |language=de}}</ref>
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
 
On 27 February 2024, Falette signed a contract with Czech club [[FC Zbrojovka Brno|Zbrojovka Brno]] until end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lísal|first=Martin|url=https://fczbrno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Do-Brna-prichazi-Simon-Falette-9638|title=Do Brna přichází Simon Falette!|website=[[FC Zbrojovka Brno]]|date=27 February 2024|language=cs|access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
 
==International career==
Falette was born in Le Mans, France, to a French Guianan father, Albert, who was also a footballer,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/fc-lorient-simon-falette-sur-les-traces-du-pere-269523 |title=FC Lorient. Simon Falette, sur les traces du père |publisher=Ouest-France |date=20 February 2012 |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> and a Guinean [[Loma people|Loma]] mother. He was called up to the [[French Guiana national football team]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Privat-et-baal-avec-la-guyane-pour-les-play-offs/543726|title=Privat (Caen) et Baal (Lens) avec la Guyane pour les play-offs de la Gold Cup 2015 - Foot - Gold Cup|website=L'Équipe}}</ref>
 
In October 2018, he was approached by the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]], on the basis that his grandmother was born there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45989931|title=Guinea approach France-born Falette|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He made his debut for Guinea on 18 November 2018, in an [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|Africa Cup of Nations qualifier]] against [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CAF|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/32ndeditionoftotalafricacupofnations/MatchDetails?MatchId=J7dbquTKDvI9P%2fEvaxTc8RmGWvj3mfG%2fGY4tXwyrFHubau7Bys1mnBJE9cN7M3he|title=Guinea v Ivory Coast game report|date=18 November 2018}}</ref> In the [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations]], he appeared as a starter in all four matches his team played in the tournament before dropping our after losing to [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in the round of 16.
 
==Career statistics==
 
===Club===
{{updated|match played 5 October 2020|<ref>{{cite web |title=S Falette |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simon-falette/163279/ |work=Soccerway |publisher = Perform Group |accessdate = 23 January 2018}}</ref>}}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Lorient|Lorient II]]
|[[2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur#Group D|2010–11]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Championnat National 2|CFA]]
|15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur#Group D|2011–12]]
|26||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!41!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!41!!1
|-
|[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
|[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (loan)
|[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|29||2||1||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||3
|-
|[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]]
|Ligue 2
|32||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||34||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
|[[2014–15 Ligue 2|2014–15]]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2
|32||1||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||37||1
|-
|[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]]
|34||1||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||35||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!2!!5!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!72!!2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Metz|Metz]]
|[[2016–17 FC Metz season|2016–17]]
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
|35||3||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||39||3
|-
|[[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!36!!3!!1!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!40!!3
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|[[2017–18 Eintracht Frankfurt season|2017–18]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Bundesliga]]
|27||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1
|-
|[[2018–19 Eintracht Frankfurt season|2018–19]]
|7||0||0||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|[[2019–20 Eintracht Frankfurt season|2019–20]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!1!!1!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!43!!1
|-
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
|[[2019–20 Fenerbahçe S.K. season|2019–20]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|8||0||4||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||12||0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Hannover 96]]
|[[2020–21 Hannover 96 season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2. Bundesliga]]
|18||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||19||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Hannover 96 season|2021–22]]
|2||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!20!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!21!!0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Hatayspor]]
|[[2021–22 Süper Lig|2021–22]]
| rowspan="2" |Süper Lig
|11||1||3||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||14||1
|-
|[[2022–23 Süper Lig|2022–23]]
|8||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!19!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!23!!1
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!268!!10!!15!!1!!12!!0!!0!!0!!295!!11
|}
 
===International===
{{Updated|matches played on 14 July 2019}}<ref name="nft">{{NFT|72644}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="3"|[[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2018||1||0
|-
|2019||7||0
|-
!Total||8||0
|}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{LFP Ligue 1|simon-falette}}
* {{NFT player|72644}}
 
{{2015–16 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year}}
{{Guinea squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
 
{{Persondata
| NAME = Falette, Simon
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = French footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 February 1992
| PLACE OF BIRTH = France
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Falette, Simon}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:FrenchFootballers footballersfrom Le Mans]]
[[Category:AssociationFrench footballGuianan defendersmen's footballers]]
[[Category:Guinean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Guinea men's international footballers]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:French sportspeople of Guinean descent]]
[[Category:French people of French Guianan descent]]
[[Category:Guinean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 2 players]]
[[Category:Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:Süper Lig players]]
[[Category:2. Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:FC Lorient players]]
[[Category:Stade Lavallois players]]
[[Category:Stade Brestois 29 players]]
[[Category:FC Metz players]]
[[Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players]]
[[Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers]]
[[Category:Hannover 96 players]]
[[Category:Hatayspor footballers]]
[[Category:French expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]]
[[Category:Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Germany]]
[[Category:Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey]]
[[Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Black French sportspeople]]
[[Category:FC Zbrojovka Brno players]]
[[Category:Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Czech National Football League players]]
[[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]]
 
 
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