Lasse Nielsen (footballer, born 1987)

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

Lasse Nielsen
Nielsen with Lech Poznań in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-03) 3 March 1987
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

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
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 24210––252
2012–13 27200––272
2013–14 Danish Superliga 32520––345
Total83930––869
OB 2014–15 Danish Superliga 32200––322
2015–16 21000––210
Total53200––532
Lech Poznań 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 19151–11253
2017–18 1301040–180
Total321614011433
Trelleborg 2018 Allsvenskan 22230––252
Total22230––252
Lyngby 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 11220––132
2019–20 Danish Superliga 11000––110
Total22220––242

1 Including Polish SuperCup.

Honours

Club

Lech Poznań

References
  1. "Lasse Nielsen, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats (in Danish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. 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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