| Lars Olden Larsen | |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Winger, central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | NEC |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Årvoll |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vålerenga |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Årvoll |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | KFUM |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Mjøndalen |
| Caps3: | 58 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → BK Häcken (loan) |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | NEC |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 5 June 2023 |
Lars Olden Larsen (born 17 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger or central midfielder for Dutch club NEC.
Growing up in Årvoll IL, he also made his senior debut on the fifth tier in 2014 before joining Vålerenga'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 Nizhny Novgorod. He played league matches for the club between February and March.[1]
On 16 March 2022, Larsen suspended his contract with Nizhny Novgorod under a special FIFA rule introduced due to the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] [3] On 19 March 2022, Larsen signed with BK Häcken in Sweden until 30 June 2022.[4] On 28 June 2022, Larsen extended his contract with BK Häcken by one year.[5]
On 14 June 2023, Larsen signed a four-year contract with NEC in the Netherlands.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vålerenga 2 | 2017 | 2. divisjon | 9 | 0 | – | – | ="2" | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| KFUM | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 26 | 5 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | |||
| Total | 52 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 18 | |||
| Mjøndalen | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | |||
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2021–22 | RPL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Häcken (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 134 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 147 | 27 | |||
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