Lasse Berg Johnsen

Lasse Berg Johnsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-18) 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)
* 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.

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2026[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2019 Eliteserien 2010——30
Tromsdalen (loan) 2019 1. divisjon 22110——231
Raufoss 2020 1. divisjon 290——1[a]0300
Randers 2020–21 Danish Superliga 16140——201
2021–22 Danish Superliga 3123010[b]0—442
2022–23 Danish Superliga 32120——341
Total 79490100—984
Malmö FF 2023 Allsvenskan 13000——130
2024 Allsvenskan 2826112[c]2—445
2025 Allsvenskan 2237114[d]2—436
2026 Allsvenskan 00002[e]0—20
Total 635132284—10411
Career total 195102423821025814
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 9 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202410
202520
Total30

Honours

Viking

Randers

Malmö FF

References

  1. ↑ Lasse Berg Johnsen at nifs.no (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Adrian og Lasse har signert". www.viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Seier i høydramatisk derby". www.viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Viking-duo klar for Tromsdalen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Få oversikt: Bekreftede overganger i Eliteserien 2020". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gjorde inntrykk på treningsleir - nå signerer han for to år!". www.raufossfotball.no (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Stavanger-gutt til dansk fotball". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lasse Berg Johnsen solgt til Malmö FF". Randers FC (in Danish). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lasse Berg Johnsen skriver på för Malmö FF". Malmö FF (in Swedish). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Slovenia v Norway game report". ESPN. 14 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Lilja, Jonas Hansson (16 May 2024). "MFF:s danska högerback kallar sig själv endast för Jens Stryger « Gasetten".
  12. ↑ Lasse Berg Johnsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  13. ↑ Lasse Berg Johnsen at Soccerway
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