Simon Janssen
 Janssen in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Blerick, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | SV Blerick | ||
| 2010–2018 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | VVV-Venlo | 131 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:22, 14 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Simon Janssen (born 25 September 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
Career
Janssen progressed through the VVV-Venlo youth academy after arriving there from the SV Blerick in 2010.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on his 18th birthday on 25 September 2018 in a 3–0 away win in the KNVB Cup over Westlandia, replacing Tino-Sven Sušić in the 73rd minute.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut three months later in a 4–1 loss to Feyenoord on 6 December 2018, coming off the bench for Evert Linthorst.[3]
On 18 April 2019, Janssen signed a two-year contract with VVV, with an option for an additional year.[4] Three months later he received the Jan Klaassens Award, the yearly award for VVV's best academy player.[5]
VVV exercised the option in Janssen's contract in March 2021, keeping him in Venlo until 2022.[6] On 7 December 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension until 2024, with a unilateral option to extend for a further year.[7] At that point Janssen, originally a midfielder, was converted to play left-back by head coach Jos Luhukay.[7]
On 17 February 2023, Janssen scored his first professional goal, securing VVV's 2–1 away win against Dordrecht in injury time.[8] This came after Dordrecht had earlier equalised during injury time.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References
- ^ Pansier, Gerard (18 April 2019). "Simon Janssen en Aaron Bastiaans tekenen contract bij VVV". Omroep Venlo (in Dutch).
- ^ "Simon Janssen geniet van VVV-debuut op 18de verjaardag". Omroep Venlo (in Dutch). 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. VVV – 6 December 2018". Soccerway.
- ^ "Jeugdspelers tekenen contract". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Simon Janssen wint Jan Klaassens Award". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ "VVV licht opties Janssen en Bastiaans". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Janssen tekent contract tot medio 2024". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "VVV TV | Het eerste doelpunt van Simon Janssen". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Bouwens, Jaj (17 February 2023). "Vastelaovend in Venlo kan beginnen na zege VVV in Dordrecht". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
External links
- Simon Janssen at Soccerway.com
- Simon Janssen at WorldFootball.net
