Simon Tibbling
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Hjalmar Friedel Tibbling | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm,[1] Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Groningen | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Grödinge SK | ||
| 2005–2010 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2010-2012 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 73 | (3) |
| 2015– | FC Groningen | 39 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sweden U21 | 21 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 Februari 2016. | |||
Simon Tibbling (born 7 September 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie.[2]
Career
Early career
Tibbling started out playing football at age six when his mother brought him to play with the local lower league club Grödinge SK. He initially wanted to quit playing after his first training session with them, but agreed to continue after his mother bribed him with Pokémon cards. At age nine Tibbling was invited by Stockholm based youth club IF Brommapojkarna to come train with them and six months later he joined them permanently.[3][4] During his years there Tibbling drew a lot of attention from some of the biggest clubs in the world. He went on trials with Manchester United, FC Bayern Munich and AFC Ajax.[5] In the summer of 2010 Ajax met and negotiated with Brommapojkarna, but Tibbling wanted to stay in Sweden.[6] Before the 2011 season Tibbling instead chose to move to the bigger Stockholm club Djurgårdens IF.[7]
Djurgårdens IF
Simon Tibbling made his senior debut in Djurgårdens IF coming on as a sub in the top Swedish division Allsvenskan against Kalmar FF in the 91st minute.[8] He then made his starting debut in the league against IFK Göteborg on the 3rd of July 2012.[9] Four days after his 18th birthday Tibbling signed a first team contract, extending his deal with Djurgården by another 4.5 years.[10]
FC Groningen
On 28 November 2014, Tibbling was presented as a new FC Groningen player, as of 1 January 2015.[11]
International career
Tibbling has represented Sweden at the U17, U19 and U21 levels.[12] In the final group match against Portugal in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Tibbling scored an equalizer in 89th minute which put Sweden through to the semi-final.[13] He again scored in a 4-1 victory in the semi-final against Scandinavian rival Denmark,[14] which saw Sweden advance to the final for the first time since 1992. He also started the final against Portugal. The game ended 0-0 and eventually went to penalties, where Sweden won 4-3, securing their first Under-21 title.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 24 April 2015[16]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | Sweden | 73 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | |
| Holland | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2014–15 | FC Groningen | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | Holland | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
International
- Sweden U21
Individual
- Månadens Tipselitspelare (1): July, 2012 (Monthly award to the best young player in the Swedish league)
- Årets junior 2011 (Youth Player of the Year) at Djurgårdens IF
References
- ↑ "Simon Tibbling". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Simon Tibbling". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Simon Tibbling: "Blev mutad med Pokémonkort"". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Det är bra att inte hinna tänka". Östermalmsnytt. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ "Så tränar Simon Tibbling". Expressen. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Agenten tror att Simon Tibbling kan nå Serie A eller La Liga". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Nyförvärv till ungdomselit". Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: Djurgården - Kalmar FF". SvFF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: Djurgården - IFK Göteborg". SvFF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Simon Tibbling förlänger med Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Persconferentie: presentatie Tibbling" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "U21 äldre: Trupp mot Serbien och Ryssland". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "match overview". UEFA. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "match overview". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "match overview". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Simon Tibbling". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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