Lasse Schöne
Danish footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lasse Schöne (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlæsə ˈɕøːnə]; born 27 May 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains for Eredivisie club NEC. A versatile player, Schöne has been deployed as a box-to-box midfielder, holding midfielder or winger in his career. He is known for his set piece abilities.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lasse Schöne[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-05-27) 27 May 1986 (age 37)[3] | ||
Place of birth | Glostrup, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NEC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Himmelev-Veddelev | |||
Tåstrup B.70 | |||
0000–2002 | Lyngby | ||
2002–2005 | Heerenveen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | De Graafschap | 70 | (12) |
2008–2012 | NEC | 107 | (24) |
2012–2019 | Ajax | 201 | (49) |
2019–2021 | Genoa | 32 | (2) |
2021 | Heerenveen | 12 | (1) |
2021– | NEC | 50 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2001 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Denmark U21 | 9 | (1) |
2009–2021 | Denmark | 51 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021 |
Schöne spent his entire professional career in the Netherlands, with Heerenveen, De Graafschap, NEC and Ajax, before moving to Genoa in Italy in 2019. During his time in the Netherlands, he scored 85 league goals.
Schöne scored on his full international debut in 2009 and was part of the Danish squad at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.