{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Jens Stryger |image = Ebreichsdorf vs. Austria Wien (Cup) 2017-07-14 (078) (cropped).jpg |caption = Stryger with Austria Wien in 2017 |full_name = Jens Stryger Larsen<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Denmark (DEN)|publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|21|df=y}} |birth_place = Sakskøbing, Denmark |height = 1.8 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players|publisher=FIFA|page=8|date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |currentclub = Malmö FF |clubnumber = 17 |position = Right-back |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Frem Sakskøbing |youthyears2 = 2002–2004 |youthclubs2 = B 1921 |youthyears3 = 2004–2006 |youthclubs3 = Herfølge Boldklub |youthyears4 = 2006–2009 |youthclubs4 = Brøndby |years1 = 2009–2013 |clubs1 = Brøndby |caps1 = 91 |goals1 = 6 |years2 = 2013–2014 |clubs2 = Nordsjælland |caps2 = 30 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 2014–2017 |clubs3 = Austria Wien |caps3 = 63 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2017–2022 |clubs4 = Udinese |caps4 = 143 |goals4 = 5 |years5 = 2022–2024 |clubs5 = Trabzonspor |caps5 = 48 |goals5 = 1 |years6 = 2024– |clubs6 = Malmö FF |caps6 = 61 |goals6 = 2 |nationalyears1 = 2007 |nationalteam1 = Denmark U16 |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2007–2008 |nationalteam2 = Denmark U17 |nationalcaps2 = 12 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2008–2009 |nationalteam3 = Denmark U18 |nationalcaps3 = 4 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2009–2010 |nationalteam4 = Denmark U19 |nationalcaps4 = 20 |nationalgoals4 = 6 |nationalyears5 = 2010–2011 |nationalteam5 = Denmark U21 |nationalcaps5 = 7 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |nationalyears6 = 2016–2023 |nationalteam6 = Denmark |nationalcaps6 = 54 |nationalgoals6 = 3 |pcupdate = 24 May 2026 |ntupdate = 23:43, 7 September 2023 (UTC) }}
'''Jens Stryger Larsen''' ({{IPA|da|ˈjens stʁyɐ̯ ˈlɑːsn̩}}; born 21 February 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Denmark national team.
==Club career== ===Brøndby=== Stryger made his debut for Brøndby IF starting against FC Nordsjælland in November 2009 before being replaced by Jan Kristiansen after an hour. During his time at Brøndby, he quickly became very popular among Brøndby supporters because of his energy, and in the end of the 2009–2010 season and at the beginning of the 2010–2011 season he featured regularly in Brøndby's team, keeping players such as Sweden international Alexander Farnerud on the bench. In August 2010 he was named as one of the greatest talents in Denmark by the Danish media, and at 23 September, Danish football magazine Tipsbladet reported interest in him from Serie A club Genoa.<ref>[https://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/broendby-stjerneskud-loefter-oejenbryn-i-udlandet Brøndby stjerneskud løfter øjenbryn i udlandet]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://onside.dk/nyheder/jens-stryger-larsen-hot-i-genoa | title = Jens Stryger Larsen hot i Genoa | first = Morten | last = Espersen | work = Onside.dk | publisher = Onside | date = 21 September 2010 | access-date = 21 October 2010 | location=Copenhagen}}</ref>
===FC Nordsjælland=== On 9 July 2013, Stryger joined division rivals FC Nordsjælland on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Nordsjælland henter Jens Stryger Larsen|url=https://sn.dk/Sport/FC-Nordsjaelland-henter-Jens-Stryger-Larsen/artikel/340273|access-date=19 September 2019|publisher=sn.dk|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> He was a regular during his time in Nordsjælland, playing 30 matches in the Superliga during the 2013–14 season.
===Austria Wien=== On 18 June 2014, Stryger was signed by Austrian Football Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a four-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stryger stryger til Austria Wien|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/stryger-stryger-til-austria-wien|access-date=19 September 2019|publisher=dr.dk|date=18 June 2014}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on the first day of the 2014–15 season in a match against SV Grödig.
===Udinese=== On 24 August 2017, Stryger joined Italian Serie A club Udinese on a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Quattro anni di contratto per Jens Stryger Larsen|url=https://www.udinese.it/news/squadra/quattro-anni-di-contratto-per-jens-stryger-larsen|access-date=19 September 2019|publisher=udinese.it|date=24 August 2017}}</ref> He scored his first goal for ''I Bianconeri'' on 27 September against Roma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roma-Udinese 3-1: Dzeko ed El Shaarawy in gol Larsen|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Udinese/23-09-2017/serie-a-roma-udinese-3-1-el-sha-dzeko-non-c-storia-larsen-220794561716.shtml|access-date=19 September 2019|publisher=Gazzetta.it|date=23 September 2017}}</ref> He soon grew out to become a first team regular at Udinese.
On 19 January 2020, Stryger scored and assisted in a 3–2 loss against Milan, his goal being scored from a tight angle after a poor clearance by Milan-goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stryger strålede forgæves mod Kjær og co.|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/stryger-straalede-forgaeves-mod-kjaer-og-co/|access-date=19 January 2020|publisher=bold.dk|date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
===Trabzonspor=== In June 2022, Stryger joined Trabzonspor in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Trabzonspor|url=https://www.trabzonspor.org.tr/tr/dogucan-haspolat-eren-elmali-ve-jens-stryger-larsen-saglik-kontrolunden-gecti-16-6-2022|title=Doğucan Haspolat, Eren Elmalı ve Jens Stryger Larsen sağlık kontrolünden geçti|date=16 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022|language=tr}}</ref>
===Malmö FF=== In January 2024, Stryger joined Swedish team Malmö FF, after parting ways with Trabzonspor. Stryger signed a three-year contract at Malmö.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mff.se/jens-stryger-larsen-ansluter-till-malmo-ff/|title=Jens Stryger Larsen ansluter till Malmö FF|trans-title=Jens Stryger Larsen joins Malmö FF|language=sv|publisher=Malmö FF|date=22 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref>
==International career== Stryger was called up to the senior Denmark national team to face Liechtenstein and Armenia in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hareide udtager Cornelius og Stryger Larsen|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2016-08-22-hareide-udtager-cornelius-og-stryger-larsen|access-date=29 August 2016|publisher=sport.tv2.dk|date=22 August 2016}}</ref> He made his debut in the friendly match against Liechtenstein on 31 August 2016, and he scored the final goal in the Danish 5–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Danmark – Liechtenstein 5 – 0|url=http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/Landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=8707|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=Danish FA|date=31 August 2016|archive-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924222250/http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/Landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=8707|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Stephen |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |website=Goal |accessdate=16 July 2019 |date=4 June 2018}}</ref>
In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/26-spillere-klar-til-em-for-danmark/ |title=26 spillere klar til EM for Danmark |trans-title=26 players ready for the European Championship for Denmark |work=Danish Football Association |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=da}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 24 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jens-stryger-larsen/84193/|title=J. Stryger Larsen|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Danish Cup, Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Brøndby |2009–10 |Danish Superliga |15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |2010–11 |Danish Superliga |20||2||1||0||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||2 |- |2011–12 |Danish Superliga |26||1||1||0||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2012–13 |Danish Superliga |30||3||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !91!!6!!6!!1!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!105!!7 |- |Nordsjælland |2013–14 |Danish Superliga |30||2||4||1||4{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||3 |- |rowspan="5"|Austria Wien |2014–15 |Austrian Bundesliga |19||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||1 |- |2015–16 |Austrian Bundesliga |11||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |2016–17 |Austrian Bundesliga |29||0||2||0||12{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0 |- |2017–18 |Austrian Bundesliga |4||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!2!!7!!0!!15!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!85!!2 |- |rowspan="6"|Udinese |2017–18 |Serie A |30||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||1 |- |2018–19 |Serie A |36||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||1 |- |2019–20 |Serie A |33||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||1 |- |2020–21 |Serie A |33||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||2 |- |2021–22 |Serie A |11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !143!!5!!9!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!152!!5 |- |rowspan="3"|Trabzonspor |2022–23 |Süper Lig |32||1||3||0||9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in Turkish Super Cup}}||1||45||3 |- |2023–24 |Süper Lig |16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!1!!4!!0!!9!!1!!1!!1!!62!!3 |- |rowspan="4"|Malmö |2024 |Allsvenskan |24||0||4||1||11{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||39||1 |- |2025 |Allsvenskan |28||2||2||0||15{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||45||2 |- |2026 |Allsvenskan |9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!2!!6!!1!!26!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!93!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !436!!18!!36!!3!!61!!1!!1!!1!!534!!23 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 7 September 2023}}<ref>{{NFT player|64987}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|Denmark |2016||2||1 |- |2017||7||0 |- |2018||11||0 |- |2019||9||0 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||16||1 |- |2022||2||1 |- |2023||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!54!!3 |}
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stryger goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jens Stryger |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 31 August 2016 || Forum Horsens Arena, Horsens, Denmark || {{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|2 || 28 March 2021 || MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark || {{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|8–0 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|3 || 6 June 2022 || Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{DBU player|id=5945|name=Jens Stryger}} *{{Soccerway|jens-stryger-larsen/84193}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101120174313/http://brondby.com/player.asp?sid=271&id=33 Brøndby IF profile]
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