PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
Simon Kjaer.
Not recorded · Denmark
TM 48859 · Retired 13 Jan 2025Age today37
Recorded moves18
Peak recorded value€13.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Simon Thorup Kjær
- Born
- 26 Mar 1989
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 191
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Yangon UnitedLast recorded move · 13 Jan 2025
- AC MilanLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- Sevilla FCLast recorded move · 01 Sep 2020
- Atalanta BCLast recorded move · 12 Jan 2020
- FenerbahceLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2017
- LOSC LilleLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- VfL WolfsburgLast recorded move · 05 Jul 2013
- AS RomaLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2012
- Palermo FCLast recorded move · 08 Jul 2010
- FC MidtjyllandLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- FC Midtjylland U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2007
- FC Midtjylland YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2006
- AC Horsens YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2025 | 35 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 35 | Not recorded | €1.00m |
| 05 Jun 2024 | 35 | AC Milan | €1.50m |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 34 | AC Milan | €2.00m |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 34 | AC Milan | €3.50m |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 33 | AC Milan | €5.00m |
| 07 Jun 2022 | 33 | AC Milan | €6.00m |
| 28 Dec 2021 | 32 | AC Milan | €8.00m |
| 26 May 2021 | 32 | AC Milan | €10.00m |
| 29 Dec 2020 | 31 | AC Milan | €10.00m |
| 25 Aug 2020 | 31 | AC Milan | €7.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 31 | AC Milan | €5.20m |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 30 | Atalanta BC | €6.50m |
| 11 Jun 2019 | 30 | Sevilla FC | €8.00m |
| 21 Dec 2018 | 29 | Sevilla FC | €10.00m |
| 30 May 2018 | 29 | Sevilla FC | €10.00m |
| 01 Jan 2018 | 28 | Sevilla FC | €13.00m |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 28 | Sevilla FC | €12.50m |
| 09 Jun 2017 | 28 | Fenerbahce | €11.00m |
| 10 Jan 2017 | 27 | Fenerbahce | €11.50m |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 27 | Fenerbahce | €10.00m |
| 18 Jan 2016 | 26 | Fenerbahce | €8.50m |
| 06 Jun 2015 | 26 | LOSC Lille | €8.00m |
| 14 Jan 2015 | 25 | LOSC Lille | €7.50m |
| 07 Aug 2014 | 25 | LOSC Lille | €7.00m |
| 14 Jan 2014 | 24 | LOSC Lille | €6.00m |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 24 | LOSC Lille | €4.00m |
| 30 Jun 2013 | 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | €7.00m |
| 13 Jan 2013 | 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | €7.50m |
| 03 Jul 2012 | 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | €6.50m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2025 | Not recorded | Yangon United | Not recorded | — |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2024 | AC Milan | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Sep 2020 | Sevilla FC | AC Milan | Transfer | €3.68m |
| 31 Aug 2020 | AC Milan | Sevilla FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 13 Jan 2020 | Sevilla FC | AC Milan | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 12 Jan 2020 | Atalanta BC | Sevilla FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 02 Sep 2019 | Sevilla FC | Atalanta BC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Jul 2017 | Fenerbahce | Sevilla FC | Transfer | €12.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | LOSC Lille | Fenerbahce | Transfer | €7.65m |
| 05 Jul 2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | LOSC Lille | Transfer | €2.50m |
| 30 Jun 2012 | AS Roma | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2011 | VfL Wolfsburg | AS Roma | Loan | €3.00m |
| 08 Jul 2010 | Palermo FC | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €12.50m |
| 01 Jul 2008 | FC Midtjylland | Palermo FC | Transfer | €4.00m |
| 01 Jan 2007 | FC Midtjylland U19 | FC Midtjylland | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jan 2006 | FC Midtjylland Youth | FC Midtjylland U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2004 | AC Horsens Youth | FC Midtjylland Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.