| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Thern | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | — | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | IFK Värnamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | IFK Värnamo | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Helsingborgs IF | 23 | (2) |
| 2010 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2012– | Malmö FF | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Simon Thern (born 18 September 1992) is a Swedish footballer. He is currently playing for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan.
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Thern started his professional career in IFK Värnamo. He was soon signed by Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF but was immediately loaned to Värnamo for the entire 2010 season. Thern made his Allsvenskan debut for Helsingborg in the home fixture against Syrianska FC on 22 April 2011.[1] He made his debut in the starting eleven against Djurgårdens IF away on 4 July 2011.[2] In total Thern played 23 matches and scored two goals in his debut season in Helsingborg who won a treble for the 2011 season. On 7 December 2011 Helsingborg announced that Thern had rejected a contract offer from the club and would leave when his contract runs out on 28 March 2012, several media has reported that Thern has signed a contract with Helsingborgs arch rivals Malmö FF.[3]
On 23 December 2011, Malmö FF confirmed that Thern had signed a three-year deal with the club. This was following an agreement with Helsingborg to terminate Thern's contract early, so he could join his new club for pre-season.[4]
Thern made his debut for Sweden U21 on 10 August 2011 in a 3–0 win against Netherlands U21.[5]
Simon Thern is the son of Jonas Thern who had a very successful career as a professional football player in clubs such as Malmö FF, Benfica, Napoli and Roma. Jonas Thern also played 75 matches and scored six goals for Sweden. Both Jonas and Simon started their careers in IFK Värnamo before moving on to Allsvenskan.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008 | IFK Värnamo | Division 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2011 | Helsingborgs IF | Allsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2012 | Malmö FF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Sweden | 66 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 11 | |
| Career total | 66 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 11 | ||
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