Kyah Simon

Kyah Simon
Simon playing at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Kyah Pam Simon
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Blacktown, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Central Coast Mariners 9 (5)
2009–2013 Sydney FC 41 (23)
2012–2013 Boston Breakers 30 (16)
2013–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 (0)
2014–2017 Sydney FC 27 (12)
2015–2016 Boston Breakers 23 (3)
2017–2020 Melbourne City 31 (10)
2018–2019 Houston Dash 25 (4)
2020–2021 PSV 7 (2)
2021–2023 Tottenham Hotspur 14 (3)
2023–2024 Central Coast Mariners 12 (3)
2024– Sydney FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2008–2009 Australia U-20 15 (10)
2007– Australia 111 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2022

Kyah Pam Simon (born 25 June 1991) is an Australian soccer player. She plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Women's Super League and for the Australia women's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Matildas"). In 2011, she became the first Indigenous Australian to score a goal at a FIFA Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

Kyah Simon playing against Japan in Tokyo, June 2012

International

As of 19 August 2023
Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
200710
2008111
200900
2010101
2011115
201274
201320
201400
2015185
2016125
201762
201891
201900
202052
2021131
202262
Total11129
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simon goal.
List of international goals scored by Kyah Simon
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 June 2008Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea Brazil1–01–02008 Peace Queen Cup
26 March 2010Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia North Korea3–23–2Friendly
312 May 2011Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia New Zealand2–03–0Friendly
420 June 2011Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Germany Mexico3–23–2Friendly
56 July 2011BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Norway1–12–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup
62–1
73 September 2011Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China Thailand1–05–12012 Olympics qualifying
813 September 2012Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States Haiti3–04–0Friendly
920 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Chinese Taipei3–07–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
106–0
1122 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China Hong Kong2–04–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
1219 May 2015Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, Australia Vietnam3–04–0Friendly
1312 June 2015Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Canada Nigeria1–02–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
142–0
1521 June 2015Moncton Stadium, Moncton, Canada Brazil1–01–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1629 November 2015Incheon Sungui Stadium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea1–01–0Friendly
172 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan Vietnam2–09–02016 Olympics qualifying
184–0
195–0
204 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan South Korea1–02–02016 Olympics qualifying
219 August 2016Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Zimbabwe4–06–12016 Summer Olympics
228 March 2017Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal Denmark1–01–12017 Algarve Cup
2326 November 2017GMHBA Stadium, Geelong, Australia China1–15–1Friendly
2410 April 2018Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Vietnam1–08–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2510 February 2020Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Sydney, Australia Thailand3–06–02020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
266–0
2730 November 2021McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia United States1–11–1Friendly
2821 January 2022Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India Indonesia14–018–02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2916–0

Honours

Sydney

Melbourne City

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Australia" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Mifsud, Tricia (2023-09-15). "Meet Kyah Simon, Proud First Nations Matilda And World Cup Goal Scorer". LiSTNR Articles. Retrieved 2023-10-13.