Matt Simon

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Personal information
Matt Simon
Full name	Matthew Simon
Date of birth	January 22, 1986 (1986-01-22) (age 22)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Central Coast Mariners FC
Number	2
Youth clubs
	Wyoming
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2006 2006-present	East Gosford Central Coast Lightning Central Coast Mariners	35 0(8) 14 0(0)
National team
2008-present	Australia U-23	04 0(6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Matt Simon (born January 22, 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.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Honours
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] International career

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]