Lasse Berg Johnsen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1999 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019 | → Tromsdalen (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) |
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* 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]