Simon Kroon
 Kroon playing for Sweden U21 in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Kroon | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Limhamns IF | ||
| 2005–2011 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Malmö FF | 26 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– | Sweden U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Simon Kroon (born 16 June 1993) is a Swedish footballer. He is currently playing for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan.
Club career
Kroon made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Kalmar FF on 20 June 2011. Seven days later he made his debut in the starting eleven in a match against GAIS at Gamla Ullevi.[1] On 28 March 2013 Kroon signed a first team contract with Malmö FF until the end of the 2015 season.[2] A few weeks later he scored his first league goal for Malmö FF in the home fixture against Östers IF to seal a 2–0 win for Malmö.
After having played 8 matches in his debut season at the club and then just one match during the 2012 season, Kroon was given a fair amount of playing time during the league title winning 2013 season. Although most his appearances was from the bench, Kroon played in 17 matches and scored 2 goals in the league. He also played in four matches and scored two goals for the club during qualification for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Career statistics
- As of 20 October 2013.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö FF | 2011 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 6 | |
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 6 | |
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
References
- ↑ "Simon Kroon från start i MFF". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ "Simon Kroon skriver A-lagskontrakt". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Simon Kroon". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
External links
- Malmö FF profile (Swedish)
- SvFF profile (Swedish)
- Simon Kroon profile at Soccerway
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