Lars Olden Larsen (born 17 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger or central midfielder for Dutch club NEC.
 Larsen with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NEC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Årvoll | ||
| 2014–2017 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Årvoll | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | KFUM | 52 | (14) |
| 2020–2022 | Mjøndalen | 58 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Nizhny Novgorod | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 31 | (9) |
| 2023– | NEC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Norway U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U21 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
Career edit
Club career edit
Growing up in Årvoll IL, he also made his senior debut on the fifth tier in 2014 before joining Vålerenga's youth setup. He did not secure a senior contract here, and instead joined second-tier KFUM. After impressing here and representing Norway as a youth and U21 international, he transferred to a first-tier team in 2020, Mjøndalen.[2]
On 5 February 2022, Larsen signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod. He played league matches for the club between February and March.[3]
On 16 March 2022, Larsen suspended his contract with Nizhny Novgorod under a special FIFA rule introduced due to the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4][5] On 19 March 2022, Larsen signed with BK Häcken in Sweden until 30 June 2022.[6] On 28 June 2022, Larsen extended his contract with BK Häcken by one year.[7]
On 14 June 2023, Larsen signed a four-year contract with NEC in the Netherlands.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of 16 August 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vålerenga 2 | 2017 | 2. divisjon | 9 | 0 | – | – | ="2"|– | 9 | 0 | |||
| KFUM | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 26 | 5 | – | – | 4[a] | 2 | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Total | 52 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 18 | ||
| Mjøndalen | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | ||
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2021–22 | RPL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Häcken (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 134 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 147 | 27 | ||
Honours edit
BK Häcken
References edit
- ^ Lars Olden Larsen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Lars Olden Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Ларс Олден Ларсен стал игроком "Нижнего Новгорода"" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 5 February 2022.
- ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "BK Häcken skriver korttidskontrakt med Lars Olden Larsen" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Lars Olden Larsen förlänger sitt kontrakt med BK Häcken" [Lars Olden Larsen extends his contract with BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "N.E.C. verheugd met komst Lars Olden Larsen" [NEC pleased with the arrival of Lars Olden Larsen] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 14 June 2023.
- ^ Lars Olden Larsen at Soccerway
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