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.
Personal information | |||
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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 | BK Häcken | ||
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 | 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
editClub career
editGrowing 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
edit- As of 16 August 2022[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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
editBK 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lars Olden Larsen at Soccerway