Ken Ilsø
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Ilsø training with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Ilsø Larsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Solrød Strand, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Home United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK Pioneren | |||
| BK Friheden | |||
| Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | |||
| –2004 | Boldklubben Frem | ||
| 2004–2007 | SC Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → FC Zwolle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | SønderjyskE | 32 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Midtjylland | 39 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 16 | (7) |
| 2011–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 55 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | VfL Bochum | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | VfL Bochum II | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Guangzhou R&F | 10 | (2) |
| 2015– | Home United | 28 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:27, 24 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ken Ilsø Larsen (born 2 December 1986) is a Danish professional footballer,[3][4][5][6][7] who is currently playing for Singaporean football club Home United in Singapore's top tier of football, S.League. He has represented Denmark at U19, U20 and U21 levels.
Youth career
Born in Copenhagen, Ilsø started his career at local amateur club BK Pioneren. His career progressed, and he went on to play for several youth teams in Copenhagen. In 2004, he was signed as a youth player by Dutch side SC Heerenveen, being labelled as one of Denmark's finest talents. On 16 April 2006, he made his senior team debut for SC Heerenveen, also his only senior appearance with the club, in an Eredivisie match against AZ Alkmaar as a 75th-minute substitute for teammate Arnold Bruggink.
Club career
SC Heerenveen
Following his first-team debut with SC Heerenveen, Ilsø never managed to play for the senior team again in the rest of his time with the club. He had a brief loan spell with FC Zwolle on-loan from SC Heerenveen, but did not make a single appearance for the Dutch club.
SønderjyskE
Unable to break into the first-team plans of SC Heerenveen, Ilsø returned in 2007 to Denmark, and joined local club SønderjyskE.[8] He had a more successful spell with SønderjyskE, scoring 12 goals in 52 league matches for a side that was threatened by relegation.[9]
FC Midtjylland
In summer 2009, Ilsø was signed by FC Midtjylland,[10] who ended in the fourth spot of the Superliga the prior sesason. Ilsø quickly became an important player for FC Midtjylland. For instance, in the 2010–11 season opener against Silkeborg IF, Ilsø scored the decisive goal to earn a win for the club .[11]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Following his performance with FC Midtjylland, Ilsø joined 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on-loan in the 2010 winter transfer window. Fortuna Düsseldorf subsequently signed him permanently in the following year's summer transfer window, for a reported fee of €300,000.[12]
On 15 December 2012, in a Bundesliga match against Hannover 96, Ilsø played an integral role by scoring the decisive goal for Fortuna Düsseldorf to end the tie in a 2-1 victory.[13] By the end of the Bundesliga 2012-13 season, Fortuna Düsseldorf was in the 17th place, and had to face Hertha BSC in the relegation play-off. Across both legs of the play-off, Ilsø assisted twice, once in each leg, but could not prevent Fortuna Düsseldorf from being relegated back to 2. Bundesliga after a single season in the top flight as the aggregate score of the play-off ended in a 3-4 loss.[14]
VfL Bochum
In the summer 2013 transfer window, a transfer deal was agreed, with Ilsø joining VfL Bochum from Fortuna Düsseldorf.[15] Apart from playing for VfL Bochum's first team, Ilsø also made a single appearance for the club's reserve team, VfL Bochum II, in a Regionalliga West match against Sportfreunde Siegen.
Guangzhou R&F
In February 2014, Ilsø joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, but he left the club after only three months due to a reduction in his playing time.[16]
Home United
In January 2015, Ilsø signed a contract with Home United to play for the remainder of the season. Before he signed the contract, he attracted the interest of several clubs from his home country, as well as from Thailand, but Ilsø wanted to embark on an adventure far away from home. Ilsø ultimately decided to sign for Home United as he was impressed by the club's youth development philosophy.[17]
Ilsø scored his first competitive goal for Home United just 23 minutes into his S.League debut.[18] Ilsø scored his second goal for Home United in his second match, finding the back of the net from the spot.[19] He continued his goalscoring start to the season by scoring his 3rd goal in the 3rd game of the season. He also laid on an assist for teammate Sirina Camara to secure his team's first win of the season over Tampines Rovers FC.[20] Ilsø notched his fourth of the season in his 4th consecutive league match for Home United, scoring the first goal of a 2-2 draw against Brunei DPMM FC.[21]
On 23 December 2015, it was confirmed by Home United that Ilsø will be staying with the club to participate in the 2016 S.League season.[22]
Career statistics
As of 24 April 2016[23]
| Club | League | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Regional Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SC Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 2005-06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FC Zwolle (loan) | Eredivisie | 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SønderjyskE | Superliga | 2008-09 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2009-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| FC Midtjylland | Superliga | 2009-10 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2010-11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 12 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2.Bundesliga | 2010-11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2011-12 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| Bundesliga | 2012-13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 71 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 73 | 13 | ||||
| VfL Bochum | 2.Bundesliga | 2013-14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| VfL Bochum II | Regionalliga West | 2013-14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Guangzhou R&F | Chinese Super League | 2014 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Home United | S.League | 2015 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 5 | |||
| Total | 28 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 18 | |||
| Career Total | 198 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 56 | ||
References
- ↑ "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ "Ken Ilsø" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ "Ken Ilsø" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ken Ilsø Larsen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ken Ilsö" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ilsö, Ken" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ilsö verlässt den VfL" [Ilsø leaves the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Heerenveens Larsen terug naar Denemarken" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
- ↑ Carlskov, Thor (30 November 2008). "Ken Ilsø bankede Horsens i bund" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ↑ "Ken Ilsø skifter til FC Midtjylland" (in Danish). Sporten.dk. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ "Ilsø straffede Silkeborg" (in Danish). Sporten.dk. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ Bernd Jolitz, Von. "Karlsruhe: Ilsø trifft für Fortuna zum 2:2". RP Online. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Fortuna edge out Hannover | Football News | Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Christian Paul, Von. "Fortuna Düsseldorf gegen Hertha BSC: Chaos bei Relegation - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Bochum holt Ilsö und Zahirovic" [Bochum signs Ilsø and Zahirovic] (in German)". DFL. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ken Ilsø er færdig i Kina" (in Danish). DR. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "From the Bundesliga to the S.League – How Ken Ilsø's wanderlust led him Home". fourfourtwo. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "S.League: Home United hoping to find form against Salim's Hougang". ESPNFC.
- ↑ "Report: Hougang Extend Unbeaten Streak Against Home". S.League. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Shawn, Lim (13 March 2015). "Aw Pleased With First Win Of The Season". S.League. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Dwyane, James (21 March 2015). "Ramdani Late Equaliser Deny DPMM Victory". S.League. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Lim, Shawn. "S.League.com - Protectors Retain Key Players". S.League.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Denmark - K. Ilsø - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerwa. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
- Ken Ilsø profile at Soccerway
- Danish National Team - Profile (Danish)
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