Jan-Carlo Simić

Jan-Carlo Simić
Simić with Anderlecht in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005[1]
Place of birth Nürtingen, Germany[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 4
Youth career
–2016 SV Hegnach
2016–2018 Stuttgarter Kickers
2018–2022 VfB Stuttgart
2022–2024 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 AC Milan 4 (1)
2024–2025 Anderlecht 35 (3)
2025– Al-Ittihad 11 (0)
International career‡
2021 Serbia U16 1 (0)
2022 Serbia U17 5 (1)
2022 Serbia U18 2 (0)
2022– Serbia U19 13 (2)
2024– Serbia 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:44, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Jan-Carlo Simić (Serbian: Јан-Карло Симић, romanized: Jan-Karlo Simić; born 2 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. Born in Germany, he plays for the Serbia national team.

Early life

Simić was born in Nürtingen, Germany, to Bosnian Serb parents from Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2][3][4]

Club career

Early career

Simić started his youth career at SV Hegnach, then moving to Stuttgarter Kickers in 2016 and local rivals VfB Stuttgart in 2018.[5]

AC Milan

In 2022, Simić was signed by Italian club AC Milan on a reported €1 million fee, joining the under-19 Primavera team.[5][6] During the 2023–24 season, he started featuring for the first team, playing in some summer-friendly games, including those against Real Madrid and Juventus.[7]

On 17 December 2023, in his Serie A debut for the Rossoneri, he scored a goal after coming on as a substitute in the 24th minute for the injured Tommaso Pobega, contributing to a 3–0 victory against Monza.[8][9]

Anderlecht

On 23 July 2024, Simić joined Belgian Pro League side Anderlecht on a permanent deal,[10][11] for a fee reported to be in the region of €3 million, with a 20% sell-on clause in favour of AC Milan;[12] he signed a five-year contract with the Belgian club.[11]

Al-Ittihad

On 10 September 2025, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad for €21 million on a four-year deal.[13]

International career

Eligible to play for Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina[14], Simić chose to represent Serbia at international level, being part of the squad that played in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]

Simić was called up to the senior Serbia national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Spain and Denmark in September 2024.[15] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Spain at the Rajko Mitić Stadium. He substituted Strahinja Eraković at the half-time of a scoreless draw.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Milan 2023–24 Serie A 412000—61
Anderlecht 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 3336110[a]0—494
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 20002[b]0—40
Total 35361120—534
Al-Ittihad 2025–26 Saudi Pro League 80106[c]0—150
Career total 4749118000745
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

International

As of match played 14 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Serbia 202430
202530
Total60

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jan-Carlo Simic". Corriere dello Sport - Stadio.
  2. ↑ https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/trener-milana-spas-pronasao-u-talentovanom-igracu-porijeklom-iz-visegrada/231101195
  3. ↑ "Simic, chi è il giovane difensore del Milan che ha segnato all'esordio in serie A" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Milan, alla scoperta di Simic: dal 'battesimo' col Real Madrid al futuro" (in Italian). Calciomercato.com. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 Bergonzini, Elmar (23 August 2022). "Milan, rinforzo in Primavera: arriva Simic dallo Stoccarda" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Milan, chi è Jan-Carlo Simic: il profilo del centrale classe 2005" (in Italian). SKY Sport. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Chi è Jan-Carlo Simic, il giovane difensore del Milan che può alleviare l'emergenza infortuni" (in Italian). Goal.com. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Milan ease to 3-0 win over Monza". Reuters. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Riggio, Salvatore (17 December 2023). "Chi è Jan-Carlo Simic, difensore del Milan in gol al debutto contro il Monza". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jan-Carlo Simić leaves AC Milan: the official statement". www.acmilan.com. AC Milan. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Anderlecht sign Jan-Carlo Simić from AC Milan". www.rsca.be. RSC Anderlecht. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  12. ↑ D'Amato, Claudio (23 July 2024). "Simic dal Milan all'Anderlecht, Romero all'Alaves: ufficiali le cessioni". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "نادي الاتحاد يتعاقد مع كارلو سيميتش رسمياً".
  14. ↑ http://klix.ba/sport/nogomet/trener-milana-spas-pronasao-u-talentovanom-igracu-porijeklom-iz-visegrada/231101195
  15. ↑ "ШИРИ СПИСАК СЕЛЕКТОРА ДРАГАНА СТОЈКОВИЋА ЗА УТАКМИЦЕ ПРОТИВ ШПАНИЈЕ И ДАНСКЕ" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Serbia v Spain game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Jan-Carlo Simić at Soccerway
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