Simon Kroon (born 16 June 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Östersunds FK in Superettan.[1] He is the son of the former athletes Johnny Kroon and Annika Lorentzon.

Simon Kroon
Personal information
Full name Simon Robert Kroon
Date of birth (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Östersunds FK
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2005 Limhamns IF
2005–2011 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Malmö FF 51 (3)
2016–2017 SønderjyskE 29 (6)
2017–2018 FC Midtjylland 11 (1)
2018SønderjyskE (loan) 15 (1)
2018– Östersunds FK 76 (10)
International career
2011 Sweden U19 5 (0)
2013–2014 Sweden U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Club career

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Kroon made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Kalmar FF on 20 June 2011. Seven days later he made his debut in the starting eleven in a match against GAIS at Gamla Ullevi.[2] On 28 March 2013 Kroon signed a first team contract with Malmö FF until the end of the 2015 season.[3] A few weeks later he scored his first league goal for Malmö FF in the home fixture against Östers IF to seal a 2–0 win for Malmö.

After having played 8 matches in his debut season at the club and then just one match during the 2012 season, Kroon was given a fair amount of playing time during the league title winning 2013 season. Although most his appearances was from the bench, Kroon played in 17 matches and scored 2 goals in the league. He also played in four matches and scored two goals for the club during qualification for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. In the 2014 season Kroon continued to make regular appearances for the club. In the group stage for the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen he scored five goals in three matches. He also scored for the club in the final fixture of the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, an away loss 4–2 to Olympiacos on 9 December 2014.[4]

Career statistics

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Kroon playing for Sweden U21 in 2013.
As of 21 July 2018.[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2012 1 0 0 0 1 0
2013 17 2 4 1 4 2 25 5
2014 19 0 5 6 9 1 33 7
2015 6 1 3 1 3 0 12 2
SønderjyskE 2015-16 15 2 1 0 0 0 16 2
2016-17 14 4 1 1 6 1 21 6
FC Midtjylland 2016-17 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2017-18 6 0 0 0 5 2 11 2
SønderjyskE 2017-18 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
FC Midtjylland 2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 106 11 16 9 27 6 149 26

Honours

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Malmö FF

References

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  1. ^ "Simon Kroon har skrivit kontrakt med ÖFK" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Simon Kroon från start i MFF". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Simon Kroon skriver A-lagskontrakt". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Olympiacos win thriller to clinch third". uefa.com. UEFA. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Simon Kroon". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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