1. Johan Simon Thern was born on 18 September 1992 and is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Allsvenskan club IFK Varnamo.
16 Facts About Simon Thern
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Simon Thern was signed by Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF but was immediately loaned to Varnamo for the entire 2010 season.
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Simon Thern made his debut in the starting eleven against Djurgardens IF away on 4 July 2011.
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In total Simon Thern played 23 matches and scored two goals in his debut season in Helsingborg who won a treble for the 2011 season.
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On 7 December 2011 Helsingborg announced that Simon 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 Simon Thern has signed a contract with Helsingborgs arch rivals Malmo FF.
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On 23 December 2011, Malmo FF confirmed that Simon Thern had signed a three-year deal with the club.
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Simon Thern received more playing time than expected as he was used both in the central midfield but on the left wing when needed.
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Simon Thern played 28 matches and scored three goals for Malmo FF in the league for the 2012 season.
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Simon Thern became the first player to win the league with both rival Helsingborgs IF and Malmo FF.
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Simon Thern made his debut on 18 January 2015 in the home game against Utrecht.
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On 22 February 2021, it was announced that Simon Thern had signed for IFK Goteborg.
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Simon Thern was selected for the annual training camp for the Sweden national team in January 2012 after Malmo teammates Mathias Ranegie and Ivo Pekalski had to withdraw from the squad.
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Simon Thern was selected for the training camp in 2013 where he played in the first match of the 2013 King's Cup against North Korea.
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Simon Thern is the son of Jonas Thern who had a very successful career as a professional football player in clubs such as Malmo FF, Benfica, Napoli, Roma and Rangers.
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Jonas Simon Thern played 75 matches and scored six goals for Sweden.
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Simon Thern had previously played for Helsingborg before moving to their rivals Malmo FF in early 2012.