Simon Kjær

Birth Name: Simon Thorup Kjær

Place of Birth: Horsens, Denmark

Date of Birth: 26 March, 1989

Ethnicity: Danish

Simon Kjær is a Danish professional footballer. A centre-back, he plays for, and captains, the Denmark national team. He was previously with FC Midtjylland, Palermo, VfL Wolfsburg, Roma, Lille, Fenerbahçe, Sevilla, Atalanta, and AC Milan. He is 6′3″.

His mother is a teacher. He speaks Danish, English, and Italian. Simon is married to Elina Gollert, with whom he has two children. Elina is from Sweden.