{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1995)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Simon Skrabb | image = Halmstads BK vs Kalmar FF in November 2023.jpg | caption = Skrabb with Kalmar FF in 2023 | fullname = Simon Ivar Alexander Skrabb | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|19}} | birth_place = Jakobstad, Finland | height = {{height|m=1.74}} | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Polonia Warsaw | clubnumber = 23 | youthyears1 = 2001–2011 | youthclubs1 = Jaro<ref>[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=41408 Simon Skrabbille monivuotinen sopimus Jaron kanssa] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130205215521/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=41408 |date=2013-02-05 }}</ref> | years1 = 2011–2017 | clubs1 = Jaro | caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → Åtvidaberg (loan) | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Gefle (loan) | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = IFK Norrköping | caps4 = 71 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Brescia | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Kalmar | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 18 | years7 = 2025 | clubs7 = Volos | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Polonia Warsaw | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = Finland U15 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam2 = Finland U16 | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2012 | nationalteam3 = Finland U17 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam4 = Finland U18 | nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | nationalyears5 = 2014 | nationalteam5 = Finland U20 | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 1 | nationalyears6 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam6 = Finland U21 | nationalcaps6 = 16 | nationalgoals6 = 1 | nationalyears7 = 2016–2019 | nationalteam7 = Finland | nationalcaps7 = 14 | nationalgoals7 = 0 | pcupdate = 15:33, 29 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = }}
'''Simon Skrabb''' (born 19 January 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I liga club Polonia Warsaw.
==Club career== ===Jaro=== On 12 May 2011, he became the youngest player to score a goal in a Veikkausliiga match.<ref>[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=43283 Skrabb kautta aikojen nuorin maalintekijä Veikkausliigassa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102135023/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?id=43283 |date=2015-01-02 }}</ref>
Skrabb is also noted for having scored a scorpion kick in an away match against Gefle IF while playing for Åtvidaberg in the 2015 Allsvenskan.<ref>{{cite news|first=Conor|last=O'Leary|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/your-thunderbastard-goal-of-the-year-is-a-better-scorpion-kick-than-higuita-314388|title=Your Thunderbastard Goal Of The Year Is A Better Scorpion Kick Than Higuita|date=1 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217225607/https://www.balls.ie/football/your-thunderbastard-goal-of-the-year-is-a-better-scorpion-kick-than-higuita-314388|archivedate=17 February 2019}}</ref> In spite of this, Skrabb's team were relegated from the Swedish top flight at the end of the season after finishing bottom of the table.
[[File:Simon Skrabb.jpg|thumb|Skrabb with Åtvidaberg in 2015|left]]
===IFK Norrköping=== On 9 December 2016 it was reported that Skrabb had signed a four-year contract with IFK Norrköping.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/p6l0PG/scorpion-skrabb-klar-for-peking | title = Scorpion-Skrabb klar för Peking |trans-title=Scorpion-Skrabb ready for Peking | language = Swedish | publisher = Aftonbladet | date = 9 December 2016 | accessdate = 29 November 2022}}</ref>
===Brescia=== On 13 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Italian club Brescia,<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Brescia|url=https://www.bresciacalcio.it/news/ultime-news/12665/brescia-calcio-ingaggia-simon-skrabb|title=Brescia Calcio ingaggia Simon Skrabb.|date=13 January 2020|language=Italian}}</ref> for a transfer fee of €2.8 million plus bonuses.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=football-italia|url=https://football-italia.net/brescia-strike-skrabb-deal/|title=Brescia strike Skrabb deal|date=3 January 2020|language=Italian}}</ref> His time with Brescia was plagued by multiple consecutive injuries. The team was also coached by six different head coaches during 18 months span due to a turmoil in the club, and eventually his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 22 October 2021.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Suomifutis.com|url=https://www.suomifutis.com/2021/11/expressen-simon-skrabb-kertoi-mita-italiassa-todella-tapahtui/|title=Expressen: Simon Skrabb kertoi, mitä Italiassa todella tapahtui - katkaisi välit joukkuekaveriinsa: "En ole puhunut hänelle, enkä aio puhua jatkossakaan"|date=19 November 2021|language=fi}}</ref> Skrabb played only 21 games with Brescia.
===Kalmar=== On 26 January 2022, Skrabb signed with Kalmar FF in Sweden for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Kalmar FF|url=https://kalmarff.se/ahlen-moter-nyforvarven-simon-skrabb-det-har-kommer-att-bli-valdigt-bra/|title=VÄLKOMMEN TILL KALMAR FF, SIMON SKRABB!|date=26 January 2022|access-date=23 March 2022|language=sv}}</ref> During the 2023 season, Skrabb occasionally wore the captain's armband with Kalmar. He finished the 2023 season scoring 9 goals and giving 8 assists in 30 Allsvenskan matches.
On 17 February 2024, Skrabb was officially named the captain of Kalmar FF for the 2024 season.<ref>[https://kalmarff.se/simon-skrabb-blir-lagkapten-i-kalmar-ff/ SIMON SKRABB BLIR LAGKAPTEN I KALMAR FF], kalmarff.se, 17 February 2024</ref>
===Volos=== Skrabb left Kalmar after the relegation and signed with Super League Greece club Volos, starting in January 2025.<ref>[https://www.volosfc.com/archives/20845 Υπέγραψε στον Βόλο ο Σιμόν Σκραμπ], volosfc.com, 30 December 2024</ref> He made his Greek league debut on 5 January, as a starter in a 4–2 away defeat against AEK Athens. Skrabb scored his first goal in the league on 1 February, in a 1–1 draw against Panserraikos.
===Polonia Warsaw=== On 9 August 2025, Skrabb signed a two-year contract with Polish I liga club Polonia Warsaw.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karaszewski |first1=Artur |title=Oficjalnie: Wzmocnienie Polonii Warszawa. 14-krotny reprezentant kraju |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/1203495/oficjalnie-wzmocnienie-polonii-warszawa-14-krotny-reprezentant-kraju |website=sportowefakty.wp.pl |access-date=19 August 2025 |date=9 August 2025 |trans-title=Officially: Reinforcement for Polonia Warsaw. 14-time national team representative}}</ref>
==International career== [[File:AUT U-21 vs. FIN U-21 2015-11-13 (191).jpg|thumb|Skrabb with the Finland U21 national team in 2015]]
He made his debut for the Finland national team on 10 January 2016 in a friendly match in Abu Dhabi against Sweden, entering the game as a substitute for Roope Riski.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1021573 | title = Skrabb får landslagsdebutera i Abu Dhabi |trans-title=Skrabb will make his national team debut in Abu Dhabi | language = sv | publisher = Yle | date = 4 January 2016 | accessdate = 28 January 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 28 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Simon Skrabb » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe247434/simon-skrabb/club-matches/|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ffjaro.fi/player/simon-skrabb?season_id=3|title=FF Jaro | |date=30 November 2015 }}</ref> <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Svenska Cupen and Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|FF Jaro |2011 |Veikkausliiga |25||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |2012 |Veikkausliiga |28||0||1||0||6||2||colspan="2"|—||35||2 |- |2013 |Veikkausliiga |9||2||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||14||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !62!!4!!2!!0!!11!!3!!0!!0!!75!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|Åtvidaberg (loan) |2014 |Allsvenskan |18||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- |2015 |Allsvenskan |28||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !46!!4!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!51!!4 |- |Gefle (loan) |2016 |Allsvenskan |28||7||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||8 |- |rowspan="4"|Norrköping |2017 |Allsvenskan |14||1||4||1||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||22||3 |- |2018 |Allsvenskan |29||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||7 |- |2019 |Allsvenskan |28||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||35||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !71!!12!!5!!1!!0!!0!!10!!1!!86!!14 |- |rowspan="3"|Brescia |2019–20 |Serie A |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |2020–21 |Serie B |10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!21!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|Kalmar |2022 |Allsvenskan |27||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||3 |- |2023 |Allsvenskan |30||9||4||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=CON|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||36||10 |- |2024 |Allsvenskan |28||6||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !85!!18!!11!!1!!0!!0!!2!!0!!98!!19 |- |Volos |2024–25 |Super League Greece |17||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- |Polonia Warsaw |2025–26 |I liga |21{{efn|Includes one appearance and one goal in I liga promotion play-offs}}||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !350!!50!!27!!3!!11!!3!!12!!1!!400!!57 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 18 November 2019}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=61904|accessdate=30 April 2023}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|Year !colspan=2|Competitive !colspan=2|Friendly !colspan=2|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |rowspan=4|Finland |2016 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |- |2017 |2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> |0 |3 |0 |5 |0 |- |2018 |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.</ref> |0 |2 |0 |3 |0 |- |2019 |3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.</ref> |0 |2 |0 |5 |0 |- !colspan=2|Total !6 !0 !8 !0 !14 !0 |} '''Notes''' {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
== Honours ==
'''Individual''' * Fotbollsgalan Swedish Goal of the Year: 2015<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/klart-gjorde-arets-mal---nu-ar-skrabb-klar-for-gefle/ | title = Klart: Gjorde årets mål - nu är Skrabb klar för Gefle |trans-title=Made this year's goal - now Skrabb is ready for Gefle | language = Swedish | publisher = Fotbollskanalen | date = 30 November 2015 | accessdate = 26 May 2023}}</ref>
==References== * {{in lang|fi}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928164848/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?id=13001760 Profile at veikkausliiga.com] {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} {{portal|Biography|Association football|Finland}} * [https://kalmarff.se/trupp/a-laget/simon-skrabb/ Kalmar FF official profile] * [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/390689/player/seasons Simon Skrabb] – SPL competition record * {{NFT player|id=61904}} * {{BDFutbol|27674}}
{{Polonia Warsaw squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skrabb, Simon}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Jakobstad Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen Category:Finland men's international footballers Category:Finland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Finland men's youth international footballers Category:FF Jaro players Category:Veikkausliiga players Category:Åtvidabergs FF players Category:Gefle IF players Category:IFK Norrköping players Category:Brescia Calcio players Category:Kalmar FF players Category:Volos F.C. players Category:Polonia Warsaw players Category:Allsvenskan players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Super League Greece players Category:I liga players Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland