Simon Terodde

Simon Terodde (born 2 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for 1. FC Köln.

Simon Terodde

Terodde at practice with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Simon Terodde
Date of birth	(1988-03-02) 2 March 1988
Place of birth	Bocholt, West Germany
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	1. FC Köln
Number	9
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–	1. FC Köln	71	(37)
Honours MSV Duisburg U-19 Winner Topscorer U-19 Bundesliga West 2006–07 Fortuna Düsseldorf Runner-up 3. Liga 2008–09 VfL Bochum Winner Topscorer 2. Bundesliga 2015–16 VfB Stuttgart Winner 2. Bundesliga 2016–17 Winner Topscorer 2. Bundesliga 2016–17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

He was twice the top scorer in 2. Bundesliga, for VfL Bochum in 2016 and VfB Stuttgart in 2017, winning the division title with the latter.

Football career

MSV Duisburg

Playing for MSV Duisburg, Terodde was the top goalscorer of the Under 19 Bundesliga West in the 2006–07 season scoring 21 goals. His first professional appearance for Duisburg came against FC Ingolstadt 04 in the 2. Bundesliga on 19 October 2008.[1]

In January 2009, he agreed to a contract extension until 2010 before joining Fortuna Düsseldorf of the 3. Liga on loan for the second half of the 2008–09 season.[2]

1. FC Köln

After seven years, Terodde left Duisburg and signed a two-year contract with 1. FC Köln where he mostly played for the reserve team. In the summer of 2011 he joined Union Berlin on loan.[3] In April 2012, he completed the transfer to Union Berlin on a permanent basis agreeing to a contract running until 2015.[4]

VfL Bochum

In 2014, Terodde signed for VfL Bochum.[5] He was the 2. Bundesliga top scorer in his second season with 25 goals in 33 games, including a hat-trick at 1. FC Heidenheim on the final day in a 4–2 win.[6]

VfB Stuttgart

In June 2016, Terodde moved to VfB Stuttgart.[7] He again became top-scorer in the 2016–17 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 over Arminia Bielefeld at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.[8]

In May 2017, Terodde signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further season.[9]

Return to Köln

On 20 December 2017, it was announced Terrodde would return to former club 1. FC Köln from 1 January 2018. He signed a deal until 30 June 2021.[10][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 at Berliner FC Dynamo in the first round of the cup.[14] On September 28, 2018 he scored his 100th 2.Bundesliga goal in a 1–3 win against Arminia Bielefeld.[15] He scored a total of 29 2.Bundesliga goals in 2018-19 season and won his third 2.Bundesliga top scorer title.

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 June 2020.[1][16][17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		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	0	0	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
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2008–09	3. Liga	8	1	—		8	1
	Total		8	1	0	0	8	1
1. FC Köln	2009–10	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11		5	0	2	1	7	1
	Total		5	0	2	1	7	1
1. FC Köln II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	31	8	—		31	8
	2010–11		21	12	—		21	12
	Total		52	20	0	0	52	20
Union Berlin	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	27	8	1	1	28	9
	2012–13		33	10	2	1	35	11
	2013–14		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		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
Career total			359	161	21	15	380	176

References

1. "Simon Terodde" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
2. Bappert, Wolfgang (8 January 2009). "MSV Duisburg leiht Simon Terodde an Fortuna aus". Neue Ruhr Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2017.
3. "Union leiht Terodde aus" [Union signs Terodde on loan]. kicker Online (in German). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
4. "Terodde bleibt bei Union" [Terodde stays at Union]. Tagesspiegel (in German). 9 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
5. "1. FC Union Berlin: Simon Terodde wechselt zum VfL Bochum". T-online (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
6. "Terodde top of the shots as Bochum thrash Heidenheim". Bundesliga. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
7. "Simon Terodde signs for VfB Stuttgart". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
8. "Terodde schießt Arminia im Alleingang ab" (in German). RP-Online. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
9. "Simon Terodde staying with VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
10. "Fix! Terodde kehrt nach Köln zurück". kicker Online (in German). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
11. "Simon Terodde leaves VfB". vfb.de (in German). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
12. "FC Köln - SIMON TERODDE RETURNS TO FC". vfb.de. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
13. "Simon Terodde strikes twice as Cologne humble Hamburg to make it three in-a-row". Bundesliga. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
14. Fahey, Ciaran (19 August 2018). "'Gladbach scores 11 in cup match; Cologne rallies to win 9-1". Chicago Daily Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
15. "Köln ist dank Torjäger Terodde nicht zu stoppen". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
16. "Simon Terodde" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
17. Simon Terodde at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

External links

• Simon Terodde at fussballdaten.de (in German)