Lars Olden Larsen
Norwegian footballer (born 1998)
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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.
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Larsen with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 17 September 1998 | ||
| 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 | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U21 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2025 | |||
Career
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
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| 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 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 273 | 47 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Russian Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup
- Appearances in 2. divisjon promotion play-offs
- Appearances in 1. divisjon promotion play-offs
- Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League and two appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
BK Häcken
