Lasse Emil Nielsen (; born 8 November 1993), simply known as Emil Nielsen, is a Danish professional

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who plays as a forward for

FC Roskilde Football Club Roskilde is a Danish professional association football club based in Roskilde, Region Zealand. They will compete in the Danish 1st Division in the 2024–25 season following their promotion. They play at Roskilde Idrætspark (also k ...

Career

Growing up in

Store Merløse Store Merløse is a town on Sjælland in Denmark with a population of 1,193 (1 January 2025).FC Roskilde Football Club Roskilde is a Danish professional association football club based in Roskilde, Region Zealand. They will compete in the Danish 1st Division in the 2024–25 season following their promotion. They play at Roskilde Idrætspark (also k ...

. After making the first team, he helped Roskilde reach promotion to the Danish second tier during the 2013–14 season. He featured regularly for the club, ending the season with a staggering 34 goals, making him the topscorer of the division. On 7 July 2014, Nielsen joined Norwegian

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club Rosenborg. After making only five appearances for Rosenborg in his first season, Nielsen joined AGF on 31 August 2015 on a one-year loan deal with the option for a permanent contract. His time in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

was marred by injuries and he only made four appearances during the season, scoring one goal. At the end of the season, AGF did not pick up the buy option and he returned to Rosenborg. Upon his return, Rosenborg-coach

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expressed that, considering the club's strength at the winger position, it would be difficult for Nielsen to find his way into the squad, and that a solution had to be found. On 17 August 2016, Nielsen rejoined

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club FC Roskilde on a two-year contract, hoping to refind his old form after only making 15 total appearances in two seasons. His time in Roskilde was a success, and in his final season in the club he scored 20 goals in 29 appearances. His performances earned him the 2019 Danish 1st Division Player of the Year Award. On 27 June 2019, Nielsen joined

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

one a three-year contract. He suffered relegation to the

with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed

AC Horsens Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...

. On 2 January 2023, it was announced that Nielsen had signed with

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of the

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. In June 2023, Nielsen returned to

.FC Roskilde henter Emil Nielsen hjem
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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual * Danish 2nd Division top scorer: 2013–14 (33 goals) * Danish 1st Division top scorer: 2018–19 (20 goals) oint with Ronnie Schwartz

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Emil Living people 1993 births Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers FC Roskilde players Rosenborg BK players Lyngby Boldklub players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Orange County SC players Eliteserien players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players USL Championship players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Holbæk Municipality Footballers from Region Zealand 21st-century Danish sportsmen