Lars Olden Larsen (born 17 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger or central midfielder for Swedish club BK Häcken on loan from Dutch club NEC.

Lars Olden Larsen
Larsen with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
BK Häcken
Youth career
0000–2014 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)
2022–2023BK Häcken (loan) 31 (9)
2023– NEC 20 (1)
2024–BK Häcken (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2016 Norway U18 4 (0)
2019 Norway U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Career

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Club career

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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] On 27 August 2024, he returned to BK Häcken on loan until the end of 2024.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 16 August 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in relegation play-offs

Honours

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BK Häcken

References

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  1. ^ Lars Olden Larsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lars Olden Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Ларс Олден Ларсен стал игроком "Нижнего Новгорода"" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ "BK Häcken skriver korttidskontrakt med Lars Olden Larsen" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Guldmakaren Lars Olden Larsen återvänder till BK Häcken" [Goldsmith Lars Olden Larsen returns to BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ Lars Olden Larsen at Soccerway