Nigerian national footballer, Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon or Moses Simon, currently plays for Belgian Pro League side KAA Gent as a defender, wearing the jersey number 27. Simon also plays for Nigeria U20 as well as Nigeria national football team.
Moses Simon was born on 12th July 1995, in Jos, Nigeria. His birth sign is Cancer. Simon holds a Nigerian nationality and belongs to African ethnicity.
At the age of eight, Simon joined CBS Academy and began his football journey. He is a product of the GBS Academy, the same football academy that made the star, Ahmed Musa.
On 10th May 2013, Simon signed a pre-contractual agreement with AFC Ajax for pre-season training, having linked with Tottenham Hotspur as well as Liverpool F.C
The significant source of Simon’s earning is his club contract, salary from the national team, and endorsement deal. Presently, he is signing to KAA Gent, from where he gets paid $20,942 as his weekly salary that is around $1 million per annum.
As of 2018, Moses has an estimated net worth of around $2 million. He has an endorsement deal with Nike through which he may earn good sum. His current market value is $6.16 million.
Apart, Simon often visits world’s expensive holiday destination in his vacation, which also indicates his lavish lifestyle.
On 13th January 2014, Simon signed a three-year contract for Slovak side AS Trencin. He made his League debut against MFK Kosice in a 1-1 draw whereas his international debut came during the Trencin’s “2014-15 UEFA Europa League campaign” where he scored a hat-trick on his debut match against FK Vojvodina Novi Sad in a 4-0 victory.
In his two seasons at Trencin, Simon played 33 matches scoring 13 goals.
On 6th January 2015, Simon arrived at KAA Gent, signing a three-year contract. After 11 days, he made his debut for Gent against Royal Mouscron-Perwelz in a 3-1 victory in league play.
Until now, Simon has played 71 games and scored 4 goals for his native club.
In March 2015, Simon received a first call-up to Nigeria national team by coach Daniel Amokachi. On the 25th of same month, he made his international team debut in a friendly match against Uganda, replacing Anthony Ujah. His first goal for his nation came in a friendly match against Niger in a 2-0 victory, on 8th September.
On 10th November 2017, he was named to play against Algeria alongside his teammates Ogenyi Onazi, Mikel Agu and Aremu Afeez.
Simmon had own 17 caps and scored 4 goals for his national side.
Currently 22, Moses Simon is a married man. The handsome player tied the wedding knot with his longtime girlfriend, Ibukun Sarah Adenuga on 29th December 2015. Their wedding ceremony took place in Ibadan and the event was attended by their family members, close friends and prominent faces of the Super Eagles in the shape of Benjamin Francis, Sylvester Igboun, Kingsley Madu, and Joshua Obaje.
The husband and wife were engaged earlier in Abuja.
It's almost three years since the pair got married and their relationship is as healthy as ever. The couple is living a blissful life without any news and rumors about the extra-marital affairs, conflict, and divorce in their relationship.
