Lennart Thy
Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.
Club career
On 18 January 2016, Werder Bremen announced Thy would return to the club for the 2016–17 season. He signed a three-year contract.[1] On 24 September 2016, he scored his first goal for the club since his return after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg.[2]
VVV-Venlo (loan)
In July 2017, Werder Bremen confirmed that Thy would be loaned to Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo for the 2017–18 season.[3][4]
BB Erzurumspor
In July 2018, Thy left Werder Bremen permanently to join BB Erzurumspor, a newly promoted club that gained promotion to the Turkish 2018–19 Süper Lig.[5]
In September 2018, Thy won the FIFA Fair Play Award during the 2018 The Best FIFA Football Awards. He had missed an Eredivisie match for VVV-Venlo against PSV Eindhoven to save the life of a leukemia patient in urgent need of matching stem cells for treatment by donating blood.[6] Widespread coverage of this action was followed by an increase in cell donations in the Netherlands.[7]
PEC Zwolle
On 5 January 2019, Thy returned to the Eredivisie signing with PEC Zwolle on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[8]
Sparta Rotterdam
In May 2020, Thy agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam, also of the Eredivisie.[9]
Return to PEC Zwolle
In June 2022, Thy returned to former club PEC Zwolle, newly relegated to the Eerste Divisie. He signed a three-year contract.[10] On 3 March 2023, in a league match against Den Bosch, Thy came on as a substitute at half-time for Younes Taha and scored a hat-trick in a record-tying 13–0 league victory.[11][12] Thy claimed the top goalscorer's award in the Eerste Divisie for the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie season, having scored 23 goals in 36 appearances.[13] His remarkable contributions played a significant role in PEC's successful promotion back to the 2023–24 Eredivisie.[14]
Lion City Sailors
On 31 May 2024, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors announced the signing of Thy on a two-year contract from PEC Zwolle.[15] The transfer fee was undisclosed and reported as less than €600,000 by Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times.[15] On 18 June, Thy made his debut in a 2–0 win over DPMM. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 2–1 defeat.[16]
International career
Thy was joint topscorer in the tournament alongside Luc Castaignos as Germany won the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[17] Thy scored the equaliser to Castaignos' opener in the final as Germany beat the Netherlands 2–1 after-extra-time.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 Feb 2025[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2010–11 | 3. Liga | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
2011–12 | 3. Liga | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
Total | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9 | ||
Werder Bremen | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
FC St. Pauli II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
FC St. Pauli | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||
Total | 107 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 18 | ||
Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
BB Erzurumspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
PEC Zwolle | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 9 | ||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | — | 26 | 8 | |||
Total | 41 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | ||
Sparta Rotterdam | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
Total | 68 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 19 | ||
PEC Zwolle | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 23 | ||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||
Total | 68 | 36 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 70 | 36 | ||||
Lion City Sailors | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 19 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 12 [c] | 1 [d] | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23 |
Career total | 448 | 132 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 480 | 136 |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Eredivisie play-offs
- ^ 4 in ASEAN Club Championship and 8 in AFC Champions League Two
- ^ 1 in AFC Champions League Two
Honours
Lion City Sailors
Germany U17
Individual
- FIFA Fair Play Award: 2018[20]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship top goalscorer: 2009
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the tournament: 2009[21]
- Eerste Divisie top goalscorer: 2022–23[22][13]
- Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23[23]
References
- ^ "Lennart Thy unterschreibt bei Werder bis 2019". Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Goldköpfchen Gebre Selassie". Kreiszeitung (in German). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Thy on loan to Venlo". werderbremen.de. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Werder schließt Thy-Leihe ab". kicker Online (in German). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Fix! Thy verlässt Werder Richtung Türkei". kicker Online (in German). 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Luka Modric named best male player and Marta best female player at Fifa awards". BBC Sport. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Lennart Thy bags FIFA Fair Play award for missing a game to help leukemia patient". India Today. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Inan, Johan (5 January 2019). "PEC Zwolle strikt spits en Fair Play-winnaar Lennart Thy". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Sparta haalt spits Lennart Thy naar Rotterdam". De Limburger (in Dutch). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Goodijk, Lentin (10 June 2022). "PEC Zwolle haalt oude bekende binnen voor spitspositie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "FC Den Bosch schaamt zich kapot voor 13-0-verlies: 'Dieptepunt in carrière'". NU (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle evenaart record: 13-0 tegen FC Den Bosch". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Thy met opvallend laag aantal doelpunten topscorer van de KKD". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle keert terug in eredivisie na jaar afwezigheid". Het Parool (in Dutch). 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b Ganesan, Deepanraj (31 May 2024). "Lion City Sailors' former Dutch Eredivisie forward Lennart Thy hungry for goals and titles". The Straits Times. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory". AFC.com. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Castaignos and Thy share scorers' prize". UEFA. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Award no consolation to crestfallen Castaignos". UEFA. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Lennart Thy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Modric, Marta Crowned The Best in London". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Team of the tournament UEFA European Under-17 Championship". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Bondscoach Koeman prijst Van den Belt bij uitreiking Gouden Schild". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links
- Lennart Thy at WorldFootball.net
- Lennart Thy at Soccerway
- Lennart Thy at fussballdaten.de (in German)