Lasse Vigen Christensen

Lasse Vigen Christensen

Christensen playing for Fulham in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994[1]
Place of birth Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Fulham
Number 21
Youth career
000?–2009 Esbjerg fB
2010–2012 FC Midtjylland
2012–2015 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Fulham 41 (5)
National team
2009–2010 Denmark U16 7 (0)
2010–2011 Denmark U17 24 (2)
2011–2012 Denmark U18 8 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U19 13 (0)
2013– Denmark U21 20 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:30, 6 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2015

Lasse Vigen Christensen (born 15 August 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Fulham.[1]

Club career

Early career

While still at Esbjerg, he went on a trial with Arsenal,[2] in the end, however, he decided to move to the FC Midtjylland-academy.[3]

A year and a half into his time at Midtjylland, he went on a trial with Fulham in November 2011.[4] A few months later, in January 2012, he moved to Fulham on a permanent deal.[5]

Fulham

Christensen made his Fulham debut in the FA Cup third round draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road[6] and came on as a substitute for Steve Sidwell in the 84th minute during the replay at Craven Cottage.[7]

On 30 January 2014, Christensen signed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at Fulham until the summer of 2017.[8]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2014
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2013–14[9] Premier League 0020000020
2014–15[10] Championship 245001000185
Career total 245201000205

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lasse Vigen Christensen profile". Fulham FC. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. Esbjerg-talent imponerede for Arsenal (Danish)
  3. FCM snupper vestjysk stortalent (Danish)
  4. Fulham ser nærmere på FCM-talent (Danish)
  5. FCM-talent rykker til Fulham (Danish)
  6. "Norwich City 1-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. "Fulham 3-0 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. "Lasse Pens Extension". Fulham F.C. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  9. "Games played by Lasse Vigen Christensen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  10. "Games played by Lasse Vigen Christensen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

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