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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Thorup Kjær[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
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
changeClub
changeClub | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
changeAC Milan
Individual
- Danish U19 Player of the Year: 2007[7]
- Danish Talent of the Year: 2009[8]
- Danish Player Of The Year: 2009,[9] 2021[10]
- The Guardian Footballer of the Year: 2021[11]
- Ballon d'Or nominee: 2021[12]
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Simon Kjær". AC Milan. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Simon Kjær » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ↑ "S. Kjær". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kjær, Simon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "Simon Kjær: Lang vej endnu" (in Danish). Bold.dk. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ "Simon Kjær Aarets Talent 2009" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
Kjær Danish Footballer Year
was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The Guardian Footballer of the Year Simon Kjær: 'Football has become secondary for me'". the Guardian. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "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.