Simon Mignolet

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.

Simon Mignolet
Mignolet with Belgium at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 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

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

Club

As of match played 10 August 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden 2005–06 Belgian Pro League 000000
2006–07 200020
2007–08 25010260
2008–09 Belgian Second Division 35110361
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 39010400
Total 1001401041
Sunderland 2010–11 Premier League 2301020260
2011–12 2906000350
2012–13 3802000400
Total 90090201010
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 3800020400
2014–15 36070308[lower-alpha 2]0540
2015–16 340303015[lower-alpha 3]0550
2016–17 2800030310
2017–18 19010002[lower-alpha 4]0220
2018–19 0010100020
Total 15501201202502040
Club Brugge 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 2705012[lower-alpha 5]0440
2020–21 380207[lower-alpha 6]0470
2021–22 390406[lower-alpha 4]000490
2022–23 400208[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 7]0510
2023–24 20003[lower-alpha 8]050
Total 1460130360101960
Career total 4901380140610106051
  1. Includes Belgian Cup and FA Cup
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Ten appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  8. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 201180
201230
201330
201400
201530
201610
201720
201820
201910
202060
202120
202240
Total350

Honours

Sint-Truiden

Liverpool

Club Brugge

Belgium

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

  1. "Simon Mignolet: Liverpool sign Sunderland keeper for £9m". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. Simon Mignolet at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "Mignolet, Simon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. McNulty, Phil (26 May 2018). "Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). "Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. "Club Brugge wins back-to-back Belgian titles". USA Today. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. "Club Brugge completes hat trick of Belgian titles". AP News. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. "Antwerp wins Belgian Cup as soccer resumes in Belgium". The Washington Post. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. "Soccer-Club Brugge retain Belgian Super Cup after Skov Olsen winner". Reuters. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. "Belgium 2–0 England: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. "Geschiedenis - STVV" (in Dutch). STVV. 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  15. "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar". 11 May 2008.
  16. "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  17. 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.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
  20. "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.
  21. "Simon Mignolet verkozen tot Player of the Year". clubbrugge.be (in Dutch). 26 May 2022.
  22. "Simon Mignolet en Nicky Evrard mogen Gouden Schoen aantrekken" (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 January 2023.
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