Moses Simon
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Simon with Gent in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
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Current team
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KAA Gent | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | GBS Academy | ||
| 2013 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | AS Trenčín | 33 | (13) |
| 2015– | KAA Gent | 71 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2016 |
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Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon (born 12 July 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club KAA Gent and the Nigeria national team.
Born in Jos, Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon is a product of the famed GBS Academy, the same football academy in Nigeria that produced the likes of Ahmed Musa. He was linked with Nigerian Premier League club Kaduna United, as many professional clubs around the World were also eager to sign him. On 10 May 2013 it was announced that Moses Daddy had signed a pre-contractual agreement with Dutch club AFC Ajax to join them in pre-season training, having previously been linked with Liverpool F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur. He made his first appearance for Ajax on 13 July 2013 in pre-season friendly match against De Graafschap, coming on as a substitute player and scoring the third and final goal in the 64th minute of the match, in a 3–0 away win. He made a further appearance on 17 July, playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a pre-season friendly match against Voorschoten '97, scoring the second goal in the 5–0 home win. On 25 July 2013 it was announced that Ajax would not sign the young Nigerian, ultimately waiving him from the pre-season roster. After the announcement discussions commenced with AS Trenčín; Ajax partner club in Slovakia, which is owned by former Ajax player Tschen La Ling.
On 13 January 2014, Simon signed three-year contract for Slovak side AS Trenčín. He would join his compatriot Kingsley Madu. He made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against MFK Košice starting on the rightwing alongside Gino van Kessel who was on loan from Ajax. He made his International debut during the clubs' 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, when he was introduced during the second preliminary round of the competition, in the home match against FK Vojvodina Novi Sad from Serbia. (played at the stadium in Dubnica, Slovakia). Moses Daddy scored a hattrick on his debut in the 4–0 win at home. AS Trenčín would eventually get eliminated in the following round, drawing at home, and falling 2–1 away against Hull City.
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