Lennart Thy
 Thy playing for FC St. Pauli in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Frechen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Viktoria Frechen | ||
| 1999–2003 | FC Norden | ||
| 2003–2005 | PSV Norden | ||
| 2005–2007 | JFV Norden | ||
| 2007–2011 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Werder Bremen II | 70 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Werder Bremen | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | FC St. Pauli | 107 | (18) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC St. Pauli II | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Werder Bremen | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2018 | BB Erzurumspor | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | PEC Zwolle | 41 | (15) |
| 2020–2022 | Sparta Rotterdam | 68 | (19) |
| 2022– | PEC Zwolle | 43 | (25) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U17 | 26 | (15) |
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 4 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 2 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.
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 substitute 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, he agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam, also of the Eredivisie.
In June 2022, Thy returned to former club PEC Zwolle, newly relegated to the Eerste Divisie. He signed a three-year contract. On 3 March 2023, in a league match against FC Den Bosch, Thy came on as a substitute at half-time for Younes Taha and scored a hat-trick in a record-tying 13–0 league victory. Thy claimed the top goalscorer's award in the Eerste Divisie for the season, having scored 23 goals in 36 appearances. His remarkable contributions played a significant role in PEC's successful promotion back to 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 match played 1 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| FC St. Pauli | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||
| Total | 107 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 18 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| BB Erzurumspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | — | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 41 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 68 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 19 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 23 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 25 | ||||
| Career total | 404 | 99 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 422 | 102 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Eredivisie play-offs
Honours
Germany
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009 – also joint top scorer
Individual
- FIFA Fair Play Award: 2018
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2022,
- Eerste Divisie top goalscorer: 2022–23
- Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23