David Simón Rodríguez Santana (born 16 December 1988), known as David Simón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
Club career Las Palmas Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, David Simón started playing as a senior with local CF Unión Viera. In 2010, he moved to UD Las Palmas, being assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División.
In the summer of 2011, David Simón was loaned to Segunda División B's UD Vecindario.Derek, Simón e Israel buscan reivindicarse con el Vecindario (Derek, Simón and Israel seek to vindicate with Vecindario); La Provincia, 30 July 2011 (in Spanish) He featured regularly for the club, which was relegated to the fourth tier.
In June 2012, David Simón renewed his contract with Las Palmas until 2015,David Simón y Borja, hasta 2015 (David Simón and Borja, until 2015); Canarias7, 12 June 2012 (in Spanish) but remained with the reserves, however. In August 2014, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.Roque, Jesús y David Simón se quedan en el primer equipo (Roque, Jesús and David Simón remain in the first team); Vavel, 12 August 2014 (in Spanish)
On 23 August 2014, David Simón played his first match as a professional by starting the 2–0 home win against UE Llagostera in the Segunda División.Aráujo brilla con un golazo en el estreno de Las Palmas (Araujo shines with a great goal in Las Palmas' debut); Marca, 23 August 2014 (in Spanish) He scored his first goal in the competition on 21 March of the following year, but in a 4–2 away loss to CD Numancia.Julio Álvarez alarga el mal momento de Las Palmas (Julio Álvarez extends Las Palmas' poor run); Marca, 21 March 2015 (in Spanish)
David Simón was an undisputed starter during the campaign, appearing in 41 games and scoring twice as his team returned to La Liga after a 13-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.Al Atlético le falta (Atlético lack something); Marca, 22 August 2015 (in Spanish)
Deportivo On 24 July 2018, after suffering relegation, David Simón terminated his contract with Las Palmas, and signed a two-year deal with fellow second division side Deportivo de La Coruña the following day. He made only ten league appearances in 2019–20 due to a pubis injury, scoring once in an eventual relegation.
Cartagena David Simón agreed to a one-year contract with FC Cartagena on 2 September 2020.
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