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. Thy won the FIFA Fair Play Award during the 2018 The Best FIFA Football Awards.

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.

International career

Thy was joint topscorer in the tournament alongside Luc Castaignos as Germany won the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[16] Thy scored the equaliser to Castaignos' opener in the final as Germany beat the Netherlands 2–1 after-extra-time.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 Feb 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Eredivisie play-offs
  3. ^ 4 in ASEAN Club Championship and 8 in AFC Champions League Two
  4. ^ 1 in AFC Champions League Two

Honours

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Lennart Thy unterschreibt bei Werder bis 2019". Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Goldköpfchen Gebre Selassie". Kreiszeitung (in German). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Thy on loan to Venlo". werderbremen.de. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Werder schließt Thy-Leihe ab". kicker Online (in German). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Luka Modric named best male player and Marta best female player at Fifa awards". BBC Sport. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Lennart Thy bags FIFA Fair Play award for missing a game to help leukemia patient". India Today. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ Inan, Johan (5 January 2019). "PEC Zwolle strikt spits en Fair Play-winnaar Lennart Thy". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Sparta haalt spits Lennart Thy naar Rotterdam". De Limburger (in Dutch). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ Goodijk, Lentin (10 June 2022). "PEC Zwolle haalt oude bekende binnen voor spitspositie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. ^ "FC Den Bosch schaamt zich kapot voor 13-0-verlies: 'Dieptepunt in carrière'". NU (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^ "PEC Zwolle evenaart record: 13-0 tegen FC Den Bosch". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Castaignos and Thy share scorers' prize". UEFA. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Award no consolation to crestfallen Castaignos". UEFA. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Lennart Thy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.