Wikipedia

Simon Kjær

Danish association football player

Simon Thorup Kjær (born 26 March 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is currently a free agent.

Simon Kjær
Kjær playing for Sevilla in 2017
Personal information
Full name Simon Thorup Kjær[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1993–2001 Lund IF
2001–2007 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FC Midtjylland 19 (0)
2008–2010 Palermo 62 (5)
2010–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 57 (3)
2011–2012 → Roma (loan) 22 (0)
2013–2015 Lille 66 (1)
2015–2017 Fenerbahçe 54 (3)
2017–2020 Sevilla 46 (2)
2019–2020 → Atalanta (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → AC Milan (loan) 15 (0)
2020–2024 AC Milan 76 (0)
National team
2006 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2006–2008 Denmark U19 10 (1)
2008 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2008–2011 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2009–2024 Denmark 132 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Career statistics

change

Club

change
As of match played 25 May 2024[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2007–08 Danish Superliga 19 0 2 0 — — 21 0
Palermo 2008–09 Serie A 27 3 0 0 — — 27 3
2009–10 35 2 3 0 — — 38 2
Total 62 5 3 0 — — 65 5
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11 Bundesliga 32 1 2 0 — — 34 1
2011–12 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
2012–13 22 2 3 0 — — 25 2
Total 57 3 6 0 — — 63 3
Roma (loan) 2011–12 Serie A 22 0 2 0 — — 24 0
Lille 2013–14 Ligue 1 35 0 2 1 — — 37 1
2014–15 31 1 2 1 9[b] 1 — 42 3
Total 66 1 4 2 9 1 — 79 4
Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Süper Lig 28 2 6 0 11[c] 0 — 45 2
2016–17 27 1 5 0 11[d] 2 — 43 3
Total 55 3 11 0 22 2 — 88 5
Sevilla 2017–18 La Liga 20 2 1 0 6[e] 1 — 27 3
2018–19 26 0 3 0 7[f] 0 1[g] 0 37 0
Total 46 2 4 0 13 1 1 0 64 3
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 5 0 0 0 1[e] 0 — 6 0
Milan (loan) 2019–20 15 0 4 0 — — 19 0
Milan 2020–21 28 0 1 0 10[f] 1 — 39 1
2021–22 11 0 0 0 3[e] 0 — 14 0
2022–23 17 0 0 0 6[e] 0 1[h] 0 24 0
2023–24 20 0 1 0 4[i] 0 — 25 0
Total 91 0 6 0 23 1 1 0 121 1
Career total 422 14 39 2 68 5 2 0 531 21
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
  8. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  9. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

change
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2009 7 0
2010 8 0
2011 6 0
2012 10 0
2013 7 1
2014 8 1
2015 10 0
2016 10 1
2017 8 0
2018 11 0
2019 10 0
2020 7 0
2021 17 2
2022 3 0
2023 8 0
2024 2 0
Total 132 5
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[5]
List of international goals scored by Simon Kjær
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 2013 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic   Czech Republic 2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 14 November 2014 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia   Serbia 2–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
3. 3 June 2016 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–2 (3–4 p) 2016 Kirin Cup
4. 7 September 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark   Israel 2–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 9 October 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova   Moldova 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

change

AC Milan

Individual

References

change
  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Simon Kjær". AC Milan. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Simon Kjær » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "S. Kjær". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kjær, Simon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Simon Kjær: Lang vej endnu" (in Danish). Bold.dk. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Simon Kjær Aarets Talent 2009" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Kjær Danish Footballer Year was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  10. ↑ Malik, Muqaddam (22 January 2022). "AC Milan Defender Adds Another Award To Unbelievable Season As Danish Player Of The Year". The AC Milan Offside. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Guardian Footballer of the Year Simon Kjær: 'Football has become secondary for me'". the Guardian. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "La liste complète des nommés pour le Ballon d'Or 2021" [The full list of nominees for the 2021 Ballon d'Or] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Kjær&oldid=9770682"