Isaac Kiese Thelin
Kiese Thelin with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Isaac Kiese Thelin
Date of birth (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 9
Youth career
1997–2009 Karlslunds IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Karlslunds IF 44 (18)
2011–2014 IFK Norrköping 48 (6)
2014 Malmö FF 14 (5)
2015–2017 Bordeaux 29 (3)
2017 → Anderlecht (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2021 Anderlecht 15 (1)
2017–2018 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 33 (19)
2018–2019 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Malmö FF (loan) 25 (14)
2021 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 21 (9)
2021–2022 Baniyas 17 (6)
2022– Malmö FF 51 (28)
International career‡
2009 Sweden U17 3 (1)
2014–2015 Sweden U21 11 (7)
2014– Sweden 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:31, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Isaac Kiese Thelin (born 24 June 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. A full international since 2014, he has won more than 30 caps for Sweden and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Kiese Thelin began his career at Karlslunds IF from Örebro, a club he had been playing football for since the age of five.[3] He played from the club as they played in Sweden's Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3. In 2011, he transferred to newly promoted Allsvenskan side IFK Norrköping. Kiese Thelin made his breakthrough in the 2012 season when he appeared in eleven matches for the club and scored twice. For the 2013 season he increased his appearances to 25 and scored another four goals. After having appeared regularly during the beginning of the 2014 season, it was announced on 4 June 2014 that Kiese Thelin had signed a four-year contract with fellow Allsvenskan club and reigning champions Malmö FF.[4]

Malmö FF

On 4 June 2014, it was announced that Kiese Thelin would transfer to Malmö FF. It was announced that Malmö FF were in negotiations with IFK Norrköping to complete the transfer in summer of 2014 instead of completing the transfer after the season when Kiese Thelin's contract ended.[5] On 5 July 2014 it was confirmed by Malmö FF that Kiese Thelin would join the club on 15 July 2014.[6] He made his debut for the club in the first leg of the second qualifying round to the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League against FK Ventspils on 16 July 2014.[7] Kiese Thelin would prove to play a crucial part of the team that defended the Allsvenskan league title and qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. In his 14 league appearances for the club he scored five goals, the first against Kalmar FF in the away fixture on 19 July 2014.[8] He also scored two important goals for the club in the UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign, the first in the away game against FK Ventspils on 23 July 2014 and the second in the away game against Sparta Prague on 29 July 2014.[9][10] Overall Kiese Thelin participated in all of the club's 12 matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. After the season, he was nominated for newcomer of the year at Svenska idrottsgalan.[11] On 20 January 2015 Malmö FF announced that they had reached a verbal agreement with Ligue 1 side Bordeaux for the transfer of Kiese Thelin.[12]

Bordeaux

On 22 January 2015, Ligue 1 club Bordeaux confirmed the transfer of Kiese Thelin. He signed a contract lasting until 2019.[13] He made his debut two days later in a goalless draw against SC Bastia, appearing in the whole match.

Loan to RSC Anderlecht

On 5 January 2017, the Swedish striker joined Belgian Jupiler Pro League giant Anderlecht on loan. He was resent to Anderlecht on 24 May for the following season.[14]

Anderlecht

On 31 August 2017, RSC Anderlecht bought his rights from Bordeaux and loaned him to Waasland-Beveren.

Loan to Bayer Leverkusen

On 7 August 2018, Bayer 04 Leverkusen announced the signing on Kiese Thelin on a season-long loan, until 30 June 2019.[15]

Loan to Malmö FF

On 9 January 2020, Kiese Thelin returned to former club Malmö FF on a season-long loan.[16] On 8 November 2020 he scored his 13th Allsvenskan goal of the season in a 4–0 win against IK Sirius to help Malmö FF become Swedish Champions for the 21st time.[17]

Loan to Kasımpaşa

Kiese Thelin signed for Turkish Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa on loan in January 2021.[18]

Baniyas

In September 2021, Kiese Thelin signed with Baniyas.[19]

Return to Malmö FF

Kiese Thelin spent 2021 in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates at Kasımpaşa and Baniyas respectively. Ahead of the 2022 Allsvenskan season, he then returned to Malmö FF on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club.[20]

International career

Kiese Thelin was selected for Sweden U17 in 2009, he made three caps and scored once. Thelin was selected for Sweden U21 in 2014 and scored two goals in his first two appearances. He made his international debut on 15 November 2014 against Montenegro.

In May 2018 he was named in the Sweden national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[21]

Personal life

Kiese Thelin was born to a Swedish mother and a Congolese father.[22]

Career statistics

Kiese Thelin playing for IFK Norrköping in 2013
Kiese Thelin playing for Malmö FF in 2022
Kiese Thelin playing for Malmö FF in 2023

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karlslunds IF 2009 Division 1 Norra 6 0 — — — 6 0
2010 Division 2 Södra Svealand 21 10 — — — 21 10
2011 Division 3 Västra Svealand 17 8 1 0 — — 18 8
Total 44 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 18
IFK Norrköping 2011 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2012 Allsvenskan 11 2 1 0 — — 12 2
2013 Allsvenskan 25 4 4 0 — — 29 4
2014 Allsvenskan 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 48 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 55 6
Malmö FF 2014 Allsvenskan 14 5 0 0 12[b] 2 1[c] 1 26 7
Total 14 5 0 0 12 2 1 1 26 7
Bordeaux 2014–15 Ligue 1 15 1 — — — 15 1
2015–16 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 5[d] 1 — 12 1
2016–17 Ligue 1 7 2 0 0 — 2[e] 0 9 2
Total 29 3 0 0 5 1 2 0 36 4
Anderlecht (loan) 2016–17 First Division A 16 1 0 0 6[d] 1 10[f] 1 32 3
Anderlecht 2017–18 First Division A 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[g] 0 3 0
2019–20 First Division A 10 0 2 1 — — 12 1
Total 28 1 2 1 6 1 11 1 47 4
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2017–18 First Division A 25 16 3 0 — 8[f] 3 36 19
Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 6 0 2 0 6[d] 1 — 14 1
Malmö FF (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan 25 14 4 0 4[d] 3 — 33 14
Kasımpaşa (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 21 9 1 0 – – 22 9
Baniyas Club 2021–21 UAE Pro League 17 6 4 0 – – 21 6
Malmö FF 2022 Allsvenskan 23 12 3 2 13[h] 3 – 39 17
2023 Allsvenskan 28 16 4 2 – – 32 18
Total 51 28 7 4 13 3 — 71 35
Career total 312 106 31 5 46 11 22 5 407 127
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup, UAE President's Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Svenska Supercupen
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  6. ^ a b Appearances in First Division A play-offs
  7. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  8. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in Europa League

International

As of 12 January 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2014 2 0
2015 5 0
2016 3 1
2017 7 1
2018 12 1
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 3 1
2022 0 0
2023 0 0
2024 1 1
Total 33 5
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kiese Thelin goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Isaac Kiese Thelin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 November 2016 Ferencváros Stadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 2–0 2–0 Friendly [26]
2 25 March 2017 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Belarus 4–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
3 10 September 2018 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Turkey 1–0 2–3 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B [28]
4 5 September 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Uzbekistan 2–0 2–1 Friendly [29]
5 12 January 2024 Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, Cyprus  Estonia 2–1 2–1 Friendly [30]

Honours

Club

Karlslunds IF

Malmö FF

Anderlecht

Sweden U21

Individual

References

  1. ^ Balkander, Mattias (11 November 2014). "Debutanten Kiese Thelin är inte nervös". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Isaac Kiese Thelin på plats i Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Isaac Kiese Thelin". Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Isaac Kiese Thelin klar för MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Isaac Kiese Thelin är spelklar för MFF per den 15 juli". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Malmö and Ventspils play out goalless draw". uefa.com. UEFA. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Kalmar FF 1–1 Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Ventspils' dream dashed by Malmö". uefa.com. UEFA. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Lafata treble puts Sparta in charge against Malmö". uefa.com. UEFA. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Här är de nominerade till Idrottsgalan". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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  15. ^ "WM-Joker Thelin: Leih-Deal perfekt" (in German). kicker. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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  17. ^ "Malmö klar seriesegrare efter seger - FotbollDirekt". Malmö klar seriesegrare efter seger - FotbollDirekt. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Officiellt: Kasimpasa lånar Isaac Kiese Thelin". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Efter flyttkaoset: Här är Isaac Kiese Thelins nya klubb". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Välkommen hem Isaac Kiese Thelin" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists - Goal.com".
  22. ^ "Kiese Thelin om DR Kongos landslag: "Aldrig aktuellt"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Isaac Thelin » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Isaac Kiese Thelin". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Thelin, Isaac". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Sverige - Vitryssland, Herr A VM-kval". www.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Sweden - Turkey, Herrar UEFA Nations League Grupp B2". www.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Sverige - Uzbekistan, Landskamp Herr". www.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Sverige - Estland, Landskamp Herr". www.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  31. ^ "Sweden 2011 Fifth Level". 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  33. ^ "Spelare från Malmö FF och IF Elfsborg dominerade på Allsvenskans Stora Pris". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

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Malmö FF – current squad
Sweden squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup
Allsvenskan top scorers
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