Matt Simon
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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Simon | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Central Coast Mariners FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
Matt Simon (born 22 January 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a football (soccer) player. Simon currently plays as a striker for the Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners.
Club career
He was added to the Mariners' squad in the week leading up to their 2006 Pre-Season Cup play-off against Newcastle Jets. Simon was then brought back to the squad after Nik Mrdja suffered a heel injury before the round 19 clash against Newcastle. He starred for the Central Coast Lightning during their 2006 NSW Winter Super League campaign.
==International career== CHRIS TURNER IS GAY Following a brilliant display for the Olyroos in the Intercontinental Cup, including a Hat-Trick against the Republic of Ireland in the semi-finals[1], Simon received a call-up to the National Team by manager Pim Verbeek for the World Cup Qualifiers against Iraq.[2]
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 6 October 2008)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Central Coast Mariners FC | 2006-07 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | |
Honours
With Central Coast Mariners:
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