Lasse Berg Johnsen

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Date of birth (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Lasse Berg Johnsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sporting Kansas City
Number 4
Youth career
–2012 Forus & Gausel
2013–2018 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Viking 2 (0)
2019Tromsdalen (loan) 22 (1)
2020 Raufoss 29 (0)
2021–2023 Randers 79 (4)
2023–2026 Malmö FF 63 (5)
2026– Sporting Kansas City 6 (1)
International career
2024– Norway 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Lasse Berg Johnsen (né Lasse Egeland;[1] born 18 August 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Sporting Kansas City and the Norway national team.

On 28 November 2018, Berg Johnsen signed a professional contract with Viking FK.[2] He made his senior league debut for the club in a 2–1 win against Brann on 13 April 2019, coming on as a substitute.[3] On 29 May 2019, he was loaned out to 1. divisjon club Tromsdalen.[4] Berg Johnsen's contract with Viking expired at the end of the 2019 season.[5]

On 23 January 2020, he signed a two-year contract with 1. divisjon club Raufoss.[6] One year later, on 1 February 2021, he joined Danish Superliga club Randers.[7]

On 13 July 2023, Berg Johnsen signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[8][9]

On 18 February 2026, Berg Johnsen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

International career

Berg Johnsen made his Norway national team debut on 14 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Slovenia. He started the game and played 60 minutes, as Norway won 4–1.[10]

Personal life

In 2019 he changed his last name from Egeland to Berg Johnsen.[11]

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