Jørgen Strand Larsen (, born 6 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward or
right winger
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for
La Liga club
RC Celta de Vigo
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, and the
Norway national team.
Early life
Jørgen Strand Larsen was born on 6 February 2000 in
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...
,
Østfold
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.
Club career
Early career
Larsen started his career as a youth player with
Kvik Halden before joining
Sarpsborg 08.
During this time he also played other sports, including tennis, ice hockey and golf. On 26 April, Larsen made his debut with the senior team in a
cup match, where he scored a hat trick in a 10–1 win against Drøbak-Frogn IL.
Larsen made his league debut on 21 May 2017 as a
substitute against
VÃ¥lerenga
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. He was later
loaned to the
AC Milan youth team.
On 9 September 2020, Larsen signed a four-year contract with
Eredivisie
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club
Groningen
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. He debuted as a starter in a 3–1 defeat to
PSV, in which he contributed an assist. Larsen was selected in the Eredivisie Team of the Month for November 2021. He was named as Groningen's Player of the Year in May 2022.
Celta
Larsen signed for
La Liga
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club
Celta in August 2022 for a
transfer fee
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of €11 million.
On 2 September, Larsen contributed an assist on his debut, a 3–0 win over
Cádiz
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in La Liga. He scored his first goal in the competition on 13 January 2023, in the 68th minute of a 1–1 draw against
Villarreal
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The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( ...
. In the
2023–24 season, he became the top scorer for his club in La Liga by scoring 13 goals. During his time at Celta, he was affectionately known as Xurxo, the
Galician form of his name.
Loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers
On July 2, 2024, Larsen signed for
Premier League
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club
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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on an initial loan deal with a €30 million obligation to buy. On 25 August, he scored his first goal for Wolves in a 6–2 loss to
Chelsea. Larsen later began a scoring run in March 2025, and his form in April, which included netting in three consecutive matches, saw him earn a nomination for
Player of the Month.
International career
Larsen played for the
Norway under-17 national team at the
2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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, in which he scored a goal against
the Netherlands
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in a 2–2 draw in the group stage.
In November 2020, Larsen received his first call-up to the
Norwegian senior team, debuting against
Austria
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.
On 7 September 2023, Larsen scored a goal and contributed two assists in a friendly match at home against
Jordan
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. In the end, Norway won 6–0.
Career statistics
Club
International
''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.''
Honours
Norway U17
*Syrenka Cup: 2016
Individual
* ''The Athletic'' Alternative Premier league Team of the Season: 2024–25
References
External links
Profileat the RC Celta de Vigo website
*
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2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Halden
Norwegian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Sarpsborg 08 FF players
FC Groningen players
RC Celta de Vigo players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Eliteserien players
Eredivisie players
La Liga players
Premier League players
Norway men's youth international footballers
Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Norway men's international footballers
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen