{{short description|Papua New Guinean footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Emmanuel Simon | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lae, Papua New Guinea | height = 1.68m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Lae City FC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2013–2014 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Gigira Laitepo Morobe | years2 = 2014–2016 | caps2 = | goals2 = | clubs2 = PRK Hekari United | years3 = 2017–???? | caps3 = | goals3 = | clubs3 = Lae City FC | years4 = 2025– | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = Bendigo City | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Papua New Guinea U20 | nationalyears2 = 2014– | nationalcaps2 = 41 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalteam2 = Papua New Guinea | ntupdate = 21 December 2024 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|PNG}}}} {{MedalComp|OFC Nations Cup}} {{Medal|RU|2016 Papua New Guinea|}} {{MedalComp|MSG Prime Minister's Cup}} {{Medal|W|2022 Vanuatu|}} {{Medal|W|2024 Solomon Islands|}} {{Medal|RU|2025 Papua New Guinea|}} }}
'''Emmanuel Simon''' (born 25 December 1992) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lae City FC in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.<ref name="NFL">{{cite web | url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/57112/Emmanuel_Simon.html | title=Emmanuel Simon | publisher=National Football Teams | accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="sw">{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simon-emmanuel/189804/ | title=Papua New Guinea – E. Simon | publisher=Soccerway | accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref> He is the most capped player of Papua New Guinea national football team.
Along with fellow Papua New Guinea international Yagi Yasasa, he joined Australian side Bendigo City in March 2025.<ref>https://www.thenational.com.pg/png-pair-join-bendigo/</ref>
==International career==
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFL"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 10 July 2019 || National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa || {{fb|VAN}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 2019 Pacific Games |- | 2. || rowspan="3" | 18 July 2019 || rowspan="3" | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa || rowspan="3" | {{fb|TON}} || align=center | '''4'''–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 8–0 || rowspan="3" | 2019 Pacific Games |- | 3. || align=center | '''5'''–0 |- | 4. || align=center | '''8'''–0 |}
==Honours== '''Papua New Guinea''' *OFC Nations Cup: runner-up, 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/2016-ofc-nations-cup-final-400415/new-zealand-papua-new-guinea-4-2-331463/|title= 2016 OFC Nations Cup - Final|language=en|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Home advantage vital for PNG|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7c5eb21a-d60b-4fab-bfe4-f994e3f2c688/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611064250/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/7c5eb21a-d60b-4fab-bfe4-f994e3f2c688/language/en-US/Default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2026|language=en}}</ref> *MSG Prime Minister's Cup: 2022 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/png-win-melanesia-cup/|title= PNG win Melanesia Cup |language=en|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PapuaNewGuineaSportsFoundation/posts/the-png-team-to-msg-prime-ministers-cup-2022-has-been-announced-/2263621020459018/|title= The PNG Team 🇵🇬 to MSG Prime Ministers Cup 2022 has been announced!|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref>, 2024 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pnghausbung.com/png-soccer-team-wins-2024-msg-prime-ministers-cup/|title= PNG Soccer Team wins 2024 MSG Primer Minister’s Cup|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1346401619665711|title= KAPULS Name Squad for MSG Cup 2024|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref>; runner-up, 2025 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.pngfacts.com/2025/11/vanuatu-stun-png-in-port-moresby-to.html|title= Vanuatu Stun PNG in Port Moresby to Claim First-Ever MSG Cup Crown|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvwan.com.pg/news/6628|title= PNG names side for MSG PM’s Cup|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Emmanuel}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:PNG Hekari FC players Category:Papua New Guinean men's soccer players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Papua New Guinea men's international soccer players Category:2016 OFC Nations Cup players Category:2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players Category:Sportspeople from Morobe Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-footy-bio-stub}}