Jens Stryger Larsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjens stʁyɐ̯ ˈlɑːsn̩]; born 21 February 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Denmark national team.
_2017-07-14_(078)_(cropped).jpg) Stryger with Austria Wien in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Stryger Larsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sakskøbing, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frem Sakskøbing | |||
| 2002–2004 | B 1921 | ||
| 2004–2006 | Herfølge Boldklub | ||
| 2006–2009 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Brøndby | 91 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Nordsjælland | 30 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Austria Wien | 63 | (2) |
| 2017–2022 | Udinese | 143 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Trabzonspor | 48 | (1) |
| 2024– | Malmö FF | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U19 | 20 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016– | Denmark | 54 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBrøndby
editStryger made his debut for Brøndby IF starting against FC Nordsjælland in November 2009 before being replaced by Jan Kristiansen after an hour. During his time at Brøndby, he quickly became very popular among Brøndby supporters because of his energy, and in the end of the 2009–2010 season and at the beginning of the 2010–2011 season he featured regularly in Brøndby's team, keeping players such as Sweden international Alexander Farnerud on the bench. In August 2010 he was named as one of the greatest talents in Denmark by the Danish media, and at 23 September, Danish football magazine Tipsbladet reported interest in him from Serie A club Genoa.[3][4]
FC Nordsjælland
editOn 9 July 2013, Stryger joined division rivals FC Nordsjælland on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[5] He was a regular during his time in Nordsjælland, playing 30 matches in the Superliga during the 2013–14 season.
Austria Wien
editOn 18 June 2014, Stryger was signed by Austrian Football Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a four-year deal.[6] He made his debut for the club on the first day of the 2014–15 season in a match against SV Grödig.
Udinese
editOn 24 August 2017, Stryger joined Italian Serie A club Udinese on a four-year contract.[7] He scored his first goal for I Bianconeri on 27 September against Roma.[8] He soon grew out to become a first team regular at Udinese.
On 19 January 2020, Stryger Larsen scored and assisted in a 3–2 loss against Milan, his goal being scored from a tight angle after a poor clearance by Milan-goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.[9]
Trabzonspor
editIn June 2022, Stryger joined Trabzonspor in Turkey.[10]
Malmö FF
editIn January 2024, Stryger joined Swedish team Malmö FF, after parting ways with Trabzonspor. Stryger signed a three-year contract at Malmö.[11]
International career
editStryger was called up to the senior Denmark national team to face Liechtenstein and Armenia in August 2016.[12] He made his debut in the friendly match against Liechtenstein on 31 August 2016, and he scored the final goal in the Danish 5–0 victory.[13]
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14]
In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 January 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Total | 91 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 105 | 7 | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |
| Austria Wien | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 85 | 2 | |||
| Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 143 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 152 | 5 | ||||
| Trabzonspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 375 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 442 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 7 September 2023[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stryger Larsen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August 2016 | Forum Horsens Arena, Horsens, Denmark |  Liechtenstein |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 March 2021 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark |  Moldova |
4–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 June 2022 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
edit- Trabzonspor
Malmö FF
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
- ^ Brøndby stjerneskud løfter øjenbryn i udlandet
- ^ Espersen, Morten (21 September 2010). "Jens Stryger Larsen hot i Genoa". Onside.dk. Copenhagen: Onside. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "FC Nordsjælland henter Jens Stryger Larsen". sn.dk. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Stryger stryger til Austria Wien". dr.dk. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Quattro anni di contratto per Jens Stryger Larsen". udinese.it. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Roma-Udinese 3-1: Dzeko ed El Shaarawy in gol Larsen". Gazzetta.it. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Stryger strålede forgæves mod Kjær og co". bold.dk. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Doğucan Haspolat, Eren Elmalı ve Jens Stryger Larsen sağlık kontrolünden geçti" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Jens Stryger Larsen ansluter till Malmö FF" [Jens Stryger Larsen joins Malmö FF] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Hareide udtager Cornelius og Stryger Larsen". sport.tv2.dk. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Danmark – Liechtenstein 5 – 0". Danish FA. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "26 spillere klar til EM for Danmark" [26 players ready for the European Championship for Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "J. Stryger Larsen". Soccerway.
- ^ Jens Stryger at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Jens Stryger at Soccerway
- Brøndby IF profile