1. Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet was born on 6 March 1988 and is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.
23 Facts About Simon Mignolet
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Simon Mignolet represented the Belgium national team at every level from under-16 upwards.
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Simon Mignolet made his senior debut in 2011, and went on to earn over 30 caps.
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Simon Mignolet was named to Belgium's squad for the 2014,2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2016 and 2020.
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Simon Mignolet first joined his local football team, Belgian Second Division side Sint-Truiden, in 2004, eventually rising through their youth system to become their first-choice goalkeeper in 2006 at age 18 after the departure of Dusan Belic.
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Simon Mignolet did not feature again until 8 January 2011, when Sunderland suffered a loss at home to Notts County in the third round of the FA Cup.
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Simon Mignolet cemented his position as first-choice goalkeeper the following season, being preferred to new signing Keiren Westwood.
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Simon Mignolet played every single match of the following season, keeping a large number of clean sheets and producing several man of the match performances.
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Simon Mignolet's form prompted Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart to praise Mignolet in December 2012 as being the best goalkeeper in the league so far that season.
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hailed Simon Mignolet as being "one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League".
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On 14 December 2014, Simon Mignolet's run of 53 consecutive Premier League starts came to an end as he was replaced by Brad Jones in the starting 11 against Manchester United, with Brendan Rodgers saying Simon Mignolet would be dropped for an "indefinite period".
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On 18 January 2016, Simon Mignolet signed a new five-year deal with the club.
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On 24 October 2016, Klopp confirmed Simon Mignolet was no longer Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper and that he would be given cup matches instead.
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However, Simon Mignolet returned to the starting lineup for the team in Premier League in December 2016.
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Liverpool signed Alisson Becker as their first choice goalkeeper which led to Simon Mignolet playing domestic cup games only.
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Simon Mignolet first represented the Belgian under-21 side in 2008, and went on to make ten appearances for the side.
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Simon Mignolet remained in the starting line-up for each of the four remaining qualifying matches, in addition to playing in three friendly matches during the qualifying campaign.
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Simon Mignolet served as back-up goalkeeper during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, with Courtois playing every minute as Belgium qualified for its first major tournament since the 2002 World Cup.
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In May 2018, Simon Mignolet was named in Belgium's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and later appeared on their final 23-man squad as a goalkeeper together with Thibaut Courtois and Koen Casteels.
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Simon Mignolet would go on to be named in the final squads for UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup, but again did not make an appearance at either tournament.
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On 14 March 2023, Simon Mignolet officially announced his retirement from international football at the age of 35.
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Simon Mignolet has a degree in political science from the Catholic University of Leuven.
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On 20 June 2015, Simon Mignolet married his girlfriend Jasmien Claes in his hometown.