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
Club career
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
- 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
BK Häcken