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Lars Olden Larsen

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Lars Olden Larsen
Larsen with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Tromsø
Number 7
Youth career
–2014 Årvoll
2015–2017 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Årvoll 3 (0)
2015–2017 Vålerenga 2 27 (3)
2018–2019 KFUM 52 (14)
2020–2022 Mjøndalen 58 (8)
2022–2023 Nizhny Novgorod 3 (0)
2022–2023 → BK Häcken (loan) 31 (9)
2023–2026 NEC 30 (1)
2024 → BK Häcken (loan) 11 (1)
2025 → Tromsø (loan) 12 (3)
2026– Tromsø 9 (1)
International career‡
2016 Norway U18 4 (0)
2019 Norway U21 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2025

Lars Olden Larsen (born 17 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger or central midfielder for Norwegian Eliteserien club Tromsø.

Career

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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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5] On 19 March 2022, Larsen signed with BK Häcken in Sweden until 30 June 2022.[6] On 28 June 2022, Larsen extended his contract with BK Häcken by one year.[7]

On 14 June 2023, Larsen signed a four-year contract with NEC in the Netherlands.[8] On 27 August 2024, he returned to BK Häcken on loan until the end of 2024.[9]

In August 2025, Larsen was once again loaned out from NEC, this time to Norwegian club Tromsø on a deal that lasted until the end of the year, with an option to buy.[10] On 26 December 2025, Tromsø announced that they had exercised their option to buy, Larsen signing a two-year deal.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 10 May 2026[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Årvoll 2014 4. divisjon 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Vålerenga 2 2015 2. divisjon 10 1 — — 10 1
2015 2. divisjon 8 2 — — 8 2
2017 2. divisjon 9 0 — — 9 0
Total 27 3 — — 27 3
KFUM 2018 2. divisjon 26 5 2 0 4[b] 2 32 7
2019 1. divisjon 26 9 3 1 2[c] 1 31 11
Total 52 14 5 1 6 3 63 18
Mjøndalen 2020 Eliteserien 28 0 — 1[d] 0 29 0
2021 Eliteserien 30 8 2 0 — 32 8
Total 58 8 2 0 1 0 61 8
Nizhny Novgorod 2021–22 Russian Premier League 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
Häcken (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 19 4 1 0 — 20 4
2023 Allsvenskan 12 5 5 3 — 17 8
Total 31 9 6 3 — 37 12
NEC 2023–24 Eredivisie 20 1 3 0 — 23 1
2024–25 Eredivisie 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Total 30 1 3 0 — 33 1
Häcken (loan) 2024 Allsvenskan 11 1 0 0 — 11 1
Tromsø (loan) 2025 Eliteserien 12 3 1 0 — 13 3
Tromsø 2026 Eliteserien 9 1 1 0 — 10 1
Total 21 4 2 0 0 0 23 4
Career total 236 40 19 4 7 3 262 47
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Russian Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in 2. divisjon promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in 1. divisjon promotion play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs

Honours

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BK Häcken

References

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  1. ^ Lars Olden Larsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lars Olden Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Ларс Олден Ларсен стал игроком "Нижнего Новгорода"" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ "BK Häcken skriver korttidskontrakt med Lars Olden Larsen" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Lars Olden Larsen förlänger sitt kontrakt med BK Häcken" [Lars Olden Larsen extends his contract with BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ^ "N.E.C. verheugd met komst Lars Olden Larsen" [NEC pleased with the arrival of Lars Olden Larsen] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 14 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Guldmakaren Lars Olden Larsen återvänder till BK Häcken" [Goldsmith Lars Olden Larsen returns to BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Tromsø låner norsk utenlandsproff" [Tromsø loans Norwegian foreign professional] (in Norwegian). TV2. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Signing a new agreement" [Signerer ny avtale]. www.til.no (in Norwegian). 26 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  12. ^ Lars Olden Larsen at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Lars Olden Larsen Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Lars Olden Larsen" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 23 August 2025.


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