Lasse Vigen Christensen

Lasse Vigen Christensen (Danish: [ˈlæsə ˈviˀn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 15 August 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club Brøndby.

Lasse Vigen
Christensen playing for Fulham in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lasse Vigen Christensen[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994[2]
Place of birth Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 21
Youth career
000?–2009 Esbjerg fB
2010–2012 FC Midtjylland
2012–2015 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Fulham 54 (6)
2017 → Burton Albion (loan) 16 (0)
2017– Brøndby 85 (9)
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)
2013–2017 Denmark U21 38 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:38, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2017

Club career

Early career

Born in Esbjerg, Denmark, Christensen began his football career at Esbjerg.[3] While still at Esbjerg, he went on a trial with Arsenal,[4] in the end, however, he decided to move to the FC Midtjylland-academy.[5]

A year and a half into his time at Midtjylland, he went on a trial with Fulham in November 2011.[6] A few months later, in January 2012, he moved to Fulham on a permanent deal.[7] Shortly after the move, he was assigned to the club's development squad.[8] Over the years, his progression through the Fulham ranks earned him praised and leading to being trained with the first team.[9] Whilst there, he also became the club's U18 captain.[10]

Fulham
Vigen Christensen marking Norwich City's Josh Murphy in 2014.

Christensen made his Fulham debut in the FA Cup third round draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road[11] and came on as a substitute for Steve Sidwell in the 84th minute during the replay at Craven Cottage.[12] On 30 January 2014, Christensen signed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at Fulham until the summer of 2017.[13]

The 2014-15 season saw Christensen being promoted to the first team[14] and was featured more in the first team under the management of Kit Symons.[10] He then scored his first goal for the club on 1 October 2014, in a 4-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.[15] He then played a vital role, assisting three times against Norwich City,[16] Rotherham United[17] and Charlton Athletic,[18] before scoring in a 3-3 draw against Wigan Athletic.[19] By the end of 2014, Christensen added three more goals, putting his tally to 5, including against Sheffield Wednesday, for which named Man of the Match.[20] However, he suffered a hamstring injury twice, including another that kept him out for the rest of the season.[21][22] At the end of the 2014-15 season, Christensen made the total of 30 appearances and scoring fives times in all competitions.[23] He finished third place for the 2014-15's Player Of The Season, as well, as Goal of the Season.[24][25][26]

In the 2015-16 season, Christensen continued to remain in the first team despite facing competitions and resulted being substituted on the bench.[27] However, he suffered an injury during the international break and sidelined for a month.[28] It wasn't until on 26 December 2015 when he returned to the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2-0 loss against Derby County.[29] He then scored again on 12 January 2016, in a 3-2 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[30] However, he was sidelined with a hamstring injury after sustaining into the first five minutes to the game against Queens Park Rangers on 13 February 2016.[31] He then returned from the injury two months later on 9 April 2016 and set up a goal, in a 2-1 win over Cardiff City.[32] At the end of the 2015-16 season, Christensen made the total of 31 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

In the 2016-17 season, Christensen was featured in the first team at the start of the season and scored in a 3-2 win over Middlesbrough in the second round of the League Cup.[33][34] Following a handful of first team football, he signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him until 2018.[35] However, Christensen's first team opportunities was soon limited and was demoted to the club's reserve by the end of the year[36][37] Whilst at Fulham, he went on to make the total of 7 appearance and scoring once in all competitions.

Burton Albion (loan)

On 27 January 2017, Christensen join Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season, along with Cauley Woodrow.[38]

The next day, Christensen made his debut for the club, where he made his first start, in a 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers.[39] After the match, he was named Team of the Week for the side.[40] Since making his debut, Christensen established himself in the Burton Albion first team and was involved in a squad when they beat Leeds United on 22 April 2017, a win that helped his parent club's more hopes of reaching the play-off and Burton Albion's hopes of staying in the Championship for another season.[41][42] At the end of the 2016-17 season, having made the total of 13 appearances, he, along with Woodrow, returned to their parent club.[43]

Brøndby IF

On 18 July 2017, Christensen signed with Danish club Brøndby IF on a four-year contract.[44] He was previously linked with a move to Sheffield United and Celtic over the summer.[45]

Christensen had an immediate impact, scoring four goals in his first two Superliga games, including a debut goal in a 3–2 defeat to FC Nordsjælland[46] and an off-the-bench hat–trick in a 5–3 win against Lyngby.[47] For this feat, Christensen was named the July 2017 Superliga player of the month.[48] Since making his debut for Brøndby IF, Christensen established himself in the starting eleven for the side.[49] Two months later, on 20 September 2017, he scored again in a 5–1 win over Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold in the fifth round of the DBU Pokalen.[50]

International career

Christensen previously represented Denmark levels. In August 2013, Christensen was called up by Denmark U21 for the first time.[51] He scored his Denmark U21 debut on 10 September 2013, in a 2-2 draw against Slovenia U21.[52] For the next two years, Christensen scored a brace on two occasions against Estonia U21[53] and Russia U21.[54] He was then given a captain armband for the match against Germany U21 on 3 September 2015, in a 2–1 defeat.[55]

In May 2016, Christensen expressed interest to be called up into the squad for Denmark at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[56] It came after when he was called by the national team.[57] However, Manager Slaviša Jokanović prevented this from happening, as he was told Christensen that "the club’s needs were greater than his country's" and left Christensen disappointed.[58]

In June 2015, Christensen was called up by the senior team for the first team and appeared as an unused substitute against Montenegro soon after.[59][60]

Honours

Brondby

Career statistics
As of 7 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup European Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2013–14[62] Premier League 002000—20
2014–15[63] Championship 2553010—295
2015–16[64] 2711020—301
2016–17[65] 400031—71
Fulham total 566606100687
Burton (loan) 2016–17[65] Championship 1600000—160
Brøndby 2017–18[66] Superliga 10400—2[lower-alpha 1]0114
Career total 81106061209511
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

Personal life

Christensen grew up supporting Premier League side Arsenal, whom he went on a trial early in his career.[67] Christensen said he wanted to be a footballer when he grows up and revealed that his father, a footballer, once played for the Denmark U21 side.[68]

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