Lennart Thy (born 25 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for 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
Honours
Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009 – also joint top scorer
Individual
FIFA Fair Play Award: 2018
Eerste Divisie top goalscorer: 2022–23
Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
People from Frechen
Footballers from Cologne (region) German men's footballers Men's association football forwards Germany men's youth international footballers SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players FC St. Pauli players VVV-Venlo players Erzurumspor F.K. footballers PEC Zwolle players Sparta Rotterdam players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players Eerste Divisie players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey