Emil Larsen (born 22 June 1991) is a Danish former professional

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. He has gained seven caps for the Denmark national team, and represented Denmark at the

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in Brazil.

Club career

In his first season as a professional for Lyngby Boldklub, after joining the first team in fall 2009, he gained high praise from coach

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. Also, there were both domestic and international clubs who showed interest in the young player, especially considering his contract was expiring in 2011. Larsen became topscorer for the club in the

2009–10 Danish 1st Division The 2009–10 Danish 1st Division season was the 14th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. The division-champion, AC Horsens, and runners-up, Lyngby BK, were promoted to the 2010–1 ...

campaign, and was therefore a key player in securing promotion to the Danish Superliga. This also meant an increased number of expectations of the young midfielder. On 9 July 2012, Larsen joined Odense Boldklub on a four-year contract. He signed with

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side Columbus Crew SC on 22 January 2016. After struggling for playing time in the United States, Larsen returned to Denmark on 10 July 2016, signing with his former club

Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...

. On 23 July 2017, Larsen announced his retirement due to a knee injury. He also revealed, that he would continue at the club working as a scout.

After football

Larsen became self-employed after his retirement from football, founding the startup company Smartiie in 2018, which makes shin guards. In 2021, he became employed as a real estate investor at MM Properties. In November 2022, he became a certified real estate investor, completing the education at level 1.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Emil 1991 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lyngby Boldklub players Odense Boldklub players Columbus Crew players Danish Superliga players Major League Soccer players Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Danish businesspeople in real estate Businesspeople from Copenhagen