Simon Kroon

Simon Kroon
Personal information
Full name	Simon Robert Kroon
Date of birth	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
2011–2015	Malmö FF
2016–2017	SønderjyskE
2017–2018	FC Midtjylland
2018	→ SønderjyskE (loan)
2018–	Östersunds FK
International career
2011	Sweden U19
2013–2014	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

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.

Club career

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

As of 21 July 2018.^[5]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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
SønderjyskE	2016-17	14	4	1	1	6	1	21	6
FC Midtjylland	2016-17	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FC Midtjylland	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

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 2013, 2014
Svenska Supercupen: 2013, 2014

References

^ "Simon Kroon har skrivit kontrakt med ÖFK" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Simon Kroon från start i MFF". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ "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.
^ "Olympiacos win thriller to clinch third". uefa.com. UEFA. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "Simon Kroon". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

External links

Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
Simon Kroon at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Simon Kroon at Soccerway

This biographical article related to Swedish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]