Simon Tibbling

Simon Tibbling
Personal information
Full name Simon Hjalmar Friedel Tibbling
Date of birth (1994-09-07) 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 44 (1)
National team‡
2009–2011 Sweden U17 16 (4)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 13 (0)
2012– Sweden U21 22 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 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. 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
2012Djurgårdens IFAllsvenskan15110—161
201328140—321
201430130—331
Total Sweden 7338000813
Holland League KNVB Cup Europe Total
2014–15 FC Groningen Eredivisie 14130—171
Total Holland 1413000171

Honours

Club

FC Groningen

International

Sweden U21

Individual

Djurgårdens IF

References

  1. ↑ "Simon Tibbling". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Simon Tibbling". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Simon Tibbling: "Blev mutad med Pokémonkort"". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Det är bra att inte hinna tänka". Östermalmsnytt. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Så tränar Simon Tibbling". Expressen. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Agenten tror att Simon Tibbling kan nå Serie A eller La Liga". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Nyförvärv till ungdomselit". Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: Djurgården - Kalmar FF". SvFF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: Djurgården - IFK Göteborg". SvFF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Simon Tibbling förlänger med Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Persconferentie: presentatie Tibbling" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "U21 äldre: Trupp mot Serbien och Ryssland". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "match overview". UEFA. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "match overview". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "match overview". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Simon Tibbling". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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