Japhet Sery Larsen

Japhet Sery Larsen (born 10 April 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland as a central defender. He is a product of the FC Midtjylland academy and has been capped by Denmark at youth level. His nickname is "Jeff".[2]

Japhet Sery Larsen
Personal information
Full name Japhet Sery Larsen[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000
Place of birth Denmark
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 46
Youth career
CIK
KB
B93
0000–2015 Lyngby
2015–2020 FC Midtjylland
2019–2020 → Brentford (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– FC Midtjylland 1 (0)
National team‡
2016 Denmark U16 5 (1)
2017 Denmark U17 5 (0)
2017 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 11 (0)
2019– Denmark U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:17, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:59, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

FC Midtjylland

A central defender, Sery began his career with spells at CIK, KB, B93 and Lyngby,[3] before joining the academy at Superliga club FC Midtjylland in July 2015.[4] He progressed to sign a contract extension in January 2018 and was a part of the club's 2017–18 and 2018–19 U19 Ligaen-winning squads.[2][5][6][7][8] Sery was an unused substitute for the first team on one occasion during the 2018–19 season and signed a five-year professional contract in 2019.[9][10] He spent the 2019–20 season away on loan and returned to begin 2020–21 as a member of the first team squad.[11] On 4 October 2020, Sery made his senior debut for the club as a substitute for Alexander Scholz after 77 minutes of a 2–2 Superliga draw with AC Horsens.[9]

Brentford (loan)

On 22 June 2019, Sery joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[12][13] He was an unused substitute for the first team during a 1–0 FA Cup third round victory over Stoke City on 4 January 2020.[9]

International career

Sery has been capped by Denmark at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.[14] On 19 November 2019, he made his U21 debut as a substitute for Victor Nelsson after 77 minutes of a 5–1 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying win over Malta.[14]

Personal life

Sery grew up in Herlev.[2] As a youth, he competed in track and field for Sparta.[15][16]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Midtjylland 2018–19[9] Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0 0 0
2020–21[9] 1 0 1 0 ― 0 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 ― 0 0 2 0
Brentford (loan) 2019–20[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. "Notification Of Shirt Numbers : Brentford" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. Buhl, Karen. "FC Midtjylland forlænger med forsvarstalent". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "Japhet Sery Larsen". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. "Spændende back til Akademiet". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. Monrad-Alex, Magnus (14 October 2016). "At flytte for fodbold: Japhet Sery larsen, FC Midtjylland – Tiden er fløjet afsted (2/3)". D' BOLD (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. "Summary – U19 Ligaen – Denmark". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "Summary – U19 Ligaen – Denmark". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. "Japhet Larsen » Club matches » U19 Drenge Ligaen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. Japhet Sery Larsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. "FCM binder talent og udlejer ham til Brentford". bold.dk. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. Risom, Jens. "Japhet Sery Larsen efter debut: Sindssygt fedt". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. "Japhet Sery Larsen joins on season-long loan from FC Midtjylland". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  15. "Inde Øst 23–24 januar 2010 Ballerup Super Arena, Resultater, Arrangør: Ballerup A.K." ballerup-ak.dk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  16. "Lyngby Games 2011". lifeonmars.dk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  17. "Games played by Japhet Sery Larsen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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