Lars Olden Larsen (born 17 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger or

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for Dutch club

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Career

Club career

Growing up in Årvoll IL, he also made his senior debut on the fifth tier in 2014 before joining

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'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. On 5 February 2022, Larsen signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club

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. He played league matches for the club between February and March. On 16 March 2022, Larsen suspended his contract with Nizhny Novgorod under a special

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rule introduced due to the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 19 March 2022, Larsen signed with BK Häcken in Sweden until 30 June 2022. On 28 June 2022, Larsen extended his contract with BK Häcken by one year. On 14 June 2023, Larsen signed a four-year contract with

in the Netherlands.

Career statistics

Honours

BK Häcken *

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* Svenska Cupen:

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References

1998 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Russian Premier League players Eredivisie players Allsvenskan players KFUM-Kameratene Oslo players Mjøndalen IF Fotball players FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players BK Häcken players NEC Nijmegen players Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub