Lasse Vigen Christensen

Lasse Vigen Christensen

Christensen playing for Fulham in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth15 August 1994[1]
Place of birthEsbjerg, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Fulham
Number21
Youth career
?–2009Esbjerg fB
2010–2012FC Midtjylland
2012–2015Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–Fulham24(5)
National team
2009–2010Denmark U167(0)
2010–2011Denmark U1724(2)
2011–2012Denmark U188(0)
2012–2013Denmark U1913(0)
2013–Denmark U2114(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2015.

† 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

Vigen 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, Vigen 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 175001000185
Career total 175201000205

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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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