Bénédicte Simon

Bénédicte Simon (born 2 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Juventus.

Club career
Bénédicte Simon began learning to play football at FC Mantois, a club in her hometown. In 2015, she moved up to France's Division 2, playing with FC Aurillac Arpajon.

In 2016, she joined the Stade de Reims on a four-year deal, which was still in France's Division 2. In 2019, she gained promotion to the Division 1 Féminine with the club.

On 15 June 2020, she signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal. Simon made her debut with PSG on 25 September 2020 against her former club Stade de Reims. She played her first Champions League match with of her career in a Round of 16 tie against Górnik Łęczna. PSG won the first Division 1 Féminine title of their history that season, but Simon only played 280 minutes across all competitions.

Simon was sent to Atlético Madrid on loan without an option to buy for the 2021–22 season.

On 30 January 2023, Simon joined Juventus on a contract that runs through to 30 June 2025.

On 13 July 2023, Simon joined Levante Las Planas on loan with an option to buy for the 2023–24 season.

International career
Born in France, Simon is of Ghanaian descent. In April 2021, she was called up for international duty for the first time with the French under-23 team.

Honors
Reims
 * Division 2 Féminine: 2018–19

Paris Saint-Germain
 * Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21