Kyah Pam Simon (born 25 June 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Sydney FC of the A-League Women.

Kyah Pam Simon,[1] who is of Aboriginal Australian descent,[2] was born on 25 June 1991[1] in the western suburbs of Sydney in New South Wales, one of four children.

[4] Growing up amongst a family of rugby league players, Simon was introduced to soccer by her neighbors,[3] and began playing for the Quakers Hill under-8s and fell in love with the game.

At age 15, she broke her leg just on the verge of earning a scholarship with the NSW Institute of Sport, but that did not deter her from pursuing her dream.

[citation needed] Simon joined Sydney FC for the 2009 W-League Season, playing in the first round against former club the Central Coast Mariners.

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

[20] 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.

[6] Simon appeared at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored both of Australia's goals in a 2–1 win over Norway to ensure qualification for the quarter finals.

[6][26] 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.

Simon was instrumental in the Matildas' decision to display the Aboriginal flag in the team photo for their first game of the Tokyo Olympics, as a uniquely Australian gesture, rather than taking the knee in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

[2] She has joined Football Australia's inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group[29] to help foster engagement between the game and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

[32] 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.