Isaac Kiese Thelin

Isaac Kiese Thelin is one of those quietly underrated forwards who never quite became a household name outside the football world, but anyone who watched the Swedish national team between 2014 and 2024 knows exactly what he brings — a big, physical presence up top, good in the air, and a nose for goal when the service is right. Making it to the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Sweden was a genuine achievement, part of a national team that punched well above its weight in Russia. What I find genuinely interesting is his late-career move to Urawa Red Diamonds in the J1 League — Japan has become a real destination for quality European players, and Thelin fits that mold perfectly: professional, technically sound, and experienced enough to mentor younger players while still competing at a high level.

Name (English)

Isaac Kiese Thelin

Name (Japanese)

イサーク・キーセ・テリン

Reading

いさーく・きーせ・てりん

Born

June 24, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Örebro, Sweden

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.