 Terodde in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Terodde | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Bocholt,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | SV Krechting | ||
| 1998–2001 | VfL Rhede | ||
| 2001–2002 | 1. FC Bocholt | ||
| 2002–2007 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | MSV Duisburg II | 20 | (12) |
| 2007–2009 | MSV Duisburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | →Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | 1. FC Köln | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | →1. FC Köln II | 52 | (20) |
| 2011–2012 | →Union Berlin (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Union Berlin | 60 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | VfL Bochum | 66 | (41) |
| 2016–2017 | VfB Stuttgart | 47 | (27) |
| 2018–2020 | 1. FC Köln | 71 | (37) |
| 2020–2021 | Hamburger SV | 33 | (24) |
| 2021–2024 | Schalke 04 | 90 | (40) |
| Total | 482 | (225) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon Terodde (born 2 March 1988) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
He is the currentgoalscoring record holder of the 2. Bundesliga, with 177 goals, having been the season top-scorer four times, forVfL Bochum in 2016,VfB Stuttgart in 2017,1. FC Köln in 2019 andSchalke 04 in 2022, winning the division title with all but Bochum.
Playing forMSV Duisburg, Terodde was the top goalscorer of theUnder 19 Bundesliga West in the 2006–07 season scoring 21 goals. His first professional appearance for Duisburg came againstFC Ingolstadt 04 in the2. Bundesliga on 19 October 2008.[2]
In January 2009, he agreed to a contract extension until 2010 before joiningFortuna Düsseldorf of the3. Liga on loan for the second half of the 2008–09 season.[3]
After seven years, Terodde left Duisburg and signed a two-year contract with1. FC Köln where he mostly played for thereserve team. In the summer of 2011 he joinedUnion Berlin on loan.[4] In April 2012, he completed the transfer to Union Berlin on a permanent basis agreeing to a contract running until 2015.[5]
In 2014, Terodde signed forVfL Bochum.[6] He was the2. Bundesliga top scorer in his second season with 25 goals in 33 games, including a hat-trick at1. FC Heidenheim on the final day in a 4–2 win.[7]
In June 2016, Terodde moved toVfB Stuttgart.[8] He again became top-scorer in the2016–17 2. Bundesliga (25 goals in 32 games) and the team was promoted as champions. On 6 November 2016, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win overArminia Bielefeld at theMercedes-Benz Arena.[9]
In May 2017, Terodde signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further season.[10]
On 20 December 2017, it was announced Terodde would return to former club 1. FC Köln from 1 January 2018. He signed a deal until 30 June 2021.[11][12] He scored three times in his first two games,[13] eventually finishing with five in 15 as the team were relegated in last place.
He scored four times on 19 August 2018, as Köln came from behind to win 9–1 atBerliner FC Dynamo in the first round of the cup.[14] On 28 September 2018 he scored his 100th2.Bundesliga goal in a 1–3 win against Arminia Bielefeld.[15] He scored a total of 292. Bundesliga goals in2018–19 season and won his third 2. Bundesliga top scorer title.
In August 2020, it was announced that Terodde would return to the second tier and joinHamburger SV on a free transfer,[16] signing a one-year contract.[17] With two braces in the first two games, he replacedSven Demandt (121) as the record goalscorer in the single division 2. Bundesliga, played since 1981, with 122 goals.[18] In theall-time top scorer list of the 2. Bundesliga, which has been played since 1974, Terodde is third behindDieter Schatzschneider (153) and Karl-Heinz Mödrath (151).[19]
On 2 May 2021, Terodde agreed to join Bundesliga relegatedSchalke 04 on a free transfer for the2021–22 season with an option for a further year.[20] He scored on his debut vs. his former club,Hamburger SV in a 3–1 loss.[21]
On 3 October 2021, he scored his 11th goal of the season in a 3–0 win against FC Ingolstadt 04 on matchday 9, making him the record scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with 153 goals together with Dieter Schatzschneider.[22] He became the sole record holder with his goal in a 1–1 draw againstWerder Bremen on 20 November 2021.[23] At the end of the season, he was promoted to the Bundesliga with Schalke and became the 2. Bundesliga top scorer for the fourth time with 30 goals in 30 appearances.[24]
He was appointedteam's captain under head coachThomas Reis at the beginning of the2023–24 season after Schalke was relegated again.[25]
On 9 May 2024, Terodde announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season.[26]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MSV Duisburg II | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 7 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 13 | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | ||
| Total | 20 | 12 | — | 20 | 12 | |||
| MSV Duisburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 31 | 8 | — | 31 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 21 | 12 | — | 21 | 12 | ||
| Total | 52 | 20 | — | 52 | 20 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | |
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| Total | 87 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 25 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 19 |
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 28 | |
| Total | 66 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 47 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| Total | 47 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 28 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 15 | 5 | — | 15 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 33 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | |
| Total | 71 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 42 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 24 |
| Schalke 04 | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 30 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| Total | 90 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 40 | ||
| Career total | 482 | 225 | 27 | 15 | 509 | 240 | ||
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