Kyah Simon

Boston Breakers

In April 2012, Simon signed with the Boston Breakers for the first and only season of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite). She finished the season as the team's leading scorer with 12 goals and 26 points. She also ranked second in the league in the same categories. Simon logged 1,052 minutes with the Breakers and finished with two assists.

In 2013, Simon signed as a free agent with the Breakers for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.

Western Sydney Wanderers In September 2013, Simon signed with Western Sydney Wanderers.

Return to Sydney FC After being injured for most of the 2013–14 season and hardly playing, Simon returned to Sydney FC for the 2014 season.

Return to Boston Breakers On 30 June 2015, after leading the Australia women's national soccer team to a quarter-final of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Boston Breakers announced the signing of Simon, returning her to the National Women's Soccer League.

In January 2017, citing a need to "get my mind and body back to 100 percent health and fitness, and be ready for the next season", it was announced that Simon would not return to the Boston Breakers for the 2017 season. The Breakers retained the rights to her contract for the 2017 season.

Melbourne City On 6 October 2017, Simon returned to Australia, joining Melbourne City. She missed much of 2018 due to successive injuries, shoulder reconstruction, Achilles tendinitis and, in November 2018 an ankle injury. She missed the rest of the 2018–19 season due to rehab. On 28 February, the Dash announced they signed Simon to a contract. She made her debut for the Dash on 28 April against the North Carolina Courage in a 2–0 loss. Simon scored her first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw against the Portland Thorns FC on 9 May. Following the 2019 NWSL season, the Dash and Kyah came to a mutual agreement to depart the club, placing her on the re-entry wire.

Return to Central Coast Mariners In October 2023, Simon re-signed with Central Coast Mariners. On 28 January 2024, Simon made her first appearance of the season as a 83rd minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Newcastle Jets. This was Simon's first match after 480 days, after spending a lengthy period of time out due to injury. In August 2024, the club announced her departure.

Return to Sydney FC In September 2024, Simon returned to former club Sydney FC, signing for the 2024–25 A-League Women season. Simon was released by the club after one season, having not made a single appearance for the club.

Dijon FCO In October 2025, Simon was signed by French club Dijon FCO.

Hibernian In August 2026, Simon signed a one-year contract with Scottish club Hibernian.

International career

Simon made her debut for the Matildas in August 2007, at the age of 16, in a match against Hong Kong. She scored her first goal in a win over Brazil in the 2008 Peace Cup. In 2010, she scored the winning penalty for Australia to win the 2010 Asian Cup.

During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 match against higher ranked Brazil, Simon slotted in the winning goal on a rebound after an initial attempt by Lisa De Vanna bounced off the Brazilian goalkeeper Luciana. The Matildas qualified for a historic quarter-final match after the 1–0 win against Brazil, however were knocked out by Japan in the quarterfinal. Simon played each of Australia's 5 matches and scored 3 goals, including both goals in a 2–0 win against Nigeria in group stage.

Following rehab after injuries during 2018 (see above), she was named as a stand-by player for Australia's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad in May. However, during the training camp, Simon was injured again and was unavailable.

During the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Simon became the ninth Matilda and first Indigenous Australian player to reach 100 caps. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA. The striker had an Anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) in October 2022 and was still recovering in June of the following year when she was named for the home FIFA Women's World Cup squad. She spent the entire tournament on the substitutes bench.

Other activities Simon has learnt about the hardships and discrimination endured by her grandparents' families, which gave her new appreciation for what her family has given her. She has said "...every time I pull on the Matildas jersey, it's for my family. As I see it, the jersey is as much theirs as mine". to help foster engagement between the game and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Simon was also one of the subjects, the other being Lydia Williams, of a football documentary titled No Apologies by filmmaker Ashley Morrison. This documentary tells the story of the two Aboriginal female footballers and their journey to the Women's World Cup in Germany in 2011.

Magazines In June 2011, Simon was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo Magazine along with fellow Matildas Melissa Barbieri, Sam Kerr, Thea Slatyer and Sarah Walsh.

Personal life Simon is in a relationship with Faye Bryson. Her cousin, Gema Simon, was also an Australian international footballer.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simon goal.

Honours Sydney W-League Championship: 2009, 2012–13 W-League Premiership: 2009, 2010–11

Melbourne City W-League Championship: 2017–18

Australia AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016

Individual Julie Dolan Medal: 2010–11 W-League Golden Boot: 2010–11 W-League Young Player of the Year: 2010–11