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Simon Kjær

Icon CB, also CDM Right-footed anchorclutch
Rating
84
#16
Editorial rank of 33 for Denmark
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The commanding presence for AC Milan, Kjær was the inspirational captain who marshalled a valiant Danish defence all the way to the Euro 2020 semi-finals.

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Career record

2007–2008FC Midtjylland
2008–2010Palermo
2010–2013VfL Wolfsburg
2011–2012AS Roma
2013–2015Lille OSC
2015–2017Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2017–2020Sevilla
2019–2020Atalanta BC
2020–2024AC Milan

Shared the era

Denmark legends whose careers overlapped Kjær's

The world's great CBs

Around Kjær in the almanac

One rank above: Daniel Agger at #15.

One rank below: Christian Poulsen at #17.

Denmark's editorial top five: Michael Laudrup · Peter Schmeichel · Allan Simonsen · Preben Elkjær · Brian Laudrup.