Simon Mignolet
 Mignolet with Belgium at the 2018 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Sint-Truiden | 100 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Sunderland | 90 | (0) |
| 2013– | Liverpool | 155 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011– | Belgium | 21 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2018 | |||
Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet (born 6 March 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Belgium national team. He plays as a goalkeeper. He was born in Sint-Truiden, Limburg.
Mignolet began his career at Sint-Truiden in 2004. He made over 100 appearances, winning the Belgian Second Division in 2009. In 2010, he signed a £2 million transfer to Sunderland. After 101 club appearances for Sunderland, he joined Liverpool in June 2013. The fee was £9 million.[1]
Mignolet has played for Belgium since under-16 level. He first appeared in the senior team in 2011, and has over 20 caps. He was in the squad for the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]- As of match played 10 August 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2005–06 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | Belgian Second Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 104 | 1 | |||||
| Sunderland | 2010–11 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 101 | 0 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2013–14 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 54 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15[c] | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 155 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 204 | 0 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 12[e] | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[f] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[h] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 146 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 490 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 605 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup and FA Cup
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Ten appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | |
Honours
[change | change source]Sint-Truiden
Liverpool
- UEFA Champions League: 2018–19;[4] runner-up: 2017–18[5]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2015–16[6]
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16[7]
Club Brugge
- Belgian Pro League: 2019–20,[8] 2020–21,[9] 2021–22[10]
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2019–20[11]
- Belgian Super Cup: 2022[12]
Belgium
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2018[13]
Individual
- Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009–10
- Sint-Truiden Player of the Year: 2008-09, 2009-10[14]
- Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Year: 2010, 2021[15]
- North-East FWA Player of the Year: 2012[16]
- Sunderland Player of the Year: 2012–13[17]
- MOTD Keeper of the Year: 2013[18]
- Belgian First Division A Goalkeeper of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022[19][20]
- Club Brugge Player of the Year: 2022[21]
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 2022[22]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Simon Mignolet: Liverpool sign Sunderland keeper for £9m". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Simon Mignolet at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mignolet, Simon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 May 2018). "Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). "Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Club Brugge wins back-to-back Belgian titles". USA Today. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "Club Brugge completes hat trick of Belgian titles". AP News. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "Antwerp wins Belgian Cup as soccer resumes in Belgium". The Washington Post. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Soccer-Club Brugge retain Belgian Super Cup after Skov Olsen winner". Reuters. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Belgium 2–0 England: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Geschiedenis - STVV" (in Dutch). STVV. 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar". 11 May 2008.
- ↑ "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ Copley, James (10 May 2019). "Every star to be named Sunderland Player of the Year in the Premier League era - including some surprising winners". Sunderland Echo. Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Mignolet is de beste voor Engelse voetbalfans" [Mignolet is the best for English football fans]. Sporza (in Dutch). 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Half year at Club Brugge and immediately bingo: Simon Mignolet elected Goalkeeper of the Year". HLN Sport. HLN Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Simon Mignolet voor vierde keer op rij verkozen tot 'Doelman van het Jaar'" [Simon Mignolet voted 'Goalkeeper of the Year' for the fourth time in a row]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "Simon Mignolet verkozen tot Player of the Year". clubbrugge.be (in Dutch). 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Simon Mignolet en Nicky Evrard mogen Gouden Schoen aantrekken" (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 January 2023.