Emmanuel Simon
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lae, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lae City FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Gigira Laitepo Morobe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | PRK Hekari United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–???? | Lae City FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bendigo City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Papua New Guinea U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Papua New Guinea | 41 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emmanuel Simon (born 25 December 1992) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lae City FC in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.[1][2] He is the most capped player of Papua New Guinea national football team.
Along with fellow Papua New Guinea international Yagi Yasasa, he joined Australian side Bendigo City in March 2025.[3]
International career
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 10 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Vanuatu | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
| 2. | 18 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
| 3. | 5–0 | |||||
| 4. | 8–0 |
Honours
[edit]Papua New Guinea
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Emmanuel Simon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea – E. Simon". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ https://www.thenational.com.pg/png-pair-join-bendigo/
- ↑ "2016 OFC Nations Cup - Final". Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ "Home advantage vital for PNG". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "PNG win Melanesia Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "The PNG Team 🇵🇬 to MSG Prime Ministers Cup 2022 has been announced!". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "PNG Soccer Team wins 2024 MSG Primer Minister's Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "KAPULS Name Squad for MSG Cup 2024". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "Vanuatu Stun PNG in Port Moresby to Claim First-Ever MSG Cup Crown". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "PNG names side for MSG PM's Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
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