Lars Olden Larsen

Lars Olden Larsen
Larsen with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2025

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.

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

As of 17 August 2026[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Årvoll 2014 4. divisjon 3000—30
Vålerenga 2 2015 2. divisjon 101——101
2015 2. divisjon 82——82
2017 2. divisjon 90——90
Total 273——273
KFUM 2018 2. divisjon 265204[b]2327
2019 1. divisjon 269312[c]13111
Total 521451636318
Mjøndalen 2020 Eliteserien 280—1[d]0290
2021 Eliteserien 30820—328
Total 5882010618
Nizhny Novgorod 2021–22 Russian Premier League 3010—40
Häcken (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 19410—204
2023 Allsvenskan 12553—178
Total 31963—3712
NEC 2023–24 Eredivisie 20130—231
2024–25 Eredivisie 10000—100
Total 30130—331
Häcken (loan) 2024 Allsvenskan 11100—111
Tromsø (loan) 2025 Eliteserien 12310—133
Tromsø 2026 Eliteserien 161104[e]0211
Total 2842040344
Career total 2434019411327347
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Russian Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in 2. divisjon promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in 1. divisjon promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League and two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

BK Häcken

References

  1. ↑ Lars Olden Larsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Lars Olden Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "Ларс Олден Ларсен стал игроком "Нижнего Новгорода"" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 5 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "BK Häcken skriver korttidskontrakt med Lars Olden Larsen" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lars Olden Larsen förlänger sitt kontrakt med BK Häcken" [Lars Olden Larsen extends his contract with BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "N.E.C. verheugd met komst Lars Olden Larsen" [NEC pleased with the arrival of Lars Olden Larsen] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 14 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Guldmakaren Lars Olden Larsen återvänder till BK Häcken" [Goldsmith Lars Olden Larsen returns to BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Tromsø låner norsk utenlandsproff" [Tromsø loans Norwegian foreign professional] (in Norwegian). TV2. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Signing a new agreement" [Signerer ny avtale]. www.til.no (in Norwegian). 26 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Lars Olden Larsen at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Lars Olden Larsen Statistikk" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Lars Olden Larsen" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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