Danish footballer (born 1988)
Lasse Nielsen
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Date of birth |
(1987-03-03) 3 March 1987 (age 37) |
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Place of birth |
Denmark |
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Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
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Position(s) |
Centre-back |
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Herlufsholm GF |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2005–2011 |
Næstved |
88 |
(4) |
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2011–2014 |
Vestsjælland[2] |
83 |
(9) |
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2014–2016 |
OB |
53 |
(2) |
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2016–2018 |
Lech Poznań |
32 |
(1) |
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2018–2019 |
Trelleborg |
22 |
(2) |
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2019–2020 |
Lyngby |
22 |
(2) |
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2020–2022 |
Næstved |
39 |
(3) |
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Total |
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339 |
(23) |
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*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
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
1 Including Polish SuperCup.
Honours
Club
Lech Poznań
References
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