Lennart Thy

Lennart Thy

Thy playing for FC St. Pauli in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Frechen, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Lion City Sailors
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 (loan)	32	(7)
2018	Erzurumspor	12	(1)
2019–2020	PEC Zwolle	41	(15)
2020–2022	Sparta Rotterdam	69	(19)
2022–2024	PEC Zwolle	68	(36)
2024–	Lion City Sailors	28	(29)
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)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Germany UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2009 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025

Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.

Club career

On 18 January 2016, Werder Bremen announced Thy would return to the club for the 2016–17 season. He signed a three-year contract. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

VVV-Venlo (loan)

In July 2017, Werder Bremen confirmed that Thy would be loaned to Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo for the 2017–18 season. ^{[3] [4]}

BB Erzurumspor

In July 2018, Thy left Werder Bremen permanently to join BB Erzurumspor, a newly promoted club that gained promotion to the Turkish 2018–19 Süper Lig. ^[5]

In September 2018, Thy won the FIFA Fair Play Award during the 2018 The Best FIFA Football Awards. He had 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. ^[6] Widespread coverage of this action was followed by an increase in cell donations in the Netherlands. ^[7]

PEC Zwolle

On 5 January 2019, Thy returned to the Eredivisie signing with PEC Zwolle on a one-and-a-half-year contract. ^[8]

Sparta Rotterdam

In May 2020, Thy agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam, also of the Eredivisie. ^[9]

Return to PEC Zwolle

In June 2022, Thy returned to former club PEC Zwolle, newly relegated to the Eerste Divisie. He signed a three-year contract. ^[10] On 3 March 2023, in a league match against 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. ^{[11] [12]} Thy claimed the top goalscorer's award in the Eerste Divisie for the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie season, having scored 23 goals in 36 appearances. ^[13] His remarkable contributions played a significant role in PEC's successful promotion back to the 2023–24 Eredivisie. ^[14]

Lion City Sailors

On 31 May 2024, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors announced the signing of Thy on a two-year contract from PEC Zwolle. ^[15] The transfer fee was undisclosed and reported as less than €600,000 by Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times. ^[15] On 18 June, Thy made his debut in a 2–0 win over DPMM. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 2–1 defeat. ^[16]

International career

Thy was joint topscorer in the tournament alongside Luc Castaignos as Germany won the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. ^[17] Thy scored the equaliser to Castaignos' opener in the final as Germany beat the Netherlands 2–1 after-extra-time. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 Sept 2025 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		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 [a]	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 [b]	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	32	13	1	0	—		—		33	13
	Total		68	36	2	0	—		—		70	36
Lion City Sailors	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	26	28	4	3	16 [c]	3 [d]	0	0	46	34
	2025–26	Singapore Premier League	2	1	0	0	1 [e]	1 [f]	1 [g]	1 [h]	4	3
	Total		28	29	4	3	17	4	1	1	52	38
Career total			457	139	21	6	18	4	2	1	498	150

1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Eredivisie play-offs
3. 4 in ASEAN Club Championship and 12 in AFC Champions League Two
4. 3 in AFC Champions League Two
5. 0 in ASEAN Club Championship and 1 in AFC Champions League Two
6. 1 in AFC Champions League Two
7. 1 in Community Shield
8. 1 in Community Shield

Honours

Lion City Sailors

• AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25
• Singapore Premier League: 2024–25
• Singapore Cup: 2024–25
• Singapore Community Shield runner-up: 2025

Germany U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009

Individual

• FIFA Fair Play Award: 2018 ^[20]
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship top goalscorer: 2009
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the tournament: 2009 ^[21]
• Eerste Divisie top goalscorer: 2022–23 ^{[22] [13]}
• Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23 ^[23]
• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2024–25

References

1. "Lennart Thy unterschreibt bei Werder bis 2019". Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
2. "Goldköpfchen Gebre Selassie". Kreiszeitung (in German). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
3. "Thy on loan to Venlo". werderbremen.de. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
4. "Werder schließt Thy-Leihe ab". kicker Online (in German). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
5. "Fix! Thy verlässt Werder Richtung Türkei". kicker Online (in German). 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
6. "Luka Modric named best male player and Marta best female player at Fifa awards". BBC Sport. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
7. "Lennart Thy bags FIFA Fair Play award for missing a game to help leukemia patient". India Today. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
8. Inan, Johan (5 January 2019). "PEC Zwolle strikt spits en Fair Play-winnaar Lennart Thy". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
9. "Sparta haalt spits Lennart Thy naar Rotterdam". De Limburger (in Dutch). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
10. Goodijk, Lentin (10 June 2022). "PEC Zwolle haalt oude bekende binnen voor spitspositie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
11. "FC Den Bosch schaamt zich kapot voor 13-0-verlies: 'Dieptepunt in carrière'". NU (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
12. "PEC Zwolle evenaart record: 13-0 tegen FC Den Bosch". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
13. "Thy met opvallend laag aantal doelpunten topscorer van de KKD". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
14. "PEC Zwolle keert terug in eredivisie na jaar afwezigheid". Het Parool (in Dutch). 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
15. Ganesan, Deepanraj (31 May 2024). "Lion City Sailors' former Dutch Eredivisie forward Lennart Thy hungry for goals and titles". The Straits Times . Retrieved 31 May 2024.
16. "Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory". AFC.com. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
17. "Castaignos and Thy share scorers' prize". UEFA . 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
18. "Award no consolation to crestfallen Castaignos". UEFA . 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
19. "Lennart Thy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
20. "Modric, Marta Crowned The Best in London". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
21. "Team of the tournament UEFA European Under-17 Championship". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
22. "Bondscoach Koeman prijst Van den Belt bij uitreiking Gouden Schild". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
23. "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

• Lennart Thy at WorldFootball.net
• Lennart Thy at Soccerway
• Lennart Thy at fussballdaten.de (in German)