Simon Augustin Falette (born 19 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Saudi club Al-Batin. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Falette started playing football at Tours before moving to the youth teams of Lorient in 2007. On 18 February 2012, he made his Ligue 1 debut for the first team of Lorient in a 0âÂÂ1 loss against Lille. He spent the 2012âÂÂ13 season on loan at Ligue 2 side Laval. In the following season, he was again loaned out to Ligue 2, this time to Brest. Brest made the transfer permanent in the summer of 2014. Falette moved to first division team Metz prior to the 2016âÂÂ17 season, where he was a regular starter and made 35 appearances in league matches, scoring three goals.
In August 2017, Falette moved to Bundesliga club Frankfurt on a four-year deal. He made his first appearance for his new club on the first matchday of the 2017âÂÂ18 season in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Freiburg. On 10 February 2018, he scored his first and only goal in the German first league in a 4âÂÂ2 victory against 1. FC Köln. On 19 May 2018, Falette won the 2017âÂÂ18 DFB-Pokal with his team, but didn't play in the final.
On 5 October 2020, Falette joined Hannover 96. He joined Hatayspor in 2021.
On 27 February 2024, Falette signed a contract with Czech club Zbrojovka Brno until end of the season.
On 10 September 2025, Falette joined Saudi FDL club Al-Batin.
Falette was born in Le Mans, France, to a French Guianan father, Albert, who was also a footballer, and a Guinean Loma mother. He was called up to the French Guiana national football team in 2015.
In October 2018, he was approached by the Guinea national team, on the basis that his grandmother was born there. He made his debut for Guinea on 18 November 2018, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast. In the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, he appeared as a starter in all four matches his team played in the tournament before dropping our after losing to Algeria in the round of 16.