Simon Terodde (born 2 March 1988) is a German former professional

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who played as a striker. He is the current goalscoring record holder of the 2. Bundesliga, with 177 goals, having been the season top-scorer four times, for

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

in 2016,

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

in 2017,

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

in 2019 and

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

in 2022, winning the division title with all but Bochum.

Football career

MSV Duisburg

Playing for

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

, 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 Fußballclub Ingolstadt 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolsta ...

in the 2. Bundesliga on 19 October 2008. In January 2009, he agreed to a contract extension until 2010 before joining

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

of the

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on loan for the second half of the 2008–09 season.

1. FC Köln

After seven years, Terodde left Duisburg and signed a two-year contract with

where he mostly played for the

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. In the summer of 2011 he joined

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as Union Berlin (), is a professional Football in Germany, German football club based in Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was fo ...

on loan. In April 2012, he completed the transfer to Union Berlin on a permanent basis agreeing to a contract running until 2015.

VfL Bochum

In 2014, Terodde signed for

. 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.

VfB Stuttgart

In June 2016, Terodde moved to

. 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 DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia is most well known as ...

at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. In May 2017, Terodde signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further season.

Return to Köln

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. He scored three times in his first two games, 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 Berliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V., commonly abbreviated to BFC Dynamo () or BFC (), alternatively sometimes called Dynamo Berlin, is a German football club based in the locality of Alt-Hohenschönhausen of the borough of Lichtenberg of Berl ...

in the first round of the cup. On 28 September 2018 he scored his 100th 2.Bundesliga goal in a 1–3 win against Arminia Bielefeld. He scored a total of 29 2. Bundesliga goals in 2018–19 season and won his third 2. Bundesliga top scorer title.

Hamburger SV

In August 2020, it was announced that Terodde would return to the second tier and join

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract. With two braces in the first two games, he replaced Sven Demandt (121) as the record goalscorer in the single division 2. Bundesliga, played since 1981, with 122 goals. In the all-time top scorer list of the 2. Bundesliga, which has been played since 1974, Terodde is third behind Dieter Schatzschneider (153) and Karl-Heinz Mödrath (151).

Schalke 04

On 2 May 2021, Terodde agreed to join Bundesliga relegated

on a free transfer for the 2021–22 season with an option for a further year. He scored on his debut vs. his former club,

in a 3–1 loss. 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. He became the sole record holder with his goal in a 1–1 draw against

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

on 20 November 2021. 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. He was appointed team's captain under head coach

Thomas Reis Thomas Reis (, born 4 October 1973) is a German football manager and former professional player who's the current head coach of Süper Lig club Samsunspor. As a player, he began his career at Wertheim-Eichel and later played for clubs like VfB ...

at the beginning of the 2023–24 season after Schalke was relegated again. On 9 May 2024, Terodde announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

VfB Stuttgart * 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17 1. FC Köln * 2. Bundesliga: 2018–19 Schalke 04 * 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22

Individual

* 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Schalke 04 website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terodde, Simon 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Bocholt, Germany Footballers from Münster (region) Men's association football forwards German men's footballers MSV Duisburg II players MSV Duisburg players 1. FC Köln II players 1. FC Köln players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players 1. FC Union Berlin players VfL Bochum players VfB Stuttgart players Hamburger SV players FC Schalke 04 players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players 21st-century German sportsmen