Moses Simon

Early career

Born in Jos, his father served in the Nigerian Army before his retirement. Simon is a product of the famed GBS Academy, the same football academy in Nigeria that produced the likes of Ahmed Musa. He was linked with Nigerian Premier League club Kaduna United, as many professional clubs abroad were also eager to sign him. On 10 May 2013, it was announced that Simon had signed a pre-contractual agreement with Dutch club Ajax to join them in pre-season training, having previously been linked with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. He made his first appearance for Ajax on 13 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly match against De Graafschap, coming on as a substitute and scoring the third and final goal in the 64th minute of the match, in a 3–0 away win. He made a further appearance on 17 July, playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a pre-season friendly match against Voorschoten '97, scoring the second goal in the 5–0 home win. On 25 July 2013, it was announced that Ajax would not sign the young Nigerian, ultimately waiving him from the pre-season roster. After that announcement, discussions commenced with AS Trenčín; Ajax partner club in Slovakia, which is owned by former Ajax player Tschen La Ling.

AS Trenčín

On 13 January 2014, Simon signed a three-year contract with the Slovak side Trenčín. He would join his compatriot Kingsley Madu. He made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against MFK Košice starting on the right wing alongside Gino van Kessel who…

Simon received his first call-up to the Nigeria national team by coach Daniel Amokachi in March 2015 and made his debut on the 25th of the same month in an international friendly against Uganda, when he replaced Anthony Ujah after 59 minutes in the game. Simon scored his first goal for Nigeria in an international friendly against Niger on 8 September 2015, the second in a 2–0 win. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2018, he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23 due to injury. He was included in the country's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. On 11 December 2025, Simon was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. On 25 September 2026, he made his 100th international appearance in a 2–1 victory over Madagascar during the 2027 AFCON qualification.

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 6 October 2026

As of match played 31 March 2026 Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simon goal.

Gent

Belgian Pro League: 2014–15 Belgian Super Cup: 2015 Nantes

Coupe de France: 2021–22 Nigeria

Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023; third place: 2019, 2025 Unity Cup: 2025 Orders

Member of the Order of the Niger