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Simon Terodde
	Terodde in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Simon Terodde
Date of birth	2 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bocholt, West Germany
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1991–1998	SV Krechting
1998–2001	VfL Rhede
2001–2002	1. FC Bocholt
2002–2007	MSV Duisburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	MSV Duisburg II
2007–2009	MSV Duisburg
2009	→ Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)
2009	→ Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan)
2009–2012	1. FC Köln
2009–2011	→ 1. FC Köln II
2011–2012	→ Union Berlin (loan)
2012–2014	Union Berlin
2014–2016	VfL Bochum
2016–2017	VfB Stuttgart
2018–2020	1. FC Köln
2020–2021	Hamburger SV
2021–2024	Schalke 04
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Terodde (born 2 March 1988) is a German former professional footballer 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 in 2016, VfB Stuttgart in 2017, 1. FC Köln in 2019 and Schalke 04 in 2022, winning the division title with all but Bochum.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] In April 2012, he completed the transfer to Union Berlin on a permanent basis agreeing to a contract running until 2015.^[5]

VfL Bochum

In 2014, Terodde signed for VfL Bochum.^[6] 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.^[7]

VfB Stuttgart

In June 2016, Terodde moved to VfB Stuttgart.^[8] 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.^[9]

In May 2017, Terodde signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further season.^[10]

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.^[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 28 September 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.

Hamburger SV

In August 2020, it was announced that Terodde would return to the second tier and join Hamburger SV on a free transfer,^[16] signing a one-year contract.^[17] 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.^[18] 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).^[19]

Schalke 04

On 2 May 2021, Terodde agreed to join Bundesliga relegated Schalke 04 on a free transfer for the 2021–22 season with an option for a further year.^[20] He scored on his debut vs. his former club, Hamburger SV in a 3–1 loss.^[21]

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.^[22] He became the sole record holder with his goal in a 1–1 draw against Werder Bremen on 20 November 2021.^[23] 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.^[24]

He was appointed team's captain under head coach Thomas Reis at the beginning of the 2023–24 season after Schalke was relegated again.^[25]

On 9 May 2024, Terodde announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season.^[26]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]^[27]^[28]
Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Total
Club	Season	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	—		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
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2008–09	3. Liga	8	1	—		8	1
1. FC Köln II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	31	8	—		31	8
	2010–11	Regionalliga West	21	12	—		21	12
	Total		52	20	—		52	20
1. FC Köln	2009–10	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11	Bundesliga	5	0	2	1	7	1
	Total		5	0	2	1	7	1
Union Berlin	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	27	8	1	1	28	9
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	33	10	2	1	35	11
	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	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	2. Bundesliga	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
Hamburger SV	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	33	24	1	0	34	24
Schalke 04	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	30	30	2	0	32	30
	2022–23	Bundesliga	32	5	1	0	33	5
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	28	5	2	0	30	5
	Total		90	40	5	0	95	40
Career total			482	225	27	15	509	240