Simon Thorup Kjær ( give birth 26 March 1989 ) is a danish professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Milan and captains the Denmark national team. He was named 2007 danish under-19 endowment of the year and 2009 danish Talent of the Year. Kjær has played more than 110 matches for Denmark, including engagement at the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and 2018, and the UEFA European Championship in 2012 and 2020.
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Club career [edit ]
FC Midtjylland [edit ]
Born in Horsens, Kjær started playing football when he was four years erstwhile. [ 4 ] This led him to join a nickel-and-dime club Lund IF near Horsens, before moving to the youth team of Danish Superliga clubhouse FC Midtjylland in 2004, where his beget was the club ‘s team coach. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was one of the first gear players to graduate from FCM ‘s football academy, the beginning of its kind in Denmark, coming through the arrangement aboard Midtjylland teammates Jesper Weinkouff, Christian Sivebæk and early teammate, Winston Reid. [ 7 ] Kjær started out play in the midfield position before one of his coaches switched him to a defender placement, a put he plays to date. [ 4 ] While at the club arrangement, Kjær was named the best player of a french youth tournament in April 2006. [ 8 ] This resulted in Midtjylland subsequently rejecting offers from Lille OSC for Kjær and Jesper Juelsgård. [ 9 ] Kjær made his senior debut for Midtjylland in the Viasat Cup educate matches in June 2006, [ 10 ] Two months later, he signed his first base professional contract, keeping him until 2009. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] Kjær was promoted to the first team team in January 2007. [ 12 ] He had a successful trial with real Madrid in August 2007, but their transfer offer was refused by FC Midtjylland. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Soon after, Kjær signed a five-year abridge with Midtjylland alternatively in September 2007. [ 1 ] [ 16 ] Kjær made his Superliga introduction on 30 September 2007, in the 2–0 victory against AGF [ 17 ] [ 18 ] By October 2007, his performances attracted the likes of Premier League clubs Middlesbrough and Chelsea. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] He went on to play three more matches in the first half of the Danish Superliga 2007–08 season. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Kjær played all 15 games in the second half of the Superliga season, forming a defensive partnership with Magnus Troest. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] He kept three consecutive blank sheets between 29 March 2008 and 13 April 2008 against OB, Copenhagen and AaB. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ]
palermo [edit ]
Kjær during his time at Palermo in 2009 In February 2008, Kjær signed a five-year shrink with italian club Palermo, effective from the summer 2008, [ 31 ] [ 32 ] earning Midtjylland a €4 million transfer fee. [ 33 ] On 5 June 2008, he was presented at the club ‘s imperativeness conference alongside newfangled sign, Andrea Raggi. [ 34 ] however, his start to his Palermo ‘s career suffered a reverse when Kjær faced competitions in the club ‘s defense, american samoa well as, adapting in Italy. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] On 26 October 2008, he made his Palermo debut, coming on as a half-time stand-in against Fiorentina in Serie A, as they lost 3–1. [ 40 ] After the match, his performance was praised by the club. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] This was followed by making his first start for the club, as they drew 1–1 against Lecce three days subsequently. [ 43 ] Kjær scored his beginning goal for Palermo in his third base appearance on 2 November 2008, equally well as, setting up the club ‘s first gear finish of the game, in a 3–0 gain over Chievo. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] He has been involved in the first team, establishing himself in the start eleven, playing in the centre-back position. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ] due to his physically strong and coherent, Kjær ‘s performance continued to improve and was named the second best player under 21 in Serie A by La Gazzetta dello Sport. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] It was n’t until 15 March 2009 when he scored his second goal of the season, in a 5–2 win against Lecce. [ 53 ] Kjær then scored his third base finish of the season, in a 4–1 win against Bologna on 19 April 2009. [ 54 ] For his operation, he was named Serie A ‘s team of the Week. [ 55 ] Kjær ended the 2008–09 season as the club ‘s top score defender in Serie A with three goals in 27 appearance in all competitions. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 58 ] [ 59 ] Kjær confirmed his reputation as a inaugural team regular in the 2009–10 season, and formed a potent defensive partnership with colleague centre-back Cesare Bovo. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 64 ] As a consequence, he signed an improved condense with the sicilian club in September 2009. [ 65 ] From the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Kjær started in every match until he missed one catch, due to suspension. [ 66 ] He returned to the starting line-up from suspension, playing the hale game, as Palermo lost 5–3 against Inter Milan on 29 October 2009. [ 67 ] A week late on 8 November 2009, Kjær scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 loss against Bologna. [ 68 ] He was named 2009 danish Talent of the year in November 2009, beating Arsenal ‘s Nicklas Bendtner and Ajax ‘s Christian Eriksen after his successful beginning season in Palermo. [ 69 ] In January 2010, he was besides named as Danish Footballer of the year for 2009. [ 71 ] The adjacent day, Kjær celebrated with a finish against Cagliari that decided the peer for Palermo as the match ended 2–1. [ 72 ] Since returning from suspension, he started in the next ten-spot league matches before being suspended once again. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] [ 75 ] [ 76 ] [ 77 ] After serving a one match pause, Kjær returned to the starting line-up against Fiorentina on 24 January 2010 and helped the baseball club keep a clean sheet, in a 3–0 acquire. [ 78 ] He started in the future nine league matches before being sent–off for a second bookable offense, in a 2–2 draw against Genoa on 24 March 2010. [ 79 ] [ 80 ] [ 81 ] [ 82 ] [ 83 ] After serving a one catch suspension, Kjær returned to the starting line–up against Catania on 3 April 2010, as they lost 2–0. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] He late started the remaining matches of the 2009–10 season and helped the side complete fifth rate to qualify for the UEFA Europa League. [ 86 ] [ 87 ] [ 88 ] At the end of the 2009–10 season, Kjær scored twice in a entire 35 Serie A games ( which was 38 appearances and scoring two times in all competitions ) .
VfL Wolfsburg [edit ]
On 30 June 2010, VfL Wolfsburg confirmed they had opened talks with Kjær. [ 89 ] It came after reported interest from teams across Europe, including English sides Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur plus italian side Juventus. [ 90 ] The travel was confirmed on 8 July 2010, as the club signed Kjær for an undisclosed fee believed to be in excess of £10 million. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] Following his move to Wolfsburg, Kjær said : “The transfer means I have the chance to play for a top club, I think this is the right step for me. We have a strong team that can challenge at the top of the Bundesliga. First, I need to secure a regular place.” The deal made Kjær the most expensive danish football player of all time. [ 93 ] Making the careen from Serie A football to the Bundesliga intend that Kjær would become one of the best pay danish footballers with an annual wage of around €3 million. [ 94 ] Both national passenger car Morten Olsen and the player, himself, agreed that the move to Wolfsburg was not only economically justifiable for the unseasoned danish defender but besides the shift that this was a step in the correctly focus for his development. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] Kjær made his unofficial debut for VfL Wolfsburg in a pre-season regular against FC Augsburg, in which Wolfsburg ran out 1–0 winners. [ 97 ] His VfL Wolfsburg debut came on 15 August 2010, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 succeed against Preußen Münster in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. [ 98 ] He made his Bundesliga debut for Wolfsburg in a 2–1 loss against Bayern Munich five days late on 20 August 2010. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] After a poor begin to the season for Wolfsburg, with varying results and unmet expectations ; Kjær scored his first finish for Wolfsburg in a 2–0 winnings over Stuttgart when he headed the ball in over the line after a corner kick. however, the goal was finally credited to Edin Džeko after it was shown that the ball took a diversion from Džeko ‘s changeable. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] Despite much criticism from the media for his hapless performances, Kjær played in the starting line-up in all 17 Bundesliga matches in the fall 2010 season. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] [ 105 ] After having formed a successful partnership with Italy external Andrea Barzagli in Wolfsburg ‘s central refutation, he then featured aboard German international Arne Friedrich. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] [ 108 ] On 22 January 2011, Kjær scored his first Bundesliga goal with a head goal in the 83rd minute, in a 1–0 win against Mainz 05, a succeed that secured the beginning club victory in eight matches – after seven drawn games in a row. [ 109 ] [ 110 ] [ 111 ] Following Steve McClaren ‘s sacking ( who brought him to the golf club ) ascribable to far poor results in February 2011, Felix Magath returned to Wolfsburg ( the director guided the club to win their first Bundesliga championship ) and commented on criticising the ‘poor condition ‘ of the players he inherited ( including Kjær ) from McClaren. [ 112 ] In connection with the dismissal, Kjær declared affection for Steve McClaren in public. Kjær said he was good-for-nothing for the displace, and was happy to work with Steve McClaren. [ 113 ] Despite the gossip from Magath, Kjær continued to regain his first team place for the pillow of the 2010–11 season, though it was met by frustration, as the club narrowly avoided the drop the previous season and he had come under fire for some lackluster displays. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] [ 116 ] [ 117 ] Despite being on the sidelines on three occasions during the 2010–11 temper, he made 34 appearances and scoring once in all competitions. [ 118 ] [ 119 ] [ 120 ] [ 121 ] In the summer transmit windowpane 2011, Kjær revealed that fountainhead coach Magath told him that he would be allowed to leave that summer and reported that he had fallen out of favor with Magath. [ 122 ] Amid the transfer speculation, Kjær made four appearances for Wolfsburg before departing for Roma. [ 123 ] [ 124 ] [ 125 ] [ 126 ]
loanword to Roma [edit ]
italian side Roma revealed the golf club were on the verge of signing Kjær on a €10 million motivate from Wolfsburg as a refilling for centre-back Philippe Mexès who left for AC Milan on a barren remove. [ 127 ] however, the move to Roma was put back on cargo area after reports in Italy claimed the defender had been recalled by his club Wolfsburg. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] alternatively on 30 August 2011, Kjær went out on a season-long loan deal to Roma, with the option to purchase at the end of the season. [ 130 ] [ 131 ] Kjær made his introduction for Roma in a 0–0 pull against Inter Milan on 17 September 2011. [ 132 ] however, in a 2–1 passing against rivals, Lazio on 16 October 2011, he received a uncoiled red poster in the fiftieth minute for a dirty on Cristian Brocchi, resulting in a penalty and was successfully converted by the opposition team. [ 133 ] After the equal, Kjær missed the next four matches, due to pause and his own injury concern. [ 134 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] On 20 November 2011, he returned to the starting line-up against Leece, as the club won 2–1. [ 138 ] however, his render was ephemeral when Kjær suffered an injury that kept him out for a month. [ 139 ] On 11 January 2012, he returned to the starting line–up for Roma ‘s match against Fiorentina in the Round of 16 of the Coppa Italia and helped the side keep a clean and jerk plane, in a 3–0 win. [ 140 ] however, during the cabaret ‘s 4–2 defeat to Cagliari on 1 February 2012, Kjær was at fault for his poor operation and was largely disappoint for Roma. [ 141 ] After the meet, Roma director Walter Sabatini dropped a strong hint that the club may decide against signing Kjær on a permanent wave basis due to his poor operation at Roma. [ 142 ] He continued to remain in the first team for the rest of the 2011–12 season. [ 143 ] [ 144 ] [ 145 ] [ 146 ] [ 147 ] Despite being sidelined on two more occasions later in the 2011–12 season, Kjær made 24 appearances in all competitions. [ 148 ] [ 149 ] [ 150 ] [ 151 ] Following this, Roma decided against signing Kjær permanently, citing his inadequate performances. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] [ 154 ] [ 155 ] [ 156 ]
come back to Wolfsburg [edit ]
After his loan-spell at Roma ended, Kjær stated he would not return to Wolfsburg, after coach Magath decided the Dane was not going to be separate of his first team plans for the club ‘s 2012–13 season. [ 157 ] [ 158 ] however, Magath changed his thinker by announcing that he was uncoerced to bury the hatchet with Kjær, and keen to bring him into his first base team at Wolfsburg. [ 159 ] [ 160 ] [ 161 ] He made his beginning appearance for Wolfsburg in the possibility game of the 2012–13 season against VfB Stuttgart, coming on as a late alternate, in a 1–0 gain. [ 162 ] After missing the follow-up match against Hannover 96 ascribable to a potential transfer to Galatasaray, which late collapsed, Kjær returned to the starting line-up against FC Augsburg on 16 September 2012, as they drew 0–0. [ 163 ] [ 164 ] After the match, both he and his danish compatriot Thomas Kahlenberg were praised by Manager Magath. [ 165 ] however, Kjær found himself placed on the substitute bench in the first three months to the temper. [ 166 ] [ 167 ] [ 168 ] Following Magath ‘s net, he returned to the starting line-up against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 27 October 2012, as the club won 4–1. [ 169 ] Soon after, Kjær regained his first team place, playing in the centre-back situation under the newly management of Lorenz-Günther Köstner and Dieter Hecking. [ 170 ] [ 171 ] [ 172 ] [ 173 ] [ 174 ] On 2 December 2012, he scored his first base finish of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Hamburger SV. [ 175 ] A calendar month late on 19 January 2013, Kjær set up the club ‘s second goal of the game, in a 2–0 gain against Stuttgart. [ 176 ] Following the criticism of his performance against Hannover 96 on 26 January 2013, he was dropped to the substitute judiciary for the next three matches. [ 177 ] [ 178 ] [ 179 ] [ 180 ] But Kjær made his return to the starting line–up against Mainz 05 on 23 February 2013, in a 1–1 draw. [ 181 ] Following the match, he regained his first team topographic point for the future seven matches. [ 182 ] [ 183 ] [ 184 ] [ 185 ] [ 186 ] Kjær then scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–1 guide against Bayer Leverkusen on 6 April 2013. [ 187 ] Two weeks later on 20 April 2013 against Werder Bremen, he set up Wolfsburg ‘s first goal of the game before being substituted in the 54th minute after suffering an kidnapper problem. [ 188 ] Following the match, Kjær never played for the club for the perch of the 2012–13 season. [ 189 ] [ 190 ] [ 191 ] At the end of the 2012–13 season, he went on to make 25 appearances and scored two times in all competitions .
Lille LOSC [edit ]
Kjær playing for Lille in 2014 On 5 July 2013, it was announced that Kjær had signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side, Lille. [ 192 ] About the golf club, he said : “ I think this is the good time for me to come to LOSC. Whether it is in my progression, from a geographic point of scene, or in relation to the people who live in this region, it is obvious that the theme of joining such a club can lone be the good matchless. ” [ 193 ] Kjær made his Lille debut in the orifice game of the season against FC Lorient, where he kept a cleanse sheet, in a 1–0 succeed. [ 194 ] Since making his debut for the club, he quickly established himself in the start eleven, playing in the centre-back put, forming a partnership with Marko Baša. [ 195 ] [ 196 ] [ 197 ] [ 198 ] [ 199 ] Kjær helped Lille keep two consecutive scavenge sheets between 25 August 2013 and 31 August 2013 against Saint-Étienne and Rennes. [ 200 ] [ 201 ] once again, he helped the baseball club keep ten-spot back-to-back clean sheets between 24 September 2013 and 3 December 2013. [ 202 ] [ 203 ] [ 204 ] [ 205 ] [ 206 ] Kjær then set up Lille ‘s only finish of the game, as they lost 2–1 against Stade de Reims on 12 January 2014. [ 207 ] Nine days late on 21 January 2014, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 win against Iris Club de Croix in the second attack of the Coupe de France. [ 208 ] Kjær impressed during his first season in the french Ligue 1 as leader of the best defensive structure in the major european national leagues in the 2013–14 season conceding lone 26 goals in 38 matches including an impressive count of 21 clean sheets. [ 209 ] [ 210 ] [ 211 ] [ 212 ] [ 213 ] As a resultant role of the upstanding performances Kjær frequently appeared on versatile media ‘s team of the week during the entire season, finally earning a topographic point on “ the Ligue 1 team of the Season ” aboard teammate and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. [ 214 ] Despite missing three matches during the 2013–14 season, he made 37 appearances and scoring once in all competitions. [ 215 ] [ 216 ] [ 217 ] [ 218 ] [ 219 ] [ 220 ] At the start of the 2014–15 season, Kjær played in both legs in the one-third round of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round against Grasshopper, as he helped Lille win 3–1 on aggregate to advance to the adjacent round. [ 221 ] [ 222 ] Kjær then kept three straight clean sheets in the beginning three league matches, including scoring his first always Ligue 1 goal against Lorient with a parry loose recoil. [ 223 ] [ 224 ] [ 225 ] He continued to regain his first team place, playing in the centre-back position. [ 226 ] [ 227 ] [ 228 ] [ 229 ] [ 230 ] Kjær then scored on his UEFA Europa League introduction, in a 1–1 pull against FC Krasnodar on 18 September 2014. [ 231 ] once again, he kept three straight clean sheets between 7 January 2015 and 14 January 2015, including scoring his second goal of the season, in a 2–0 win against FC Nantes in the quarter–finals of the Coupe de la Ligue. [ 232 ] [ 233 ] [ 234 ] however, Kjær suffered a thigh injury during a meet against Lorient on 17 January 2015 and was substituted in the 33rd moment, resulting in him missing two matches. [ 235 ] [ 236 ] He returned to the starting line-up against Montpellier on 7 February 2015, as the club won 2–1. [ 237 ] Since returning to the first team from injury, Kjær continued to regain his inaugural team place, playing in the centre-back stead. [ 238 ] [ 239 ] [ 240 ] Despite being sidelined on five occasions during the 2014–15 season, he went on to make 42 appearances and scored three times in all competitions. [ 241 ] [ 242 ] [ 243 ] [ 244 ] [ 245 ]
Fenerbahçe [edit ]
Following a transfer speculation over the summer, it was announced on 16 June 2015 that Kjær joined turkish side Fenerbahçe, signing a four-year deal for €7.65 million. [ 246 ] [ 247 ] [ 248 ] Kjær made his Fenerbahçe debut, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in the first branch of the UEFA Champions League Third Round. [ 249 ] however, in a recurrence leg, he was sent–off for the second bookable offense, as the golf club lost 3–0, eliminating them from the tournament. [ 250 ] Kjær then made his league debut for Fenerbahçe, starting the whole game, as they drew 1–1 against Çaykur Rizespor. [ 251 ] however while on international duty, he suffered an ankle injury that saw him out for three weeks. [ 252 ] [ 253 ] On 27 September 2015, Kjær returned to the starting line–up against Beşiktaş, only for him to score an own goal, as the clubhouse lost 3–2. [ 254 ] [ 255 ] As a leave, his performance was subjected of criticism, due to picking up cards in his beginning seven official matches. [ 256 ] [ 257 ] [ 258 ] Despite this, he continued to regain foremost team place, playing in the centre–back status. [ 259 ] [ 260 ] [ 261 ] [ 262 ] [ 263 ] Over time, his performance began to improve. [ 264 ] [ 265 ] [ 266 ] [ 267 ] [ 268 ] On 28 December 2015, Kjær scored his beginning finish for Fenerbahçe, in a 2–1 succeed against Sivasspor. [ 269 ] He then helped the club keep five back-to-back clean sheets between 20 February 2016 and 3 April 2016. [ 270 ] [ 271 ] [ 272 ] [ 273 ] [ 274 ] Kjær, once again, helped Fenerbahçe keep four consecutive clean sheets between 20 April 2016 and 5 May 2016, including helping the side reach the final examination of the turkish Cup by beating Konyaspor 5–0 on aggregate and scoring his second goal of the season, in a 3–0 acquire against Gaziantepspor. [ 275 ] [ 276 ] [ 277 ] [ 278 ] He then started in the final against rivals, Galatasaray, as they lost 1–0. [ 279 ] Despite being sidelined on three more occasions later in the 2015–16 season, Kjær made 45 appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. [ 280 ] [ 281 ] [ 282 ] At the start of the 2016–17 season, Kjær captained in both legs of the UEFA Champions League Third Round Qualifying Round against AS Monaco, losing 4–3 on aggragate. [ 283 ] [ 284 ] In a match against Kayserispor on 28 August 2016, he scored Fenerbahçe ‘s first finish of the game but was sent off for a straight red poster nine minutes belated, as the club drew 3–3. [ 285 ] [ 286 ] After serving a one couple suspension, Kjær scored on his return in the UEFA Europa League couple against Zorya Luhansk on 15 September 2016. [ 287 ] [ 288 ] Since returning from suspension, he continued to regain his first team place, playing in the centre-back position. [ 289 ] [ 290 ] [ 291 ] [ 292 ] [ 293 ] Two months late on 24 November 2016, Kjær scored against Zorya Luhansk in the UEFA Europa League meet, as the club won 2–0. [ 294 ] He then helped the baseball club keep two straight clean sheets on two separate occasions throughout December. [ 295 ] [ 296 ] [ 297 ] [ 298 ] however, later in the 2016–17 season, Kjær was plagued with injuries on five occasions. [ 299 ] [ 300 ] [ 301 ] [ 302 ] [ 303 ] Despite this, he continued to be involved in the first team for Fenerbahçe. [ 304 ] [ 305 ] [ 306 ] In his second season at the club, Kjær went on to make 43 appearances and scoring three times in all competitions .
Kjær pictured prepare at Fenerbahçe in 2016
sevilla [edit ]
Kjær attempts to make a tackle during Sevilla ‘s meet against Spartak Moscow on 1 November 2017 As a resultant role of Fenerbahçe ‘s banish from playing european football future season, this led Kjær wanting to leave the golf club as a leave. [ 307 ] [ 308 ] [ 309 ] On 2 August 2017, Kjær joined spanish english Sevilla, signing a four-year deal for a transfer tip of €12,500,000. [ 310 ] Kjær made his sevilla introduction in the opening game of the season, starting the whole crippled, in a 1–1 draw against RCD Espanyol. [ 311 ] By September, he was sidelined with injuries on two occasions. [ 312 ] [ 313 ] Kjær then scored his first base goal for the golf club, in a 5–1 personnel casualty against Spartak Moscow on 17 October 2017. [ 314 ] He became a inaugural team regular for the adjacent two months, playing in the centre–back position. [ 315 ] [ 316 ] [ 317 ] This last until Kjær injured his left field kidnapper muscle while education and missed three matches as a result. [ 318 ] On 6 December 2017, he returned to the starting line-up against Maribor and helped the club draw 1–1. [ 319 ] In the first branch of the Copa Del Rey Round of 16, Kjær set up the club ‘s second base goal of the bet on, in a 2–1 succeed. [ 320 ] Three days by and by on 6 January 2018, he scored his first league goal for Sevilla, in a 5–3 loss against rivals, Real Betis. [ 321 ] however, Kjær suffered a back injury that kept him out for a month. [ 322 ] [ 323 ] On 28 February 2018, he returned to the starting line-up against Málaga and helped the club keep a clean sheet, in a 1–0 succeed. [ 324 ] Kjær started in the future five matches for Sevilla since returning from injury and proved to be implemental as he helped the baseball club beat Manchester United in the moment leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. [ 325 ] [ 326 ] [ 327 ] however, during a 4–0 personnel casualty against Celta Vigo on 7 April 2018, Kjær suffered a knee injury and was substituted in the fortieth moment. [ 328 ] [ 329 ] On 12 May 2018, he returned to the starting line–up against rivals, Real Betis, and scored his moment league goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw, a result that guaranteed Sevilla ‘s qualification of playing european football future season. [ 330 ] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Kjær made 27 appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. Following this, he reflected on his first temper at the club, saying : “ personally, it has been a foreign class … next year I will continue to improve. not having injuries would be a great help. ” [ 331 ] At the startle of the 2018–19 temper, Kjær started the whole game in the Supercopa de España against Barcelona, as Sevilla lost 2–1. [ 332 ] He regained his first team place, playing in the centre-back stead, for the club. [ 333 ] [ 334 ] [ 335 ] This concluding until a match against SD Huesca on 28 October 2018 when Kjær suffered a hamstring injury in the 24th minute and was substituted as Sevilla won 2–1. [ 336 ] Following this, it was announced that he would be sidelined for a calendar month. [ 337 ] [ 338 ] On 25 November 2018, Kjær returned to the starting line-up against Real Valladolid and kept a clean sheet, in a 1–0 gain. [ 339 ] He continued to found in and out of the starting line-up despite being plagued by injuries as the 2018–19 season progressed. [ 340 ] [ 341 ] [ 342 ] [ 343 ] [ 344 ] Despite this, Kjær made 37 appearances in all competitions. Following this, it was expected that he ‘ll be leaving Sevilla ahead of the 2019–20 temper. [ 345 ]
lend to Atalanta [edit ]
On 1 September 2019, Kjær was loaned to Atalanta. [ 346 ] [ 347 ]
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Kjær made his Atalanta debut, starting the whole crippled, in a 2–0 acquire against Roma on 24 September 2019. [ 348 ] He then appeared four more times throughout October. [ 349 ] [ 350 ] [ 351 ] [ 352 ] however, just like Martin Škrtel ( his former teammate at Fenerbahçe who signed and terminated his contract with Atalanta within August 2019 ), he failed to convince the team ‘s head bus Gian Piero Gasperini. [ 353 ] [ 354 ] [ 355 ] As a result, the club chose to terminate the loanword consider six months ahead of exhalation. [ 356 ] [ 357 ]
AC Milan [edit ]
On 13 January 2020, Kjær signed with AC Milan on lend for the pillow of the 2019–20 temper, with the option to make the transmit permanent for an undisclosed sum. [ 358 ] He had been linked with the club in the late 2000s and early 2010s during his prison term with Palermo and even praised in the media by then-current Milan ‘s pass bus Carlo Ancelotti even the act finally broke down a two clubs failed to agree on his transfer fee. [ 359 ] [ 360 ] On 15 January 2020, Kjær made his introduction for the club, playing for 82 minutes in a home 3–0 succeed against S.P.A.L. in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia. [ 361 ] Four days late, he played his first game in Serie A as a Milan actor in a dramatic 3–2 base win against Udinese. [ 362 ] After missing one pit due to illness, Kjær returned to the starting line-up, playing in the centre–back stead, losing 4–2 against rivals, Inter Milan on 9 February 2020. [ 363 ] however, his return was short–lived when he torn his muscle injury and was substituted in the 44th moment, in a 1–0 succeed against Torino on 17 February 2020. [ 364 ] After the match, it was announced that Kjær would be out of action for a few months. [ 365 ] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the abeyance of League matches, he managed to recover from his injury and returned to the starting line-up in the second stage of the Coppa Italia semi-finals against Juventus ; the club drew 0–0, resulting in Milan ‘s elimination from the tournament. [ 366 ] [ 367 ] In his debut season under heading coach Stefano Pioli, Kjær would compete with other cardinal defenders, namely Mateo Musacchio, Léo Duarte, and Matteo Gabbia, for a begin line-up touch in the team ‘s back four aboard left central defender and captain Alessio Romagnoli. [ 368 ] [ 369 ] [ 370 ] [ 371 ] [ 372 ] He would make 11 more appearances for Milan ( 9 in Serie A and 4 in Coppa Italia ) before the club bought him out from Sevilla for €3.5 million on 15 July 2020, the termination date of the buy-out clause in his lend consider. [ 373 ] [ 374 ] On 15 July 2020, Kjær signed a permanent deal with Milan until 30 June 2022. [ 375 ] On 11 March 2021, Kjær scored his first goal for the Rossoneri in a 1–1 away draw against Manchester United in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 tie. [ 376 ] end of October 2021, he extended his shrink with Milan cashbox 2024. [ 377 ] On 1 December 2021, in the fourth minute of the away match at Genoa ( 0–3 ), Kjær got injured at his left stifle. After surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament, he has been ruled out for six months. [ 378 ]
International career [edit ]
Kjær attempting to block Wesley Sneijder ‘s film during a couple between Denmark and Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 2012 campaign Kjær made his only appearance for Denmark U18 on 19 September 2006, in a 4–1 win against Slovakia U18. [ 379 ] He made his debut for the Denmark national under-19 football team on 6 September 2006, at the age of 17, beating Portugal U19 3–2. [ 380 ] He played a entire 10 games and scored one goal for the under-19s until October 2007, and was named 2007 danish under-19 endowment of the class as the under-19s coach found Kjær had shown himself a talented defender despite his young senesce. [ 381 ] [ 382 ] Following his discovery with Midtjylland, Kjær was rested from the under-19s in March 2008 to avoid wearing him out. [ 383 ] Kjær was called up for the Denmark national under-21 football team in May 2008 as a refilling for Michael Jakobsen, [ 384 ] making his introduction in a 0–4 get the better of against the Germany under-21s. [ 385 ] He was out of the under-21 team during his first time at Palermo, but was recalled in October 2008, [ 386 ] spending the game as an fresh substitute to Magnus Troest and Mathias Jørgensen. [ 387 ] Kjær was an unused substitute for the friendly match against Greece, and returned to the under-21s for a single game in March 2009, [ 388 ] playing well adequate that under-21 coach Keld Bordinggaard recommended him for a recall to Olsen ‘s police squad. [ 389 ] He went on to make two appearances for the U21 side. Kjær made his only Denmark U20, coming against France U20 on 19 November 2008. [ 390 ] [ 391 ]
Senior team [edit ]
Kjær marking Eiður Guðjohnsen during a match between Denmark and Iceland on 4 June 2011 Kjær was called up to the senior Danish national team in February 2009, [ 392 ] as national team coach Morten Olsen was impressed by his shape for Palermo, [ 393 ] and saw him and Per Krøldrup as main competitors to replace the retire defender Martin Laursen. [ 394 ] Kjær was once again a region of the senior police squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Sweden on 6 June 2009 after Per Krøldrup was unavailable due to injury. [ 395 ] He played the full plot despite an wound of his own, as Denmark won 1–0. [ 396 ] Kjær established himself in the danish starting line-up, played the succeed three qualification games, and helped Denmark qualify for the 2010 World Cup despite facing injury along the way. [ 397 ] [ 398 ] [ 399 ] [ 400 ] [ 401 ] For the September 2009 qualification game against Portugal, Kjær told reporters that Cristiano Ronaldo should be stopped by a series of little fouls and one hard harness. [ 402 ] This prompted a complaint to FIFA by the Portuguese Football Federation requesting Kjær be suspended for unsportsman-like conduct, but the case was dropped following the mediation of the Danish Football Association. [ 403 ] On 28 May 2010, Denmark bus Morten Olsen announced that the player would be part of the final team of 23 participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [ 404 ] Kjær was in the starting eleven in Denmark ‘s first two games, against the Netherlands and Cameroon, where he received a chicken card in both games and consequently missed the one-third and crucial group game against Japan. [ 405 ] [ 406 ] [ 407 ] however, in the match against Cameroon, Kjær was highly praised for his excellent long-range die which helped to set up Nicklas Bendtner ‘s first gear goal. [ 408 ] [ 409 ] Despite, his performance in the World Cup was praised by the media and Samuel Eto’o, himself. [ 410 ] [ 411 ] He said play in the tournament benefited him, claiming it has strengthened him a lot. [ 412 ]
Following Denmark ‘s gain over Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualify, Stig Tøfting criticised his operation, as he witnessed him for making excessively many mistakes during the match. [ 413 ] This led to Kjær responded and criticised Tøfting saying : “ These statements hit me personally ! It is the first time that I have come under pressure and I try to take these words as a motivation. I am not happy about his ( Tøfting ‘s ) opinion. He fair says that to stay in the public attention. He should be good ! ” [ 414 ] [ 415 ] Tøfting continued to remain critical of the actor, criticising him once again throughout his Denmark ‘s career. [ 416 ] [ 417 ] The future two years saw the actor regaining his first gear team place for the national side and helped them qualify for the UEFA Euro 2012 following their 2–1 win against Portugal on 11 October 2011. [ 418 ] [ 419 ] [ 420 ] [ 421 ] [ 422 ] In May 2012, he was inducted in the final police squad for Euro 2012. [ 423 ] Kjær was among the starting 11 in each of the three group games, against the Netherlands, Portugal and Germany, as they were eliminated in the Group Stage. [ 424 ] [ 425 ] [ 426 ] Following the end of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, Kjær appeared four more times by the end of the year. [ 427 ] [ 428 ] [ 429 ] [ 430 ] On 22 March 2013, he scored his first goal for Denmark, in a 3–0 win against Czech Republic for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. [ 431 ] however, Kjær sat out the remaining matches of the qualification, as the home side failed to earn a home in the World Cup after finishing second place. [ 432 ] Following Denmark ‘s abortive qualification at the World Cup, Kjær regained his place for the national slope. [ 433 ] [ 434 ] [ 435 ] He then scored his second Denmark ‘s goal, in a 3–1 win against Serbia in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualification on 14 November 2014. [ 436 ] Kjær then helped the national english keep three back-to-back clean sheets between 13 June 2015 and 7 September 2015 against Serbia, Albania and Armenia. [ 437 ] [ 438 ] [ 439 ] In the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs against Sweden, Kjær played in both legs, as he failed to helped Denmark qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 following a 4–3 frustration on aggragate. [ 440 ] [ 441 ] Following the national side ‘s abortive qualification to the UEFA Euro 2016, Kjær captained Denmark for the first clock in his career against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 June 2016, as Denmark lost 4–3 in a penalty gunfight after playing 120 minutes, in a 2–2 draw. [ 442 ] [ 443 ] Following the retirement of Daniel Agger, it was announced he would succeed him as the national side ‘s master. [ 444 ] [ 445 ] [ 446 ] once again, Kjær helped the national side keep three back-to-back clean sheets between 7 June 2016 and 4 September 2016 against Bulgaria, Liechtenstein and Armenia. [ 447 ] [ 448 ] [ 449 ] [ 450 ] He then helped Denmark finish second position in the Group E of the FIFA World Cup qualification. [ 451 ] [ 452 ] [ 453 ] Kjær played in both legs of the World Cup play-offs for a rate in the World Cup against Republic of Ireland, as the national side won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 454 ] [ 455 ] He helped the national side keep four consecutive clean sheets in friendly matches between 22 March 2018 and 9 June 2018 against Panama, Chile, Sweden and Mexico. [ 456 ] [ 457 ] [ 458 ] [ 459 ] In May 2018, Kjær was named in Denmark ‘s 23-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 460 ] He served as Denmark ‘s captain at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 461 ] [ 462 ] Kjær captained his first World Cup meet against Peru and helped the national side win 1–0 on 16 June 2018. [ 463 ] He helped the national side reach the hard stage following a draw against Australia and France. [ 464 ] [ 465 ] Denmark ultimately progressed from their group after which they were drawn with Croatia in the Round of 16. There they were defeated after a penalty shoot-out, with Kjær being one of the two players to have his spot-kick successfully converted. [ 466 ] Following the World Cup, Kjær captained three more matches for the national side ‘s matches by the end of the year and helping them keep three consecutive clean sheets against Wales, Republic of Ireland and Austria. [ 467 ] [ 468 ] [ 469 ] He then played an authoritative character for Denmark by setting up two goals, in a 5–1 winnings against Georgia on 10 June 2019. [ 470 ] This was followed up by keeping four back-to-back clean sheets against Gibraltar, Georgia, Switerzland, Luxembourg and Gibraltar. [ 471 ] [ 472 ] [ 473 ] Kjær captained the side against Republic of Ireland on 18 November 2019 and helped Denmark to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 474 ] On 14 October 2020, Kjær played his hundredth match for Denmark in a 1–0 away win against England. [ 475 ] He captained the english for the UEFA Euro 2020. On 12 June 2021, while playing their hatchway match against Finland, when christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch, [ 476 ] Kjær was the foremost to help him and summon the checkup team to cursorily get onto the peddle. He besides made certain that Eriksen ‘s airways stayed unobstructed when he was unconscious mind. Afterwards, he guided his teammates to cover Eriksen while he received medical treatment, and consoled Eriksen ‘s wife Sabrina subsequently. [ 477 ] Eriksen was taken off the pitch on a stretcher and the match was suspended. [ 478 ] Around an hour after the incident, UEFA and Danish Football Association officials confirmed from the Rigshospitalet that Eriksen had been stabilized and was awake. [ 479 ] The pit re-commenced late that evening, resulting in 1–0 victory for Finland. [ 480 ] Despite the afford loss, Denmark went on to advance to the trailer truck finals of the UEFA Euro 2020 losing to England in extra time. [ 481 ] On 27 August 2021 Kjær was awarded the UEFA President ‘s Award together with the medical team that stabilized Eriksen at the Finland game. [ 482 ]
personal life [edit ]
In summation to speaking Danish, Kjær speaks five languages, including english and italian ( having learnt the language from his meter at Palermo ). [ 483 ] [ 484 ] [ 485 ] [ 486 ] [ 487 ] Growing up, he idolised John Terry and Fabio Cannavaro and supported Liverpool. [ 488 ] [ 5 ] While his father was supportive of him becoming a football player, his mother, a teacher, was not. [ 5 ] Despite not liking studying while attending school, Kjær was able to receive his diploma. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He married his long-run girlfriend, Camilla. They have known each other since they were fifteen. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] however, they broke improving and at some point, Kjær began a relationship with Elina Gollert, a swedish national. [ 489 ] [ 490 ] [ 491 ] together, they have two children, Milas and Viggo. [ 492 ] [ 493 ] [ 494 ] In the summer of 2017, they were married. [ 495 ] [ 496 ] Kjær talked about superstitions, saying : “ I am a believer but not a practitioner. The foremost sock I wear is always the proper one. But not equitable ahead every bet on. I do it every morning. ” [ 5 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 1 December 2021[497][498]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Midtjylland
2007–08
Danish Superliga
19
0
2
0
—
—
21
0
Palermo
2008–09
Serie A
27
3
0
0
—
—
27
3
2009–10
Serie A
35
2
3
0
—
—
38
2
Total
62
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
65
5
VfL Wolfsburg
2010–11
Bundesliga
32
1
2
0
—
—
34
1
2011–12
Bundesliga
3
0
1
0
—
—
4
0
2012–13
Bundesliga
22
2
3
0
—
—
25
2
Total
57
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
63
3
Roma
2011–12 (loan)
Serie A
22
0
2
0
—
—
24
0
Lille
2013–14
Ligue 1
35
0
2
1
—
—
37
1
2014–15
Ligue 1
31
1
2
1
9
1
—
42
3
Total
66
1
4
2
9
1
0
0
79
4
Fenerbahçe
2015–16
Süper Lig
28
2
6
0
11
0
—
45
2
2016–17
Süper Lig
27
1
5
0
11
2
—
43
3
Total
55
3
11
0
22
2
0
0
88
5
Sevilla
2017–18
La Liga
20
2
1
0
6
1
—
27
3
2018–19
La Liga
26
0
3
0
7
0
1[a]
0
37
0
Total
46
2
4
0
13
1
1
0
64
3
Atalanta
2019–20 (loan)
Serie A
5
0
0
0
1
0
—
6
0
Milan
2019–20 (loan)
Serie A
15
0
4
0
—
—
19
0
2020–21
Serie A
28
0
1
0
10
1
—
39
1
2021–22
Serie A
11
0
0
0
3
0
—
14
0
Total
54
0
5
0
13
1
0
0
72
1
Career total
385
14
38
2
58
5
1
0
482
21
International [edit ]
- As of match played 12 November 2021[499]
Denmark
Year
Apps
Goals
2009
7
0
2010
8
0
2011
6
0
2012
10
0
2013
7
1
2014
8
1
2015
10
0
2016
10
1
2017
8
0
2018
11
0
2019
10
0
2020
7
0
2021
16
2
Total
118
5
- Scores and results list Denmark’s goal tally first.[499]
Honours [edit ]
Individual
See besides [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
- ^ Shared with the medical staff of Denmark vs. Finland match in Euro 2020 .
References [edit ]
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