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Lasse Nielsen (footballer, born 1987)

Lasse Nielsen
Nielsen with Lech Poznań in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-03) 3 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Herlufsholm GF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Næstved 88 (4)
2011–2014 Vestsjælland[2] 83 (9)
2014–2016 OB 53 (2)
2016–2018 Lech Poznań 32 (1)
2018–2019 Trelleborg 22 (2)
2019–2020 Lyngby 22 (2)
2020–2022 Næstved 39 (3)
Total 339 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lasse Nielsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlæsə ˈne̝lsn̩]; 3 March 1987) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

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Nielsen came through the ranks of second division side Næstved BK and made his first-team debut in 2005.[3] On 4 July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with rivals FC Vestsjælland.[2] Two years later, Nielsen and Vestsjælland reached promotion to the Danish Superliga and he made his debut in the highest tier on 21 July 2013 in a 1–1 draw away against Brøndby IF.[4] During the season, Nielsen formed a partnership in central defense with Jean-Claude Bozga, and the duo allowed the fewest goals on headers of all Superliga-clubs early on in the season.[5]

His performances during the 2013–14 season attracted interest from various Superliga-clubs and on 14 June 2014, Nielsen signed a two-year contract on a free transfer with OB.[6] His first season at OB resulted in 32 appearances in which he scored two goals. OB, however, struggled, and the club ended on a disappointing ninth place in the league table. He saw less playing time the following season, making 21 appearances and scoring no goals.[7]

On 18 May 2016, with Nielsen's contract expiring in OB, he was signed by Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a three-year deal.[8] On 7 July 2016, Nielsen won the Polish SuperCup in a 4–1 win over Legia Warsaw, making his first start and scoring his first goal for the club.[9][10] He made seven starts in his first 15 league games in Poland, and called the level on which he played a clear "step up" compared to the Danish Superliga.[11]

On 23 January 2018, Nielsen signed a three-year contract with Swedish Allsvenskan side Trelleborg,[12] and transferred back to Denmark a year later, signing with Lyngby BK on 30 January 2019.[13]

Nielsen returned to his first senior club, Næstved Boldklub, on 9 August 2020.[14] He was assigned a leading role in the club, which had recently suffered relegation to the Danish 2nd Division.[15] He retired from football in June 2022, to instead become assistant coach of Næstved.[16]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Vestsjælland 2011–12 Danish 1st Division 24 2 1 0 – – 25 2
2012–13 27 2 0 0 – – 27 2
2013–14 Danish Superliga 32 5 2 0 – – 34 5
Total 83 9 3 0 – – 86 9
OB 2014–15 Danish Superliga 32 2 0 0 – – 32 2
2015–16 21 0 0 0 – – 21 0
Total 53 2 0 0 – – 53 2
Lech Poznań 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 19 1 5 1 – 1 1 25 3
2017–18 13 0 1 0 4 0 – 18 0
Total 32 1 6 1 4 0 1 1 43 3
Trelleborg 2018 Allsvenskan 22 2 3 0 – – 25 2
Total 22 2 3 0 – – 25 2
Lyngby 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 11 2 2 0 – – 13 2
2019–20 Danish Superliga 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Total 22 2 2 0 – – 24 2

1 Including Polish SuperCup.

Honours

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Club

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Lech Poznań

References

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  1. ^ "Lasse Nielsen, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats (in Danish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Helmin, Jesper (4 July 2011). "FCV snupper Næstved-profil" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Næstved-spiller i tvivl om fremtiden" (in Danish). bold.dk. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Brøndby vs. Vestsjælland - 21 July 2013 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "FCV-stopper: Har haft forventningens glæde" (in Danish). bold.dk. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Officielt: OB henter Lasse Nielsen" (in Danish). bold.dk. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. ^ "L. Nielsen". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Officielt: Lasse Nielsen på plads i Polen" (in Danish). tipsbladet.dk. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Legia Warszawa vs. Lech Poznan - 7 July 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Lasse N. i Supercup-triumf: Speciel oplevelse" (in Danish). bold.dk. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Dansk stopper trives i Polen: Det er klart et step op" (in Danish). tipsbladet.dk. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Nielsen piłkarzem Trellborgs FF" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. ^ Lyngby Boldklub henter Lasse Nielsen, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 30 January 2019
  14. ^ Helbo, Benjamin Alexander (9 August 2020). "Lasse Nielsen vender hjem til Næstved". bold.dk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  15. ^ Ydesen, Simon (9 August 2020). "Det grønne hjerte sejrede". Sport Sjællandske (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  16. ^ Bellaiche, Emil (11 June 2022). "Næstved-profil i karriere-stop: Bliver assistent". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Lasse Nielsen". 90minut. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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