Jens Stryger

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.

Jens Stryger

Stryger with Austria Wien in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jens Stryger Larsen[1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)
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)
*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

Brøndby

Stryger 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

On 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

On 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

On 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

In June 2022, Stryger joined Trabzonspor in Turkey.^[10]

Malmö FF

In January 2024, Stryger joined Swedish team Malmö FF, after parting ways with Trabzonspor. Stryger signed a three-year contract at Malmö.^[11]

International career

Stryger 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

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Includes Danish Cup, Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2023^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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.

List of international goals scored by Jens Stryger Larsen

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

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Super Cup: 2022

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2024

• Svenska Cupen: 2023–24

References

1. "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.
2. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
3. Brøndby stjerneskud løfter øjenbryn i udlandet
4. Espersen, Morten (21 September 2010). "Jens Stryger Larsen hot i Genoa". Onside.dk. Copenhagen: Onside. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
5. "FC Nordsjælland henter Jens Stryger Larsen". sn.dk. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
6. "Stryger stryger til Austria Wien". dr.dk. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
7. "Quattro anni di contratto per Jens Stryger Larsen". udinese.it. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
8. "Roma-Udinese 3-1: Dzeko ed El Shaarawy in gol Larsen". Gazzetta.it. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
9. "Stryger strålede forgæves mod Kjær og co". bold.dk. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
10. "Doğucan Haspolat, Eren Elmalı ve Jens Stryger Larsen sağlık kontrolünden geçti" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
11. "Jens Stryger Larsen ansluter till Malmö FF" [Jens Stryger Larsen joins Malmö FF] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
12. "Hareide udtager Cornelius og Stryger Larsen". sport.tv2.dk. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
13. "Danmark – Liechtenstein 5 – 0". Danish FA. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
14. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
15. "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.
16. "J. Stryger Larsen". Soccerway.
17. Jens Stryger at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Jens Stryger at Soccerway
• Brøndby IF profile