# Lars Gerson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lars_Gerson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lars_Gerson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Gerson > Source revision: 1335291888 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/IFK_Norrk%C3%B6ping) in 2012 | full_name = Lars Christian Krogh Gerson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Luxembourg City](/source/Luxembourg_City), Luxembourg | height = 1.86 m | position = [Central defender](/source/Central_defender) | currentclub = [Käerjéng](/source/UN_K%C3%A4erj%C3%A9ng_97) | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [Kongsvinger](/source/Kongsvinger_IL_Toppfotball) | years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = [Kongsvinger](/source/Kongsvinger_IL_Toppfotball) | caps1 = 58 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2012–2014 | clubs2 = [IFK Norrköping](/source/IFK_Norrk%C3%B6ping) | caps2 = 75 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2015–2017 | clubs3 = [GIF Sundsvall](/source/GIF_Sundsvall) | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = [IFK Norrköping](/source/IFK_Norrk%C3%B6ping) | caps4 = 78 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = [Racing de Santander](/source/Racing_de_Santander) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = [Brann](/source/SK_Brann) | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = [Kongsvinger](/source/Kongsvinger_IL_Toppfotball) | caps7 = 62 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = [Progrès Niederkorn](/source/FC_Progr%C3%A8s_Niederkorn) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = [Käerjéng](/source/UN_K%C3%A4erj%C3%A9ng_97) | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam1 = [Luxembourg U21](/source/Luxembourg_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2008– | nationalteam2 = [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_national_football_team) | 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](/source/association_football) who plays as a [central defender](/source/central_defender) for [Luxembourg National Division](/source/Luxembourg_National_Division) side [Käerjéng](/source/UN_K%C3%A4erj%C3%A9ng_97) and the [Luxembourg national team](/source/Luxembourg_national_football_team). ==International career== Gerson made his debut for [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_national_football_team) on 26 March 2008, in a 0–2 friendly loss against [Wales](/source/Wales_national_football_team).{{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 }} Gerson has also represented Luxembourg at youth level, a.o. at the [under-17 European Championship](/source/2006_UEFA_European_Under-17_Football_Championship) of 2006. On 10 June 2025, Gerson made his 100th international appearance in a friendly match against the [Republic of Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team).{{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 }}{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24605 |title=Lars Christian Krogh Gerson |publisher=eu-football.info }} ==Personal life== Gerson was born in [Luxembourg City](/source/Luxembourg_City) to a Luxembourgish father and Norwegian mother.{{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 }} His maternal grandfather is the Norwegian anchorman [Lars-Jacob Krogh](/source/Lars-Jacob_Krogh).{{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 }} ==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played 28 October 2021}}{{Soccerway|lars-christian-krogh-gerson/29193}} {| 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](/source/Kongsvinger_IL_Toppfotball) |[2008](/source/2008_Norwegian_First_Division) | rowspan="2" |[Adeccoligaen](/source/Norwegian_First_Division) |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[2009](/source/2009_Norwegian_First_Division) |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[2010](/source/2010_Tippeligaen) |[Tippeligaen](/source/Tippeligaen) |21||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||22||2 |- |[2011](/source/2011_Norwegian_First_Division) |Adeccoligaen |30||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!7!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!60!!8 |- |rowspan="4"|[IFK Norrköping](/source/IFK_Norrk%C3%B6ping) |[2012](/source/2012_Allsvenskan) |rowspan="3"|[Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan) |28||2||5||1||colspan="2"|—||33||3 |- |[2013](/source/2013_Allsvenskan) |28||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—|||30||4 |- |[2014](/source/2014_Allsvenskan) |19||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||19||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!9!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!82!!9 |- |rowspan="4"|[GIF Sundsvall](/source/GIF_Sundsvall) |[2015](/source/2015_Allsvenskan) |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |29||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |[2016](/source/2016_Allsvenskan) |24||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||25||4 |- |[2017](/source/2017_Allsvenskan) |10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!6!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!68!!6 |- |rowspan="4"|IFK Norrköping |[2018](/source/2018_Allsvenskan) |rowspan="3"|Allsvenskan |24||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |[2019](/source/2019_Allsvenskan) |28||4||4||0||6{{efn|Appearances in [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)}}||0||38||4 |- |[2020](/source/2020_Allsvenskan) |26||3||4||0||colspan="2"|—||30||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !78!!8!!10!!0!!6!!0!!94!!8 |- |[Racing de Santander](/source/Racing_de_Santander) |[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) |rowspan="1"|[Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |[Brann](/source/SK_Brann) |[2021](/source/2021_SK_Brann_season) |[Eliteserien](/source/Eliteserien) |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !279!!30!!24!!2!!6!!0!!309!!32 |} {{notelist}} === International === {{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}{{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}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="18" |[Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_national_football_team) |2008||5||0 |- |2009||1||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- |2011||10||1 |- |2012||7||1 |- |2013||8||0 |- |2014||7Included one Non Fifa match||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 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} {{Updated|13 October 2015}} ''Score lists Luxembourg's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 29 March 2011 || [Stadionul Ceahlăul](/source/Stadionul_Ceahl%C4%83ul), [Piatra Neamț](/source/Piatra_Neam%C8%9B), Romania || {{fb|Romania}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–3}} || [UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying](/source/UEFA_Euro_2012_qualifying_Group_D) |- | 2 || 14 November 2012 || [Stade Josy Barthel](/source/Stade_Josy_Barthel), [Luxembourg City](/source/Luxembourg_City), Luxembourg || {{fb|Scotland}} || {{center|'''1'''–2}} || {{center|1–2}} || [Friendly](/source/exhibition_match) |- | 3 || 9 September 2014 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg || {{fb|Belarus}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|1–1}} || [UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying](/source/UEFA_Euro_2016_qualifying_Group_C) |- | 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](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerson, Lars Krogh}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Luxembourgian people of Norwegian descent Category:Norwegian people of Luxembourgian descent Category:21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Category:Luxembourgian men's footballers Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Footballers from Luxembourg City Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Luxembourg men's international footballers Category:FIFA Men's Century Club Category:Norwegian First Division players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Luxembourg National Division players Category:Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Category:Allsvenskan players Category:IFK Norrköping players Category:GIF Sundsvall players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Racing de Santander players Category:SK Brann players Category:FC Progrès Niederkorn players Category:Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub}} {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lars Gerson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Gerson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Gerson?action=history)). 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