Svenn Crone (; born 20 May 1995) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in

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, Crone progressed through the

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a Danish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Brøndbyvester. Brøndby IF denotes the professional football section of Brøndbyernes ...

youth academy before being promoted to the first team in July 2014. After a loan to

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, he began making an impact for Brøndby under head coach

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as a

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. In 2018, he signed with

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where he grew out to become

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, before moving to

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in January 2021. Besides his club career, Crone has represented

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at youth levels between U16 and U20.

Career

Brøndby

Crone signed a three-year extension to his contract on 18 September 2013 which ties him to Brøndby until the summer 2017 and secured him a slot in the first team from the summer 2014. Crone was, despite his status as U19 player, brought into the first-team squad during the winter training camp during January 2014 in the

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. He made his first unofficial first-team appearance during that training camp, in the 73rd minute of a friendly against defending Ukrainian champions

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, where he came on as a

. Crone was eventually officially included in the first-team squad on 1 July 2014. He made his official debut for Brøndby in a

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match against

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on 29 October 2014, and on 27 November he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2017. Appearances were, however, few and far between, and on 2 February 2015, the last day of the transfer window, Crone was sent on a six-month loan to

in the second-tier 1st Division. Crone made his first European appearance after returning to Brøndby from his loan, coming on as a late second-half substitute for

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in a 0–2 away win over Sammarinese club Juvenes/Dogana in the first qualifying round of the

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. He made his debut in the

for Brøndby on 13 March 2016, when he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute instead of

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in a 1–0 win at home over

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. He subsequently played the following three successive matches in the Superliga as a substitute, and in the second last matchday of the season he made his first start and played the entire match against

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. Under new head coach

, who arrived prior to the 2016–17 season, Crone made an impact as a

after

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had moved

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. However, after the signing of

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, Crone was benched. He made 62 total appearances for Brøndby, in which he scored one goal.

Silkeborg

On 25 June 2018, Crone signed a three-year contract with

in the 1st Division. He was appointed

in summer 2020. In October 2020, he tested positive for

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alongside fellow Silkeborg players

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and Pelle Mattsson.

Lyngby

On transfer deadline day, 1 February 2021, Crone joined

on a deal until the June 2023. He made his debut for the club on 7 February in a 1–0 away loss to AGF, coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute for Kasper Jørgensen. He suffered relegation to the

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

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Brann

On 27 February 2022, Crone signed for

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club Brann on a deal until the end of 2024. He made his debut for the club on 12 March, starting at right back in a

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defeat to

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. His first league appearance followed on the first matchday of the season, on 3 April, in a 4–0 away victory against

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FC Fredericia

On March 3, 2025, Crone joined

side

on a short-term deal until the end of the season. On 22 May 2025, after

achieved promotion to the

, Crone extended his contract until summer 2028.

Career statistics

Honours

Brøndby *

: 2017–18

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crone, Svenn 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rødovre Danish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Brøndby IF players Brønshøj Boldklub players Silkeborg IF players Lyngby Boldklub players Danish 1st Division players Eliteserien players SK Brann players FC Fredericia players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway 21st-century Danish sportsmen