Simon Kjær

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
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)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

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

Career statistics

Club

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2007–08 Danish Superliga 19020——210
Palermo 2008–09 Serie A 27300——273
2009–10 35230——382
Total 62530——655
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11 Bundesliga 32120——341
2011–12 3010——40
2012–13 22230——252
Total 57360——633
Roma (loan) 2011–12 Serie A 22020——240
Lille 2013–14 Ligue 1 35021——371
2014–15 311219[b]1—423
Total 6614291—794
Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Süper Lig 2826011[c]0—452
2016–17 2715011[d]2—433
Total 553110222—885
Sevilla 2017–18 La Liga 202106[e]1—273
2018–19 260307[f]01[g]0370
Total 4624013110643
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 50001[e]0—60
Milan (loan) 2019–20 15040——190
Milan 2020–21 2801010[f]1—391
2021–22 110003[e]0—140
2022–23 170006[e]01[h]0240
2023–24 200104[i]0—250
Total 91060231101211
Career total 422143926852053121
  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. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. 1 2 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 200970
201080
201160
2012100
201371
201481
2015100
2016101
201780
2018110
2019100
202070
2021172
202230
202380
202420
Total1325
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[5]
List of international goals scored by Simon Kjær
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 March 2013Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic Czech Republic2–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.14 November 2014Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Serbia2–13–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
3.3 June 2016Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan Bosnia and Herzegovina1–02–2 (3–4 p)2016 Kirin Cup
4.7 September 2021Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Israel2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.9 October 2021Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

AC 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

  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Årets Fodboldspiller 2009: Simon Kjær" (in Danish). Spillerforeningen.dk. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  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.
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