Kasper Larsen

Kasper Larsen (born 25 January 1993) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Odense Boldklub.

Kasper Larsen

Personal information
Full name	Kasper Larsen
Date of birth	25 January 1993
Place of birth	Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	OB
Number	5
Youth career
–2011	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	OB	77	(2)
2015	→ Astana (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2018	FC Groningen	47	(0)
2018–2019	IFK Norrköping	30	(2)
2020–	OB	6	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2009	Denmark U16	6	(1)
2009–2011	Denmark U17	13	(1)
2010–2011	Denmark U18	7	(0)
2011–2013	Denmark U19	13	(1)
2012	Denmark U20	3	(0)
2013–2016	Denmark U21	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:18, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Career

Club

In the 2011–2012 season, Larsen started 1st team training in Odense Boldklub. He was incorporated in the squad spring 2012 and gained 8 Superliga performances.[1]

In February 2015, Larsen moved to Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana on a season-long loan deal.[2][3]

In July 2015, Larsen returned to Odense from Astana in July without having played a game for the Kazakh side,[4] and signed for Eredivisie side FC Groningen in August 2015.[5]

On 4 August 2018, Larsen joined Swedish side IFK Norrköping on a free transfer, after his contract with FC Groningen expired earlier in the summer.[6]

International career

In 2012, Larsen was a regular in the Denmark national under-19 football team squad.

Career statistics

As of match played 27 August 2017[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OB	2011–12	Danish Superliga	8	0	0	0	0	0	-		8	0
	2012–13		22	0	3	0	-		-		24	0
	2013–14		29	0	3	0	-		-		30	0
	2014–15		14	2	1	0	-		-		14	2
	2015–16		4	0	0	0	-		-		4	0
	Total		77	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	84	2
Astana (loan)	2015	Kazakhstan Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Groningen	2015–16	Eredivisie	13	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	-		19	0
	2016–17		22	0	2	0	-		-		24	0
	2017–18		12	0	0	0	-		0	0	12	0
	Total		47	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	55	0
Career total			124	2	3	0	5	0	0	0	139	2

1. Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Club

Astana

• Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 2015

References

1. "Kasper Larsen" (in Danish). www.ob.dk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
2. В ФК Астана пополнение. fca.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
3. "Kasper Larsen udlejet til FC Astana". www.ob.dk/ (in Danish). OB. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
4. "Kasper Larsen vender hjem til OB". www.ob.dk/ (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
5. "Groningen slaat dubbelslag met aantrekken Larsen". www.vi.nl/ (in Dutch). vi.nl. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
6. "IFK Norrköping värvar Kasper Larsen" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
7. Kasper Larsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

External links

• Profile at DBU
• (in Danish) Official Danish Superliga stats