Simon Augustin Falette (born 19 February 1992) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 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– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 35 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guinea | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 14 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
International career
Falette was born in France to a French father, Albert, who was also a footballer,[3] and a Guinean mother. He was called up to the French Guiana national football team in 2015.[4] In October 2018, he was approached by the Guinea national team, on the basis that his grandmother was born there.[5] He made his debut for Guinea on 18 November 2018, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 July 2019[7]
| 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 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2019-20 | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 248 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 11 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 14 July 2019[8]
| 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.
- ^ "FC Lorient. Simon Falette, sur les traces du père". Ouest-France. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Privat-et-baal-avec-la-guyane-pour-les-play-offs/543726
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45989931
- ^ "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 (archived)
- Simon Falette at National-Football-Teams.com
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