Simon Kjær
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| Simon Kjær | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 26, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Denmark | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Palermo | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| AC Horsens | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2007–2008 2008- |
FC Midtjylland Palermo |
21 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006 2006-2008 2008- |
Denmark U-18 Denmark U-19 Denmark U-21 |
1 (0) 10 (1) 1 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Simon Kjær (born March 26, 1989) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who plays as a centre-half for U.S. Città di Palermo. He has played 11 games and scored one goal for various Danish youth national selections.
In October 2007, Kjær attracted the likes of English Premier League sides Middlesbrough and Liverpool,[1] being then named 2007 Danish under-19 talent of the year later in November.[2]
In February 2008 he signed a five-year contract with Serie A team Palermo, which will take effect in July 2008.[3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Friday's gossip column. BBC Sport (2007-10-19). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Schmeichel årets Arla-talent (Danish). DBU.dk (2007-11-06). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ "Blitz di Foschi in Danimarca, preso Kjær", U.S. Città di Palermo, 2008-02-16. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. (Italian)
- ^ "Palermo win Kjaer race", Sky Sports, 2008-02-16. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Danish football player Simon Kjaer shows his new Palermo jersey to the press. Yahoo! Sports (2008-02-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
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