Laurs Skjellerup

Laurs Skjellerup
Personal information
Full name Laurs Østerby Skjellerup[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002
Place of birth Mariager, Denmark
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Youth career
–2018 Hobro
2018–2022 Randers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Randers 2 (0)
2022–2023 Hobro 49 (5)
2024 IFK Göteborg 19 (4)
2025– Sassuolo 6 (0)
2026 → Spezia (loan) 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026

Laurs Østerby Skjellerup (born 12 August 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Sassuolo.

Career

Randers

A youth product of Randers FC, whom he had joined from Hobro, Skjellerup made his professional debut for the club on 28 June 2020, appearing as a late substitute for Emil Riis Jakobsen in a 3–0 home defeat to AC Horsens in the Danish Superliga.[2] He made one further appearance that season, featuring briefly against Esbjerg fB on 8 July 2020. During the 2019–20 and 2020–21 campaigns, Skjellerup primarily played for Randers' under-19 side.

Hobro

On 12 July 2022, Skjellerup returned to former club Hobro IK, signing a three-year contract with the Danish 1st Division side.[3][4]

IFK Göteborg

On 29 December 2023, Skjellerup signed a four-year contract with Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.[5] He made 19 league appearances in his first season, scoring four goals, including three in the final six matches of the campaign.

Sassuolo

On 20 January 2025, Skjellerup joined Serie B club Sassuolo.[6] While the club did not disclose the contract length, media reports indicated a deal running until June 2029.[7] The reported transfer fee was €3.2 million.[8]

On 2 February 2026, Skjellerup joined Italian club Spezia on loan until 30 June 2026.[9]

Honours

Sassuolo

References

  1. ↑ "Laurs Skjellerup". ifkdb.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ↑ RANDERS VS. HORSENS 0 - 3, soccerway.com, 28 June 2021
  3. ↑ "Hobro IK henter ungt talent hjem" [Hobro IK bring young talent back home]. Hobro IK (in Danish). 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Sand, Nicolai (12 July 2022). "Hobro henter 19-årig angriber hjem fra Randers" [Hobro bring back 19-year-old striker from Randers]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Laurs är klar!, ifkgoteborg.se, 29 December 2023
  6. ↑ Laurs Skjellerup: benvenuto in neroverde!, sassuolocalcio.it, 20 January 2025
  7. ↑ Italiensk journalist: Skjellerup på plads i Sassuolo, bold.dk, 16 January 2025
  8. ↑ Skjellerup Sassuolo, quanto è stato pagato dal Goteborg: le cifre ufficiali, SassuoloNews.net, 6 February 2025
  9. ↑ "Ufficiale: Laurs Skjellerup è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia Calcio. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sassuolo Calcio wins the Serie B championship". MAPEI. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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