Petra Simon

Petra Simon
Petra Simon
Personal information
Full name	Petra Anna Simon
Born	12 November 2004 (age 20); Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Ferencvárosi TC
Number	38
Youth career
Years	Team
2014–2018	XVI. kerületi KMSE
2018–2019	Ferencvárosi TC
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2019–	Ferencvárosi TC
2022–2023	→ MTK Budapest (loan)
National team
Years	Team
2023–	Hungary
Medal record
European Championship
Junior European Championship
Youth European Championship
Youth World Championships

Petra Simon (born 12 November 2004) is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.

Career

Club

Simon started her career at XVI. kerületi KMSE. From 2018, she played in the youth teams of Ferencvárosi TC.^[1] In the 2019–2020 season, at the age of 15, she already played several times in the Ferencvárosi TC U19 team playing in the adult Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. In the 2021–2022 season, she scored 185 goals in 26 matches in the adult Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B as her team's most successful player. She made her debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I adult women's team in the spring of 2022, scoring 17 goals in 4 matches. The winner against Győri Audi ETO KC broke into the senior team in the Hungarian Cup final: she scored three goals out of three shots in the match won 26–22.^[2] She spent the following year on loan with the MTK Budapest team, so she had the opportunity to play in the top flight on a regular basis. She scored 80 goals in 19 matches as his team's second top scorer. She returned to Ferencvárosi TC in 2023 and made her debut in the EHF Champions League, where she scored 39 goals. At the end of the season, she became champion and cup winner with the team.

National team

In August 2021, Simon scored four goals in the 25–19 final win over Germany at the Youth European Championship.^[3] In August 2022, she won a bronze medal at the Youth World Championships and was selected for the All-Star team.^[4] In July 2023, she was the most successful player of the Hungarian national team at the Junior European Championship held in Romania, scoring 8 goals in the final against the Danish national team, helping the national team to its third consecutive Junior European Championship title. She was also included in the All-Star team of the tournament, and was also chosen as the most valuable player.^[5] In October 2023, the number one manager of the senior national team, Petra Vámos, fell ill, and the national team captain Vladimir Golovin invited Simon to take his place in the European Cup match against the Austria. The Hungary women's national handball team won the away match 34–32, Simon scored 7 goals. She also participated in the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary women's national handball team. (10th place, 6 matches / 9 goals). She also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Hungarian team finished 6th (6 matches / 16 goals).