Emil Nielsen

Lasse Emil Nielsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝lsn̩]; born 8 November 1993), simply known as Emil Nielsen, is a Danish professional footballer for Lyngby Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.[1]

For the Danish handball player, see Emil Nielsen (handballer).
Emil Nielsen
Personal information
Full name Lasse Emil Nielsen
Date of birth (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993
Place of birth Store Merløse, Denmark
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 16
Youth career
MUK
Roskilde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Roskilde 71 (46)
2015–2016 Rosenborg 5 (0)
2015–2016 → AGF (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2019 Roskilde 71 (29)
2019– Lyngby 19 (1)
National team
2012 Denmark U19 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2020

Career

Growing up in Store Merløse, Nielsen started playing for local side, MUK before being signed to the youth academy of FC Roskilde. After making the first team, he helped Roskilde reach promotion to the Danish second tier during the 2013–14 season.[2] He featured regularly for the club, ending the season with a staggering 34 goals, making him the topscorer of the division.[3][4]

On 7 July 2014, Nielsen joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Rosenborg.[3] After making only five appearances for Rosenborg in his first season, Nielsen joined AGF on 31 August 2015 on a one-year loan deal with the option for a permanent contract.[5][6] His time in Aarhus was marred by injuries and he only made four appearances during the season, scoring one goal.[4] At the end of the season, AGF did not pick up the buy option and he returned to Rosenborg.[7] Upon his return, Rosenborg-coach Kåre Ingebrigtsen expressed that, considering the club's strength at the winger position, it would be difficult for Nielsen to find his way into the squad, and that a solution had to be found.[8]

On 17 August 2016, Nielsen rejoined Danish 1st Division club FC Roskilde on a two-year contract, hoping to refind his old form after only making 15 total appearances in two seasons.[9] His time in Roskilde was a success, and in his final season in the club he scored 20 goals in 29 appearances.[4] His performances earned him the 2019 Danish 1st Division Player of the Year Award.[10]

On 27 June 2019, Nielsen joined Lyngby Boldklub one a three-year contract.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 March 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Roskilde2012–132nd Division24600—246
2013–142nd Division303320—3233
2014–15[4]1st Division17730—207
Total714650—7646
Rosenborg2015[4]Tippeligaen50432[lower-alpha 1]0113
AGF (loan)2015–16[4]Danish Superliga4100—41
Total914320154
FC Roskilde2016–17[4]1st Division25410—264
2017–18[4]1st Division17500—175
2018–19[4]1st Division292035—3225
Total712945—7534
Lyngby2019–20[4]Danish Superliga19100—191
Total19100—191
Career total170771382018585
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "FCR henter Emil Nielsen hjem fra Rosenborg". FC-Roskilde.dk. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. Thrane, Kasper Aleksander (24 May 2014). "Roskilde tangerede rekord og rykkede op". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. Thrane, Kasper Aleksander (7 July 2014). "Rosenborg henter Roskide-topscorer". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "E. Nielsen". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Helmin, Jesper (31 August 2015). "Emil Nielsen klar for AGF". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. Abolhosseini, Farzam (31 August 2015). "Officielt: Emil Nielsen skifter til AGF". bt.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. Nøhr, Mikkel (11 June 2016). "Rosenborg vil tale fremtid med Emil Nielsen". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. Hoffskov, Ole (19 April 2016). "Rosenborg: Svært at se Emil Nielsen vende tilbage". tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. Miles, Peter (17 August 2016). "FC Roskilde henter Emil Nielsen hjem". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. "Emil Nielsen er Årets Profil i 1. Division". spillerforeningen.dk. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. Blond, Mikael (27 June 2019). "Lyngby snupper Emil Nielsen". bold.dk. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. "Topscorere - 2. Division". dbu.dk. 18 November 2019.
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