Simo
Simo with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Wassim Keddari Boulif[1]
Date of birth (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
Number 5
Youth career
Jàbac Terrassa
2016–2022 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Espanyol B 19 (1)
2022–2023 Espanyol 7 (0)
2023– Al-Arabi 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Algeria U18 2 (0)
2022 Spain U17 11 (0)
2022– Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Wassim Keddari Boulif (born 3 February 2005), commonly known as Simo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi SC.

Club career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Simo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2016, from hometown side UFB Jàbac Terrassa.[2] On 3 July 2021, while still a youth, he signed a five-year contract with the club.[3]

Simo made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 December 2021, starting in a 4–1 Segunda División RFEF away routing of SD Ejea. He scored his first goal the following 5 February, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 3–3 draw at CF Badalona.[4]

Simo made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 4 September 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Keidi Bare in a 1–0 away success over Athletic Bilbao.[5] On 10 August of the following year, he was transferred to Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi SC.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 06 de marzo de 2022, en Tarazona" [Report of the match played on 06 March 2022, in Tarazona] (in Spanish). RFEF. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Simo Keddari, el joven central que se comporta como un veterano" [Simo Keddari, the young stopper who behaves like a veteran] (in Spanish). La Grada Online. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Simo renueva por cinco años" [Simo renews for five years] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "CF Badalona – Espanyol B: El juvenil Simo salva un punto en el descuento (3–3)" [CF Badalona – Espanyol B: The juvenil Simo saves a point in the stoppage time (3–3)] (in Spanish). La Grada Online. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wassim Keddari "Simo" debuta amb el primer equip de l'Espanyol" [Wassim Keddari "Simo" debuts with the first team of Espanyol] (in Catalan). Mon Terrassa. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Simo moves to Al-Arabi". RCD Espanyol. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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