Lennart Thy
Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch team Sparta Rotterdam.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 3 Career statistics
- 4 Honours
- 5 References
- 6 External links
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. On 24 September 2016, he scored his first goal for the club since his return after coming on as a subs*ute in a 2–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg.
In July 2017, Werder Bremen confirmed that Thy would be loaned to Eredivisie side:VVV-Venlo for the 2017–18 season.
In July 2018, Thy left Werder Bremen permanently to join Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor, newly promoted to the Süper Lig.
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. Widespread coverage of this action was followed by an increase in cell donations in the Netherlands.
On 5 January 2019, Thy returned to the Eredivisie signing with PEC Zwolle for 1.5 years.
In May 2020, Thy agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam, also of the Eredivisie.
International career
Thy was joint topscorer in the tournament alongside Luc Castaignos as Germany won the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Thy scored the equaliser to Castaignos' opener in the final as Germany beat Netherlands 2–1 after-extra-time.
Career statistics
As of matches played on 1 July 2021Honours
Germany
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009 - also joint top scorer
Individual
- FIFA Fair Play Award: 2018
References
External links
- Lennart Thy at WorldFootball.net
- Lennart Thy at fussballdaten.de (in German)