Simon Handle
Defender - Left-Back
at FC Viktoria Köln
at FC Viktoria Köln
3,190 days · joined 2017-08-29
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€200k
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.18
goals / match
FC Viktoria Köln
top club · 278 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#59
goals rank
#84
assists rank
86
season goals
43
season assists
Among 139 Defender - Left-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€300k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
16
best season · 17/18
1 · 1.2%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-01-25 · 6 players total
483Appearances
86Goals
43Assists
25Yellow cards
0Red cards
103Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Simon Handle |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1993-01-25 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Trostberg, Germany |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 170.00 m |
| Current club | FC Viktoria Köln |
| Joined | 2017-08-29 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Kögl & Partner GmbH |
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Viktoria Köln
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Viktoria Köln
31 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Viktoria Köln
40 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Viktoria Köln
40 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Viktoria Köln
43 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Viktoria Köln
33 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Viktoria Köln
38 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Viktoria Köln
12 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Erzgebirge Aue → Viktoria Köln
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Viktoria Köln
34 matches · 16 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: SV Elversberg → Erzgebirge Aue
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Erzgebirge Aue → SV Elversberg
16/17 · Loan
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Erzgebirge Aue, SV 07 Elversberg
19 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Grödig → Erzgebirge Aue
15/16 · Transfer
May 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — SV Grödig, SV Grödig II
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — SV Grödig
16 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: RB Juniors → Grödig
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — SV Grödig
33 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: USK Anif → RB Juniors
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: RB Juniors → USK Anif
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012), USK Anif
32 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — AKA Red Bull Salzburg U18, Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012)
30 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: AKA Salzb. U18 → RB Juniors
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19
20 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: Salzburg U17 → Salzburg U19
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Burghausen U17 → Salzburg U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 24 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.23/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.23/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
FC Viktoria Köln
54.2%
SV 07 Elversberg
10.9%
FC Erzgebirge Aue
12.1%
SV Grödig
7.5%
SV Grödig II
1.0%
USK Anif
2.2%
Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012)
6.1%
AKA Red Bull Salzburg U18
1.9%
AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19
4.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Viktoria Köln | 9 | 17/18 | 25/26 | 278 | 44 | 32 | 5,023 |
| SV 07 Elversberg | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1,008 |
| FC Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1,119 |
| SV Grödig | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 70 | 2 | 7 | 700 |
| SV Grödig II | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| USK Anif | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 202 |
| Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 570 |
| AKA Red Bull Salzburg U18 | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 175 |
| AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19 | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 385 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| 24/25 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 36 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 553 |
| 23/24 | DFB-Pokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 674 |
| 22/23 | DFB-Pokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 510 |
| 21/22 | DFB-Pokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 21/22 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1,209 |
| 20/21 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 38 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 359 |
| 18/19 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Regionalliga West | FC Viktoria Köln | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Mittelrheinpokal | FC Viktoria Köln | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 17/18 | Regionalliga West | FC Viktoria Köln | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 168 |
| 16/17 | 2. Bundesliga | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Aufstiegsrunde zur 3. Liga | SV 07 Elversberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | DFB-Pokal | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Regionalliga Südwest | SV 07 Elversberg | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 925 |
| 16/17 | Saarlandpokal | SV 07 Elversberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 15/16 | 3. Liga | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 941 |
| 15/16 | DFB-Pokal | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Sachsenpokal | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| 14/15 | Bundesliga | SV Grödig | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | SV Grödig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | ÖFB-Cup | SV Grödig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Salzburger Liga | SV Grödig II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 13/14 | Bundesliga | SV Grödig | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | ÖFB-Cup | SV Grödig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Erste Liga | SV Grödig | 31 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 700 |
| 12/13 | ÖFB-Cup | SV Grödig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | ÖFB-Cup | Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| 11/12 | Regionalliga West | USK Anif | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| 11/12 | Regionalliga West | Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| 10/11 | ÖFB Jugendliga U18 | AKA Red Bull Salzburg U18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 10/11 | ÖFB-Cup | Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Regionalliga West | Red Bull Juniors Salzburg (- 2012) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 09/10 | ÖFB Jugendliga U19 (- 2010) | AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 08/09 | ÖFB Jugendliga U19 (- 2010) | AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-07-10 | Burghausen U17 | Salzburg U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Salzburg U17 | Salzburg U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | AKA Salzb. U18 | RB Juniors | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-19 | RB Juniors | USK Anif | Loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-19 | USK Anif | RB Juniors | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-11 | RB Juniors | Grödig | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Grödig | Erzgebirge Aue | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-27 | Erzgebirge Aue | SV Elversberg | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | SV Elversberg | Erzgebirge Aue | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-29 | Erzgebirge Aue | Viktoria Köln | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Cyst on jaw | 2015-05-14 | 2015-06-15 | 33 | 4 |
| 15/16 | cold | 2015-10-01 | 2015-10-08 | 8 | 1 |
| 16/17 | Stomach flu | 2016-10-14 | 2016-10-19 | 6 | 1 |
| 16/17 | Torn muscle fiber | 2016-11-14 | 2016-12-01 | 18 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Torn ankle ligaments | 2018-07-11 | 2018-08-01 | 22 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Adductor tear | 2018-08-08 | 2019-01-07 | 153 | 22 |
| 18/19 | Adductor pain | 2019-04-06 | 2019-04-22 | 17 | 2 |
| 20/21 | double ligament tear | 2020-12-12 | 2021-01-17 | 37 | 5 |
| 20/21 | muscular problems | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-08 | 7 | 1 |
| 20/21 | muscular problems | 2021-04-19 | 2021-04-25 | 7 | 2 |
| 22/23 | Ankle injury | 2022-06-20 | 2022-07-24 | 35 | 1 |
| 22/23 | infection | 2023-02-17 | 2023-02-22 | 6 | 2 |
| 23/24 | concussion | 2023-12-10 | 2023-12-24 | 15 | 4 |
| 24/25 | flu | 2025-02-25 | 2025-03-10 | 14 | 3 |
| 24/25 | Ill | 2025-05-16 | 2025-05-18 | 3 | 1 |
Current€200k
Peak€300k
Low€75k
Δ since start+€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Koronkiewicz | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Moritz Fritz | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Niklas May | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamza Saghiri | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kai Klefisch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremias Lorch | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luca Marseiler | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Philipp | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrick Sontheimer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Voll | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Schultz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| André Becker | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Seok-ju Hong | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steffen Lang | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Völkl | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximilian Rossmann | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Regionalliga West | FC Viktoria Köln | 13 | 29 |
| 11/12 | Regionalliga West | USK Anif | 11 | 29 |
| 09/10 | ÖFB Jugendliga U19 (- 2010) | AKA Red Bull Salzburg U19 | 11 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 3. Liga | FC Viktoria Köln | 8 | 38 |
| 12/13 | Erste Liga | SV Grödig | 5 | 31 |
| 17/18 | Regionalliga West | FC Viktoria Köln | 4 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | SV Elversberg | Erzgebirge Aue | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-27 | Erzgebirge Aue | SV Elversberg | Loan | — | €200k |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-19 | USK Anif | RB Juniors | Return from loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-19 | RB Juniors | USK Anif | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Simon Handle's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Ried | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 22% |
| RB Salzburg | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 0% |
| Austria Wien | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 13% |
| Wolfsberger AC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 38% |
| SCR Altach | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 13% |
| Rapid Wien | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 38% |
| FC Admira Wacker | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 25% |
| Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 25% |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 40% |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 80% |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 60% |
| Hertha BSC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 80% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal | |
| 17/18 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 40 | 553 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 22/23 | 40 | 674 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 21/22 | 43 | 630 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 20/21 | 33 | 1,209 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 19/20 | 38 | 359 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 17/18 | 34 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 16/17 | 19 | 1,008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 15/16 | 30 | 1,119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 14/15 | 22 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12/13 | 33 | 700 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.51 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
3. Liga
235 apps
28 G
21 A
Regionalliga West
47 apps
17 G
0 A
Regionalliga West
40 apps
13 G
7 A
ÖFB Jugendliga U19 (- 2010)
23 apps
12 G
0 A
ÖFB Jugendliga U18
10 apps
5 G
0 A
Mittelrheinpokal
22 apps
3 G
4 A
Erste Liga
31 apps
2 G
5 A
Regionalliga Südwest
13 apps
1 G
2 A
DFB-Pokal
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Sachsenpokal
3 apps
1 G
1 A
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Who is Simon Handle?
Simon Handle is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Viktoria Köln.
How old is Simon Handle?
Simon Handle is 33 years old. He was born on January 25, 1993 in Trostberg.
What position does Simon Handle play?
Simon Handle plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Simon Handle play for?
Simon Handle currently plays for FC Viktoria Köln.
How many career goals has Simon Handle scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Simon Handle has scored 86 goals in 483 appearances.
What is Simon Handle's market value?
Simon Handle's most recent reported market value is €200k.