{{short description|Luxembourgish footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lars Gerson | image = Lars Christian Krogh Gerson.jpg | caption = Gerson with IFK Norrköping in 2012 | full_name = Lars Christian Krogh Gerson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | height = 1.86 m | position = Central defender | currentclub = Käerjéng | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kongsvinger | years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = Kongsvinger | caps1 = 58 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2012–2014 | clubs2 = IFK Norrköping | caps2 = 75 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2015–2017 | clubs3 = GIF Sundsvall | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = IFK Norrköping | caps4 = 78 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = Racing de Santander | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = Brann | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = Kongsvinger | caps7 = 62 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = Progrès Niederkorn | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Käerjéng | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam1 = Luxembourg U21 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2008– | nationalteam2 = Luxembourg | nationalcaps2 = 100 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | club-update = 20 October 2025 | nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025 }} '''Lars Christian Krogh Gerson''' (born 5 February 1990) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Luxembourg National Division side Käerjéng and the Luxembourg national team.
==International career== Gerson made his debut for Luxembourg on 26 March 2008, in a 0–2 friendly loss against Wales.<ref name="26 maart 2008: Josy Barthel, Luxemburg, Luxemburg.">{{cite news | title = 26 maart 2008: Josy Barthel, Luxemburg, Luxemburg. | url = http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/Clubs/L/Luxemburg/Wedstrijden/luxwal2008.htm | publisher = Ronaldzwiers.com | access-date = 2008-06-10 | archive-date = 7 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054426/http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/Clubs/L/Luxemburg/Wedstrijden/luxwal2008.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Gerson has also represented Luxembourg at youth level, a.o. at the under-17 European Championship of 2006.
On 10 June 2025, Gerson made his 100th international appearance in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mamrud |first=Roberto |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-gerson-intl.html |title=Lars Christian Krogh Gerson - International Appearances |publisher=RSSSF |date=27 August 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24605 |title=Lars Christian Krogh Gerson |publisher=eu-football.info }}</ref>
==Personal life== Gerson was born in Luxembourg City to a Luxembourgish father and Norwegian mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv2.no/a/3314984|title=- Vi er sikkert Tippeligaens minst kjente landslagsspillere|first=TV 2|last=AS|date=17 October 2010 }}</ref> His maternal grandfather is the Norwegian anchorman Lars-Jacob Krogh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/na-skal-lars-(24)-mte-costa-fabregas-&-co/8496154.html|title=Nå skal Lars (24) møte Costa, Fabregas & co|last=NTB|date=10 October 2014 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played 28 October 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|lars-christian-krogh-gerson/29193}}</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 !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Kongsvinger |2008 | rowspan="2" |Adeccoligaen |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2009 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2010 |Tippeligaen |21||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||22||2 |- |2011 |Adeccoligaen |30||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!7!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!60!!8 |- |rowspan="4"|IFK Norrköping |2012 |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |28||2||5||1||colspan="2"|—||33||3 |- |2013 |28||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—|||30||4 |- |2014 |19||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||19||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!9!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!82!!9 |- |rowspan="4"|GIF Sundsvall |2015 |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |29||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |2016 |24||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||25||4 |- |2017 |10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!6!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!68!!6 |- |rowspan="4"|IFK Norrköping |2018 |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |24||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |2019 |28||4||4||0||6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||38||4 |- |2020 |26||3||4||0||colspan="2"|—||30||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !78!!8!!10!!0!!6!!0!!94!!8 |- |Racing de Santander |2020–21 |rowspan="1"|Segunda División B |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |Brann |2021 |Eliteserien |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !279!!30!!24!!2!!6!!0!!309!!32 |}
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=== International === {{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}<ref name="NFT profile">{{cite web|title=NFT profile|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/25451/Lars_Gerson.html|publisher=national-football-teams.com|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="18" |Luxembourg |2008||5||0 |- |2009||1||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- |2011||10||1 |- |2012||7||1 |- |2013||8||0 |- |2014||7<ref group=lower-alpha name="Pro">Included one Non Fifa match</ref>||1 |- |2015||10||1 |- |2016||5||0 |- |2017||4||0 |- |2018||6||0 |- |2019||9||0 |- |2020||7||0 |- |2021||3||0 |- |2022||5||0 |- |2023||6||0 |- |2024||2||0 |- |2025||2||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!100!!4 |}
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{{Updated|13 October 2015}} ''Score lists Luxembourg's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT profile"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 29 March 2011 || Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț, Romania || {{fb|Romania}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–3}} || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |- | 2 || 14 November 2012 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg || {{fb|Scotland}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} || {{center|1–2}} || Friendly |- | 3 || 9 September 2014 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg || {{fb|Belarus}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–1}} || UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |- | 4 || 12 October 2015 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg || {{fb|Slovakia}} || {{center|'''2'''–3}} || {{center|2–4}} || UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |}
==See also== * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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==External links== *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501171609/http://www.kil.no/spillere/vis.php?id=22 |date=1 May 2008 |title=Lars Gerson at the Kongsvinger IL website}} {{in lang|no}} *{{NFT|25451|Lars Gerson}} *{{Soccerway|lars-christian-krogh-gerson/29193|Lars Gerson}}
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