Simon Tibbling
Swedish footballer (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simon Hjalmar Friedel Tibbling (born 7 September 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarpsborg 08 in the Eliteserien.[2] He has made one appearance for the Sweden national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Hjalmar Friedel Tibbling | ||
Date of birth | (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm,[1] Sweden | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Grödinge SK | ||
2005–2010 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
2010–2012 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 73 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Groningen | 74 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Brøndby | 90 | (9) |
2020–2021 | Emmen | 15 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Randers | 26 | (0) |
2022– | Sarpsborg 08 | 42 | (3) |
International career | |||
2009–2011 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (4) |
2012–2013 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Sweden U21/O | 33 | (2) |
2019 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 |
Born in Stockholm, Tibbling joined Djurgårdens IF in 2010 after having spent five years at the Brommapojkarna academy. He debuted in the Allsvenskan in 2012, and moved to Eredivisie club FC Groningen in 2015. In 2017, he was signed by Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the Danish Cup in his first season. He moved back to the Netherlands in 2020 where he signed with FC Emmen.
Tibbling has represented Sweden at different youth levels and made his under-21 debut in 2012. He won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Sweden. In 2019, Tibbling was called up to the senior team, making his debut in a 1–0 loss to Finland.