Augustin Simo

Augustin Simo (born 3 Feb 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Hull City and for the French national team.

Early life
Simo was born in the French city of Saint-Herbain to a French mother and a Cameroonian Father. He joined the FC Nantes youth team at the age of 13 in 2011.

FC Nantes
Simo made his league debut in 15/16 season in a Ligue 1. He went on to make 1 more appearance that season. In the following season he made 11 appearances and scored 7 goals but couldn't prevent Nantes from being relegated to Ligue 2.

He then transferred to Hull for £5.5 million but was immediatly loaned back to Nantes for the 17/18 Ligue 2 season. He became an important part of the team scoring 22 goals in 24 games.

Hull
He made his Hull debut in 2018, he went on the score 8 goals in 26 appearances and make 6 assists. During his first season at Hull he was mainly a back-up to Abel Hernandez.

He eventually became first choice striker at Hull and has made 256 league appearances scoring 251 goals. In his most successful season (24/25) he scored 47 goals in 34 league games.

International
Simo made his France debut against Latvia in October 2017 scoring in the same match. He was eligible to play for Cameroon through his father's citizenship but opted for France

Club
Hull:

Premier League: 2019, 2021, 2025

Club World Cup: 2023, 2024, 2025

Champions League: 2023, 2024, 2025

European Super Cup: 2023, 2024, 2025

FA Cup: 2020

Capital One Cup: 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026

English Community Shield: 2019