On master course
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The big breakthrough was denied Lennart Thy in Germany, but the 33 -year -old attacker demonstrated his qualities in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam and Pec Zwolle. In the summer, the former Bremer took the step to Singapore and signed the Lion City Sailors. After a short familiarization period, Thy, who plays under special conditions. An outstanding start to 2025 ensures that he is currently the most accurate German footballer.
Thy scored seven goals in the past two league games. Already in the first two games of the year he scored with a double pack and was at eleven goals in the Singapore Premier League in 2025. He had to get used to the new circumstances and was only successful once in the first six games. “Due to the conditions and the type of game, I have to see to household it more economically. That is why I concentrate more on my tasks as a striker and stay central in front to be present in the box for every action, ”says Thy in an interview with the transfer market.
Thy scored 22 goals and five templates in 19 games, with which he is largely involved in the leadership of his team as the most accurate LCS professional. After 24 game days you stand at the top with nine points and one game in the hindquarters. With 79 goals you place the best offensive in the league. “Of course, team tactical and individual is not at the level as in Germany. Because there are no relegated teams, many teams do not play results -oriented when the defeat is determined. Which often ends in an open exchange of blows with many goals, ”explains Thy. With only four million inhabitants, Singapore is a small country. With 6 million euros, his team has the most valuable squad in the league, according to Bart Ramselaar (1.6 million) and Maxime Lestienne (800,000) he is the highest evaluated professional with 500,000 euros.
Despite his good quota, Thy probably won’t be a top scorer. The Japanese Tomoyuki Doi from Geylang International is 38 goals. Nevertheless, Thy can set himself as the goal of becoming the most accurate German first division player in 2024/25. At the moment he lies with 23 goals ahead of Celtics Nicolas Kühn with 18 and Bavaria’s Jamal Musiala with 16. Outside the Premier League, Thy is not yet going, in the AFC Champions League Two and the Asean Club Championship he was only successful once in twelve missions.
Thy in Singapore: “The biggest hurdle was the climate”
For Thy, the early days at his first station outside of Europe was not very easy. “The biggest hurdle was the climate. The high humidity and the heat made it difficult for me for the first six weeks, but luckily it was no longer a problem afterwards. ” At the start of the season in June it was over 30 degrees in Singapore The air humidity was often beyond the 80 percent.
Thy was trained by Werder Bremen in the youth and made the leap into the professional area via FC St. Pauli. After 133 missions and 21 goals in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga, he was under contract in the Netherlands and Turkey. At Sparta Rotterdam and Zwolle he has scored three times in the past four seasons.
The greatest triumph of his career so far was the winning of the 2009 U17 European Championship alongside Mario Götze and Marc-André Ter Stegen. Thy became top scorer with three goals and was considered a promising talent. In Singapore he works towards the next goal. “I want to get the championship with LCS, it would be the first of my career.” He does not put pressure on his further way, because his contract runs until 2026. “I am currently healthy, feel good and it is going. So I don’t think of quitting yet and I’m excited to see what opportunities are still there. “