Lennart Thy

Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.

Lennart Thy
Thy playing for St. Pauli in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992
Place of birth Frechen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 9
Youth career
1998–1999 Viktoria Frechen
1999–2003 FC Norden
2003–2005 PSV Norden
2005–2007 JFV Norden
2007–2011 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Werder Bremen II 70 (9)
2010–2012 Werder Bremen 5 (0)
2012–2016 FC St. Pauli 107 (18)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli II 5 (2)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 6 (1)
2017 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 15 (2)
2017–2018 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 32 (7)
2018 BB Erzurumspor 12 (1)
2019–2020 PEC Zwolle 41 (15)
2020–2022 Sparta Rotterdam 68 (19)
2022– PEC Zwolle 43 (25)
International career
2008 Germany U16 4 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U17 26 (15)
2009 Germany U18 4 (4)
2010–2011 Germany U19 8 (3)
2011–2012 Germany U20 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 18 January 2016, Werder Bremen announced Thy would be returning 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]

In July 2017, Werder Bremen confirmed that Thy would be loaned to Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo for the 2017–18 season.[3][4]

In July 2018, Thy left Werder Bremen permanently to join Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor, newly promoted to the Süper Lig.[5]

In September 2018, Thy won the FIFA Fair Play Award during the 2018 The Best FIFA Football Awards. He 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]

On 5 January 2019, Thy returned to the Eredivisie signing with PEC Zwolle for 1.5 years.[8]

In May 2020, he agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam, also of the Eredivisie.[9]

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 FC 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 season, having scored 23 goals in 36 appearances.[13] His remarkable contributions played a significant role in PEC's successful promotion back to the Eredivisie.[14]

International career

Thy was joint topscorer in the tournament alongside Luc Castaignos as Germany won the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[15] Thy scored the equaliser to Castaignos' opener in the final as Germany beat Netherlands 2–1 after-extra-time.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2009–10 3. Liga 132———132
2010–11 3. Liga 355———355
2011–12 3. Liga 222———222
Total 709000000709
Werder Bremen 2010–11 Bundesliga 20001[lower-alpha 1]0—30
2011–12 Bundesliga 3010——40
Total 5010100070
FC St. Pauli II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 52———52
FC St. Pauli 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 18110——191
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 27410——284
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 32510——335
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 30810——318
Total 1071840000011118
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 6110——71
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga15200——152
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 32721——348
BB Erzurumspor 2018–19 Süper Lig 12120——141
PEC Zwolle 2018–19 Eredivisie 17900——179
2019–20 Eredivisie 24622–—268
Total 41152200004317
Sparta Rotterdam 2020–21 Eredivisie 341410—1[lower-alpha 2]03614
2021–22 Eredivisie 34520——365
Total 68193000107219
PEC Zwolle 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 362310——3723
2023–24 Eredivisie 7200——72
Total 432510——4425
Career total 404991631010422102
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Eredivisie play-offs

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. 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. "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. "Castaignos and Thy share scorers' prize". UEFA.com. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  16. "Award no consolation to crestfallen Castaignos". UEFA.com. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  17. "Lennart Thy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.


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