Lasse Schöne
Schöne training with Denmark in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lasse Schöne[1][2]
Date of birth (1986-05-27) 27 May 1986[3]
Place of birth Glostrup, Denmark
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 20
Youth career
Himmelev-Veddelev
Tåstrup B.70
0000–2002 Lyngby
2002–2005 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2006–2008 De Graafschap 70 (12)
2008–2012 NEC 107 (24)
2012–2019 Ajax 201 (49)
2019–2021 Genoa 32 (2)
2021 Heerenveen 12 (1)
2021– NEC 50 (3)
International career‡
2001 Denmark U16 3 (1)
2002–2003 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2003–2004 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2007–2008 Denmark U21 9 (1)
2009–2021 Denmark 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Lasse Schöne (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlæsə ˈɕøːnə]; born 27 May 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains for Eredivisie club NEC. A versatile player, Schöne has been deployed as a box-to-box midfielder, holding midfielder or winger in his career. He is known for his set piece abilities.

Schöne spent his entire professional career in the Netherlands, with Heerenveen, De Graafschap, NEC and Ajax, before moving to Genoa in Italy in 2019. During his time in the Netherlands, he scored 85 league goals.

Schöne scored on his full international debut in 2009 and was part of the Danish squad at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

De Graafschap

Born in Glostrup, Schöne began playing youth football with Himmelev-Veddelev BK and moved on to Tåstrup B.70 and then Lyngby. In 2002, he moved to the youth team of Eredivisie club Heerenveen. He spent four years with the team without playing any league matches then moved to Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap in 2006. In his first season, he helped De Graafschap win promotion to the Eredivisie. In his two seasons with De Graafschap, he scored 12 goals in 70 matches.

NEC

Schöne signed for NEC in summer 2008. He scored the winning goal for NEC away at Spartak Moscow in December 2008, which sent the team through to the next round of the UEFA Cup. The club and the fans picked him as NEC's player of the year, a title he also won at his previous club, De Graafschap.

Ajax

On 18 April 2012, Schöne joined Ajax on a contract valid until 2015.[4][5] A number of other Danish players had played for Ajax, including Michael Laudrup, who had been a role model for him throughout his career.[6] The club and the fans picked him as the player of the year in 2014.[7] On 2 March 2015, he signed a new contract lasting until summer 2017, and on 22 February 2017, he signed a new contract lasting until summer 2019. On 27 February 2019, he became the international player with the most games played for Ajax, by surpassing Søren Lerby's 269 games.[8]

On 5 March 2019, in the UEFA Champions League, Schöne scored Ajax's final goal of the Round of 16-second leg against Real Madrid, by converting a direct free kick that went past the Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The victory completed a surprise comeback, the Dutch side winning 4–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and 5–3 on aggregate to knock the European Champions out of the Champions League.[9]

Genoa

On 9 August 2019, Schöne joined Serie A club Genoa on a two-year contract.[10] The reported fee was €1.5 million.[11] He scored his first goal giving the lead in an eventual 2–1 loss against Milan. In the same match, he also missed a 90th-minute penalty kick.

In October, 2020, the former Ajax star discovered he was effectively frozen out of the first Genoa team, as he cannot be selected for Serie A football without being named on their list of eligible players. His agent was not happy with this and plans to take legal action, saying that, cases similar to this have already been analyzed by FIFA and the CAS.[12] He was not part of new coach Rolando Maran’s plans and was told he could terminate his contract early by mutual consent to leave as a free agent. Schone was one of the 17 Genoa players who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and a transfer seemed a far away option in the final days of the window due to his COVID status, as well as the fact that both he and his agent did not know that he was left off the list of eligible players for the first Genoa team.[13][14] On 7 January 2021, his contract was terminated.[15]

Heerenveen

On 11 February 2021, it was announced that Schöne had signed with SC Heerenveen on a six-month contract, returning to the club where he played between 2002 and 2006. Schöne hopes to get back into the Denmark national team to play at UEFA Euro 2020.[16]

Return to NEC

On 9 June 2021, it was announced that Schöne had returned to NEC, signing a two-year contract, until the summer of 2023.[17]

International career

Youth

Schöne began his international career with the Denmark national under-16 team, scoring a goal on his debut in August 2001. He played a total of ten matches and scored one goal for the under-17 and under-18 teams from July 2002 to March 2004. After joining De Graafschap, Schöne made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2007. He played a total of nine matches and scored one goal for the under-21s until October 2008.

Senior

On 12 August 2009, on his debut for the Denmark senior team in a friendly against Chile, Schöne scored less than a minute after being put into action in the second half. The goal was the equalizer in an eventual 1–2 loss at the Brøndby Stadium.

He was unable to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa because of a knee injury.[18]

In 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[19] He played in three matches, starting in one, but did not score.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2021[21]
Schöne lining up for Ajax in March 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2005–06 Eredivisie 0000––00
De Graafschap 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 36521––386
2007–08 Eredivisie 34723––3610
Total 70124400007416
NEC 2008–09 Eredivisie 346447[lower-alpha 1]1–4511
2009–10 Eredivisie 5000––50
2010–11 Eredivisie 34711––358
2011–12 Eredivisie 341142–214014
Total 1072497712112533
Ajax 2012–13 Eredivisie 326417[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0447
2013–14 Eredivisie 299536[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 3]04114
2014–15 Eredivisie 298008[lower-alpha 5]31[lower-alpha 3]03811
2015–16 Eredivisie 244207[lower-alpha 6]100335
2016–17 Eredivisie 2772114[lower-alpha 7]100439
2017–18 Eredivisie 3010204[lower-alpha 8]1003611
2018–19 Eredivisie 3054017[lower-alpha 4]200517
2019–20 Eredivisie 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 2014919563104028764
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 10–––10
Genoa 2019–20 Serie A 32221––343
Heerenveen 2020–21 Eredivisie 1110––21
Career total 412883517701161523117
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

Schöne playing for Denmark in 2012
As of 28 March 2021[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 200911
201010
201161
201250
201330
201441
201520
201650
201750
2018110
201970
2020 0 0
202110
Total513
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöne goal.
List of international goals scored by Lasse Schöne
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 August 2009Brøndby Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark Chile1–11–2Friendly
24 June 2011Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland0–10–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H
322 May 2014Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary Hungary2–22–2Friendly

Honours

De Graafschap[23]

Ajax[23]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Landsholdsdatabase – spillerinformation: Lasse Schöne". dbu.dk. Danish FA. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Kraul, Andreas. "Fodboldmagasinet – DR (status update)". Facebook (in Danish). Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Lasse Schöne". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Official: Ajax announce Schone capture". Goal.com. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ajax snap up Schone". SkySports. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Denmark midfielder Schøne to shine at Ajax by Berend Scholten". UEFA.com. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Lasse Schöne årets spiller i Ajax". Bold.dk (in Danish). 3 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lasse Schöne nieuwe recordhouder Ajax; mijlpaal voor Matthijs de Ligt". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Dusan Tadic inspires Ajax to stunning defeat of champions Real Madrid". The Guardian. 5 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Official: Schone signs for Genoa". Football Italia. 9 August 2019.
  11. ↑ FSA Editor. "Ajax lose Lasse Schone to Genoa". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 9 August 2019. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ "Official: Schone agent: 'Legal action against Genoa'". Football Italia. 10 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official: Genoa freeze Schone out". Football Italia. 7 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Official: Schone agent: 'Legal action against Genoa'". Football Italia. 10 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Schone terminates contract with Genoa". Football Italia. 7 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Schöne wil via SC Heerenveen naar het EK". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Lasse Schöne keert terug bij N.E.C." [Lasse Schöne returns to NEC]. www.nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lasse Schone". 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. 4 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "#20 Lasse Schone". Fox Sports Soccer. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Lasse Schöne – Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
  22. ↑ "Lasse Schöne". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Lasse Schöne - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  24. ↑ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "Schöne: 'De goal van mijn carrière'". Ajax. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019". Eredivisie. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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