Bio

Simon Hjalmar Friedel Tibbling (born 7 September 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarpsborg 08 in the Eliteserien. Born in Stockholm, Tibbling joined Djurgårdens IF in 2010 after having spent five years at the Brommapojkarna academy. He debuted in the Allsvenskan in 2012, and moved to Eredivisie club FC Groningen in 2015. In 2017, he was signed by Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the Danish Cup in his first season. He moved back to the Netherlands in 2020 where he signed with FC Emmen. Tibbling has represented Sweden at different youth levels and made his under-21 debut in 2012. He won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Sweden. In 2019, Tibbling was called up to the senior team, making his debut in a 0–1 loss to Finland.