Lasse Nielsen (footballer, born 1988)

Lasse Nielsen (born 8 January 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays a centre back for Allsvenskan side Malmö FF. He formerly played for AaB, NEC, and Gent. He has won one cap for the Denmark national team.

Lasse Nielsen
Personal information
Nielsen playing for Malmö FF in 2021
Full name	Lasse Nielsen
Date of birth	(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Malmö FF
Number	24
Youth career
	AaB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	AaB	158	(10)
2014–2015	NEC	13	(1)
2014–2015	→ Gent (loan)	26	(2)
2015–2017	Gent	56	(0)
2017–	Malmö FF	123	(3)
International career^‡
2006–2007	Denmark U20	6	(1)
2007	Denmark U19	3	(0)
2009–2011	Denmark U21	12	(1)
2012	Denmark	1	(0)
2012–	Denmark League XI	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2013

Career statistics

Nielsen playing for K.A.A. Gent in 2015.

Nielsen playing for Denmark.

As of 8 December 2021^[2]^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AaB	2006–07	Danish Superliga	1	0			—		1	0
	2007–08	Danish Superliga	8	1			0	0	8	1
	2008–09	Danish Superliga	22	1			5	0	27	1
	2009–10	Danish Superliga	26	2			3	0	29	2
	2010–11	Danish Superliga	27	1	1	0	—		28	1
	2011–12	Danish Superliga	29	2	0	0	—		29	2
	2012–13	Danish Superliga	28	3	1	0	—		29	3
	2013–14	Danish Superliga	17	0	0	0	2	0	19	0
	Total		158	10	2	0	10	0	170	10
NEC	2013–14	Eredivisie	13	1	1	0	—		14	1
NEC	Total		13	1	1	0	0	0	14	1
Gent	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	26	2	4	0	—		30	2
	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	38	0	5	0	8	0	51	0
	2016–17	Belgian Pro League	18	0	3	0	8	0	29	0
	Total		82	2	12	0	16	0	110	2
Malmö FF	2017	Allsvenskan	25	1	1	0	2	0	28	1
	2018	Allsvenskan	27	0	7	1	14	0	48	1
	2019	Allsvenskan	10	0	4	1	13	0	27	1
	2020	Allsvenskan	15	1	4	1	3	0	22	2
	2021	Allsvenskan	20	1	2	0	12	0	34	1
	Total		97	3	18	3	44	0	159	6
Career Total			350	16	33	3	70	0	453	19

^ . AaBSport.dk. 2010-07-01. Archived from the original on 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
^ "Lasse Nielsen". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ "AAb, spillere, statistik fra superligaen". superstats.dk. Superstats. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

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