Simon Kjær
Kjær with Fenerbahçe in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Simon Thorup Kjær | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Horsens,Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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– | Fenerbahçe | 35 | (3) |
| 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– | Denmark | 59 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:58, 29 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2016 |
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Simon Thorup Kjær (pronounced [ˈkʰæːɐ̯]; born 26 March 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and the Denmark national team.
He was named 2007 Danish under-19 talent of the year and 2009 Danish Talent of the Year. Kjær has played over 50 games for Denmark, including at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
Born in Horsens, Kjær started playing football with small-time club Lund IF near Horsens, before moving to the youth team of Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland in 2004. He was named the best player of a French youth tournament in April 2006, and Midtjylland subsequently rejected offers from Lille OSC for Kjær and Jesper Juelsgård. He made his senior debut for Midtjylland in the Viasat Cup training matches in June 2006, and was promoted to the first team squad in January 2007. He had a successful trial with Real Madrid in August 2007, but their transfer offer was refused by FC Midtjylland. He signed a five-year contract with Midtjylland instead in September 2007.
He made his Superliga debut on 30 September 2007, in the 2–0 victory against AGF, and played four games in the first half of the Danish Superliga 2007-08 season. By October 2007, Kjær had attracted the likes of Premier League clubs Middlesbrough and Chelsea. In February 2008, Kjær signed a five-year contract with Italian club Palermo, effective from the summer 2008, earning Midtjylland a €4 million transfer fee. He played all 15 games in the second half of the Superliga season, forming a defensive partnership with Magnus Troest.
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