Lars Olden Larsen

Lars Olden Larsen (born 17 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger or central midfielder for Norwegian Eliteserien club Tromsø, on loan from NEC.

Lars Olden Larsen

Larsen with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tromsø (on loan from NEC)
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2014	Årvoll
2015–2017	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Årvoll	3	(0)
2015–2017	Vålerenga 2	27	(3)
2018–2019	KFUM	52	(14)
2020–2022	Mjøndalen	58	(8)
2022–2023	Nizhny Novgorod	3	(0)
2022–2023	→ BK Häcken (loan)	31	(9)
2023–	NEC	30	(1)
2024	→ BK Häcken (loan)	11	(1)
2025–	→ Tromsø (loan)	12	(3)
International career‡
2016	Norway U18	4	(0)
2019	Norway U21	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2025

Career

Growing up in Årvoll IL, he also made his senior debut on the fifth tier in 2014 before joining Vålerenga's youth setup. He did not secure a senior contract here, and instead joined second-tier KFUM. After impressing here and representing Norway as a youth and U21 international, he transferred to a first-tier team in 2020, Mjøndalen.^[2]

On 5 February 2022, Larsen signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod. He played league matches for the club between February and March.^[3]

On 16 March 2022, Larsen suspended his contract with Nizhny Novgorod under a special FIFA rule introduced due to the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[4][5] On 19 March 2022, Larsen signed with BK Häcken in Sweden until 30 June 2022.^[6] On 28 June 2022, Larsen extended his contract with BK Häcken by one year.^[7]

On 14 June 2023, Larsen signed a four-year contract with NEC in the Netherlands.^[8] On 27 August 2024, he returned to BK Häcken on loan until the end of 2024.^[9]

In August 2025, Larsen was once again loaned out from NEC, this time to Norwegian club Tromsø on a deal that lasted until the end of the year, with an option to buy.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 23 November 2025^[11][12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Årvoll	2014	4. divisjon	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Vålerenga 2	2015	2. divisjon	10	1	—		—		10	1
	2015	2. divisjon	8	2	—		—		8	2
	2017	2. divisjon	9	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		27	3	—		—		27	3
KFUM	2018	2. divisjon	26	5	2	0	4[b]	2	32	7
	2019	1. divisjon	26	9	3	1	2[c]	1	31	11
	Total		52	14	5	1	6	3	63	18
Mjøndalen	2020	Eliteserien	28	0	—		1[d]	0	29	0
	2021	Eliteserien	30	8	2	0	—		32	8
	Total		58	8	2	0	1	0	61	8
Nizhny Novgorod	2021–22	Russian Premier League	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
Häcken (loan)	2022	Allsvenskan	19	4	1	0	—		20	4
	2023	Allsvenskan	12	5	5	3	—		17	8
	Total		31	9	6	3	—		37	12
NEC	2023–24	Eredivisie	20	1	3	0	—		23	1
	2024–25	Eredivisie	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		30	1	3	0	—		33	1
Häcken (loan)	2024	Allsvenskan	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
Tromsø (loan)	2025	Eliteserien	12	3	1	0	—		13	3
Career total			227	39	18	4	7	3	252	46

1. Includes Norwegian Cup, Russian Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup
2. Appearances in 2. divisjon promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in 1. divisjon promotion play-offs
4. Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs

Honours

BK Häcken

• Allsvenskan: 2022
• Svenska Cupen: 2022–23