Simon Mignolet Biography, Age, Wife, Parents, Career, Net Worth & Wiki

Simon Mignolet is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge as well as the Belgium national team. He began his career with Sint-Truiden of the Belgian Second Division in 2004, and spent six years with the club, making 100 senior league appearances and scoring one goal. In June 2010, he joined the Premier League club, Sunderland, for £2 million, spending three years with them and making 101 appearances across all competitions before moving to Liverpool for £9 million in June 2013.

From his under-16 years until now, Mignolet has represented the Belgian national team at every level. In 2011, Mignolet made his senior debut and has since earned more than 30 caps. In addition, he was named to Belgium’s squad for the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2016 and 2020 UEFA Euros.

Simon Mignolet Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet
Nick Name	Simon Mignolet
Age	35 (as in 2023) Years
Religion	Catholic
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Birth Place	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Date of Birth	6 March 1988
Nationality	Belgian
Residence	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Home Town	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching Movies, Horse Riding
Family
Mother’s Name	Bernadette Stippelmans
Father’s Name	Stefan Mignolet
Brother(s)	Wouter Mignolet
Sister(s)	Not Available
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Jasmien Claes
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Jasmien Claes
Marriage Date	June 20, 2015
Marriage Place	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Children	Daughters- Not Available Sons- Lex
Education
School	Not Available
College/University	Catholic University of Leuven
Educational Qualification	Degree in political science
Profession	Professional Footballer
Brands Endorsed	Nike
Career Manager	SportPlus Football Management
Football Career
Debut Club	• August 4, 2019: Club Brugge KV • 2013 Liverpool F.C. • 2010 Sunderland A F.C. • 2006: Sint-Truidense V.V.
Debut International	• 2011: Belgium national football team • 2008: Belgium national under-21 football team • 2006: Belgium national under-19 football team • 2005: Belgium national under-18 football team • 2004: Belgium national under-17 football team • 2003: Belgium national under-16 football team
Jersey Number	• 22 (Club Brugge KV) • 12 (Belgium national football team)
Current Team(s)	• Club Brugge KV • Belgium national football team
Coach/Mentor	Alfred Schreuder
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	Right
Strengths	• Tackling • Interceptions • Marking • Jumping • Passing • Crossing
Weaknesses	• Strength • Heading • Balance
Achievements	Not Available
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 193 cm in meters- 1.93 m in feet inches- 6’4”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 87 kg in pounds- 192 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	41 inches
Biceps Size	13 inches
Waist Size	34 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Belgian
Hair Color	Golden Brown
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	Not Available
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	12 U.S.
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Goalkeeper
Favorite Car	Mercedes
Favorite Food	Italian Food
Favorite Drinks	Coffee
Favorite Color	Blue
Favorite Website	Twitter & Instagram
Favorite Stadium	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand	iPhone/Apple
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Simon Mignolet was born in Belgium as Simon Luc Hilderbert Mignolet. His father is Stefan Mignolet, and his brother is Wouter Mignolet. Simon Mignolet was born under the sign of Leo. He is fluent in French, Dutch, and German and has a master’s degree in political science.

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During his hometown wedding on June 20, 2015, Mignolet married his girlfriend Jasmien Claes. In October 2019, their son Lex was born. Simon Mignolet is active on social media sites such as Instagram, where he frequently posts photos of his wife.

Simon Mignolet Net Worth

How much does he earn in 2023?

The goalkeeper signed a contract with Club Brugge in 2019 worth 3.4 Million euros (3.1 Million Pounds) per year. Based on our calculations, he earns €9,290 (£8,338) per day and €387 (£347) per hour!

The goalkeeper has played in the Premier League for many years now, and we all know that salaries in England are high. Therefore, his Net Worth is about $15 million. In contrast, his market value is slightly declining due to the fact that he has already passed his prime and is no longer a regular starter. His market value is about $7.15 million.

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Club Career

Sint-Truiden

Simonet was born in Sint-Truiden. As a teenager, he joined Sint-Truiden, a Belgian Second Division side, in 2004 and eventually rose through their youth system to become their first-choice goalkeeper at age 18 after the departure of Dušan Belić. In 2009, he made 29 appearances and scored a penalty for Sint-Truiden, helping them win the Belgian Second Division, and was named Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year after helping them avoid relegation the following year.

Sunderland

• Mignolet signed a five-year contract with English Premier League club Sunderland on 17 June 2010 in a deal worth £2 million after being invited for a training ground tour. Sint-Truiden later confirmed that Sunderland had beaten PSV, Twente, and Udinese to sign Mignolet.
• On 15 August 2010, Mignolet made his Sunderland debut in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City and won the match man of the match award.
• A superb reaction save from Mignolet denied Emmanuel Adebayor a goal in the next home match, a 1–0 win against Manchester City. This was Mignolet’s first clean sheet for Sunderland.
• Sunderland and Arsenal played to a 1-1 draw after Darren Bent equalized in the 95th minute, thanks to another excellent performance from Simon Mignolet.
• Craig Gordon, however, replaced Mignolet several weeks later and remained the first-choice goalkeeper thereafter. Girollet did not appear again until January 8, 2011, in the FA Cup, when Sunderland lost at home to Notts County.
• After Gordon suffered a knee injury in February, Mignolet took over as the team’s first-choice goalkeeper. He earned a string of rave reviews for his performances.
• After the draw, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce praised the young goalkeeper’s a fine to start to life in English football. The following season, he cemented his position as first-choice goalkeeper, being preferred over new signing Keiren Westwood.
• In a 2–2 draw with Aston Villa on 29 October 2011, Mignolet suffered a broken nose following a collision with Emile Heskey.
• The following season, Mignolet played in every match, keeping numerous clean sheets and winning several man-of-the-match awards.
• In December 2012, Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart praised Mignolet as the best goalkeeper in the league so far that season. It was reported on 21 June 2013 that Liverpool had agreed to pay around £9 million for the player.

Liverpool

• Liverpool signed Mignolet on 25 June 2013 for a reported fee of £9 million on a five-year contract. Brendan Rodgers praised Mignolet as being “one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League”.
• On 13 July 2013, he made his unofficial Liverpool debut in a 4–0 win over Preston North End in a pre-season friendly. Mignolet made his official debut on 17 August 2013 against Stoke City at Anfield in a 1–0 win.
• To preserve Liverpool’s lead and effectively win the match, he saved a Jonathan Walters penalty and Kenwyne Jones’ follow-up shot in the 89th minute. Following that, he recorded two more clean sheets against Aston Villa and Manchester United, with both matches ending 1–0 for Liverpool.
• In a 2–2 draw with Swansea City, he conceded his first goals for Liverpool in the Premier League, but he was still named man of the match for the match. As well as being named man of the match in the 3–3 draw with Everton, Simon Mignolet made nine saves in the game.
• On 14 December 2014, Mignolet’s run of 53 consecutive Premier League starts came to an end when he was replaced by Brad Jones in the starting eleven against Manchester United, with Brendan Rodgers saying Mignolet would be dropped “indefinitely.”.
• Jones went off injured after 16 minutes at Burnley 12 days later, and despite some errors, Mignolet kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win. Mignolet kept four consecutive clean sheets after this match against Sunderland, Aston Villa, West Ham United, and Everton.
• The French goalkeeper made some spectacular saves against Tottenham Hotspur in a 3–2 victory on 10 February. As part of strong performance, Mignolet kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Swansea on 16 March.
• As part of a 2–1 defeat against Manchester United, he saved Wayne Rooney’s penalty.
• Mignolet signed a five-year contract with the club on 18 January 2016. In a penalty shoot-out eight days later, he saved a penalty from Stoke City’s Peter Crouch and Marc Muniesa to send Liverpool to the 2016 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.
• While he started the league’s first five matches, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp turned to new signing Loris Karius on 24 September 2016 for the match against Hull City.
• Klopp revealed on 24 October 2016 that Mignolet was no longer Liverpool’s first-choice goalkeeper, and that he would instead be playing cup matches. When the team played in the Premier League in December 2016, Mignolet returned to the starting lineup.
• Mignolet saved his eighth penalty on 23 September 2017, helping to preserve a 3–2 win over Leicester City.
• In Liverpool’s 4-1 win over West Ham United on 4 November, Mignolet captained the team for the first time. Mignolet and teammate Philippe Coutinho made their 200th Liverpool appearances in a 5–0 Premier League win over Swansea on 26 December.
• Since Liverpool signed Alisson as their first-choice goalkeeper, Mignolet only played domestic cup games. On 26 September 2018, he started the 2–1 defeat to Chelsea in the EFL Cup. Giroud also started the FA Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 7 January 2019. In the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, which Liverpool won 2–0, Mignolet was an unused substitute.

Club Brugge

Following the 2019 FA Community Shield, Mignolet signed a five-year contract with Belgian club Club Brugge, for a reported fee of £6.4 million.

International Career

• Mignolet first played for the Belgian under-21 side in 2008, and he went on to make ten appearances with the club.
• As a result of his good form with Sunderland, he was called up to the Belgian senior squad for the first time on 1 September 2010. On 25 March 2011, he made his full international debut in a 2–0 victory over Austria in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualification match.
• During the qualifying campaign, he played in each of the final four matches as well as three friendly matches. In the end, despite his efforts, Belgium didn’t qualify for the Euro 2012 finals as a 3–1 defeat against Germany saw them finish third in their qualifying group.
• Gignolet played in two more friendly internationals during the 2011–12 season, beginning against Greece and England. After the match against England, he did not play another international match for four months, as Thibaut Courtois was preferred.
• On 14 November 2012, he was named to the starting lineup in a 1–2 friendly loss to Romania. The following international match was over six months later on 29 May 2013, when he won 4–2 in a friendly game against the United States.
• During the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Mignolet served as the backup goalkeeper to Courtois, who played every minute as Belgium qualified for its first major tournament since the 2002 World Cup.
• Belgian goalkeeper Mignolet started for an injured Courtois in a 4–1 win over Andorra and a 3–1 win over Israel on 10 October 2015, helping Belgium qualify for Euro 2016 for the first time since co-hosting Euro 2000.
• He was named to Belgium’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia in May 2018 and later appeared on their 24-man squad as a goalkeeper alongside Thibaut Courtois and Koen Casteels.

Facts About Simon Mignolet

• Mignolet has represented the Belgium national team at every level since he was 16.
• At the age of 18, Mignolet joined his local football team, Belgian Second Division side Sint-Truiden. He eventually rose through their youth system to become their first-choice goalkeeper at age 18 after Dusan Belic left, making 100 league appearances and scoring a goal.
• The following year, he was named Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year after helping Sint-Truiden avoid relegation after he made 29 league appearances and scored a penalty.
• In 2004, Mignolet joined Belgian Second Division club Sint-Truiden and spent six years with the club.
• In June 2010, he signed for Premier League side Sunderland for £2 million. He spent three years with them, making 101 appearances across all competitions before moving to Liverpool for £9 million in June 2013.
• As a result of a good run of form for Sunderland, Mignolet earned his first call up to the Belgian senior squad on September 1st, 2010, and made his full international debut in a 2–0 victory over Austria in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match a few months later.
• The French goalkeeper remained in the starting line-up for some time, but following the match against England during the 2011–12 season, he did not play an international match for four months, Thibaut Courtois being preferred instead, and Simon Mignolet serving as back-up.
• In June 2010, after being invited for a training ground tour, Mignolet signed a five-year contract with English Premier League club Sunderland.
• A few months later, he made his debut for Sunderland in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City and was named man of the match.
• As a first-choice goalkeeper, Mignolet played every match of Sunderland’s season in 2011, keeping a large number of clean sheets and receiving several man-of-the-match awards.
• Liverpool signed Mignolet for a reported fee of £9 million on a five-year contract on 25th June 2013. He was one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.
• Simon Mignolet began his career on a high note, keeping several clean sheets and impressing everyone with his goalkeeping skill.
• Simon has played for the Belgian national team at every level and is one of the most experienced players. He took the job on himself and helped his team by saving goals.
• Mignolet suffered a broken nose following a collision in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in 2011 and had to be out of action for a few months.
• In 2009-10, Simon Mignolet won the Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year award, and in 2013, he won the Sutherland Player of the Year award.
• Mignolet was named Liverpool Player of the Season by former players during the 2014-15 season.

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