Japhet Sery Larsen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Japhet Sery Larsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
CIK | |||
KB | |||
B.93 | |||
–2015 | Lyngby | ||
2015–2020 | Midtjylland | ||
2019–2020 | → Brentford (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Midtjylland | 4 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Brann | 7 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 10 | (0) |
2023– | Brann | 50 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | Denmark U16 | 5 | (1) |
2017 | Denmark U17 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Denmark U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
Japhet Sery Larsen (born 10 April 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Eliteserien club SK Brann as a centre-back.
Sery is a product of the FC Midtjylland academy and began his senior career with the club in 2020. He transferred to Norwegian club SK Brann in 2021 and to FK Bodø/Glimt in 2022, before returning to SK Brann in 2023. Sery has been capped by Denmark at youth level. His nickname is "Jeff".[3]
Club career
[edit]FC Midtjylland
[edit]A central defender, Sery began his career with spells at CIK, KB, B93 and Lyngby,[4] before joining the academy at Superliga club FC Midtjylland in July 2015.[5] He progressed to sign a contract extension in January 2018 and was a part of the club's 2017–18 and 2018–19 U19 Ligaen-winning squads.[6][7][8][9][10] Sery was an unused substitute for the first team on one occasion during the 2018–19 season and signed a five-year professional contract in 2019.[11][12]
On 21 June 2019,[13] Sery joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[14][15] He was an unused substitute for the first team during a 1–0 FA Cup third round victory over Stoke City on 4 January 2020.[11]
Sery returned to Midtjylland to begin the 2020–21 season as a member of the first team squad.[16] He made 8 appearances during the season and scored one goal, in a 3–0 win over OB on 10 March 2021.[11] Sery left the club in July 2021.[17]
SK Brann
[edit]On 24 July 2021, Sery moved to Norway to sign a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Eliteserien club SK Brann.[17] After making his debut eight days later with a start in a 3–0 Norwegian Cup second round win over Fana,[18] Sery missed five weeks due to requiring surgery for appendicitis.[19] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during the remainder of the 2021 season,[18] which culminated in relegation after defeat in the 2021 Eliteserien relegation play-offs.[20] Sery departed the club in February 2022.[21]
FK Bodø/Glimt
[edit]On 2 February 2022, Sery signed a three-year contract with reigning Eliteserien champions FK Bodø/Glimt.[21][22] Either side of two months out with an injury suffered in July 2022,[23] Sery made 18 appearances during the 2022 season and departed the club in January 2023.[11][18][24]
Return to SK Brann
[edit]On 25 January 2023, Sery returned to SK Brann and signed a four-year contract.[24] In his absence, the club had been promoted back to the Eliteserien.[25] During a 2023 season in which the club finished as runners-up in the Eliteserien and won the Norwegian Cup,[26][27] Sery made 28 appearances and scored two goals.[11] Sery made 29 appearances during the 2024 season,[11] in which the club repeated its runner-up finish.[28]
International career
[edit]Sery was capped by Denmark at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 level.[29]
Personal life
[edit]Sery grew up in Herlev and is of Ivorian descent.[30] As a youth, he competed in track and field for Sparta.[31][32]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 December 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Midtjylland | 2018–19[11] | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[11] | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
Brentford (loan) | 2019–20[33] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
SK Brann | 2021[18] | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
FK Bodø/Glimt | 2021[18] | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2022[18] | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
SK Brann | 2022[18] | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
2023[18] | Eliteserien | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
2024[18] | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 57 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 3 | |||
Career total | 71 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 4 |
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Norwegian Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in Conference League, 1 appearance in Champions League, 1 appearance in Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Conference League
Honours
[edit]SK Brann
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification Of Shirt Numbers : Brentford" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Japhet Sery Larsen – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Japhet Sery Larsen var aldri i tvil da han skulle velge studie". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Japhet Sery Larsen". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Spændende back til Akademiet". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Japhet Sery Larsen har forlænget sin kontrakt med FC Midtjylland". Facebook. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Monrad-Alex, Magnus (14 October 2016). "At flytte for fodbold: Japhet Sery larsen, FC Midtjylland – Tiden er fløjet afsted (2/3)". D' BOLD (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Summary – U19 Ligaen – Denmark". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Summary – U19 Ligaen – Denmark". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Japhet Larsen » Club matches » U19 Drenge Ligaen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Japhet Sery Larsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "FCM binder talent og udlejer ham til Brentford". bold.dk (in Danish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Japhet Sery Larsen – Defender". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Japhet Sery Larsen joins on season-long loan from FC Midtjylland". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Risom, Jens. "Japhet Sery Larsen efter debut: Sindssygt fedt". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Ny danske har signert". Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Japhet Sery Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Japhet tilbake i full trening". Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Rykket ned på straffer". Brann. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Sery Larsen blir Glimt-spiller: – Jeg var aldri i tvil". Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Devlin, Kieran. "Bodo/Glimt: The relentlessly attacking Norwegian champions gunning for Celtic". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Årdal, Ingrid G. (9 July 2022). "Bodø/Glimt vann 4–1 på heimebane – Ola Solbakken til sjukehus etter sigeren". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Sery Larsen har kommet hem". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "OBOS-ligaen 2022 – Tabell". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Seriesølv, tross stortap i Drammen". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Vi er Norgesmester!". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Tables – Eliteserien – Norway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Japhet Sery Larsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- ^ Japhet Sery Larsen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Inde Øst 23–24 januar 2010 Ballerup Super Arena, Resultater, Arrangør: Ballerup A.K." ballerup-ak.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Lyngby Games 2011". lifeonmars.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Japhet Sery Larsen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Japhet Sery Larsen at brann.no
- Japhet Sery Larsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Japhet Sery – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Japhet Sery at Soccerbase
- Japhet Sery at Soccerway
- Japhet Sery Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Copenhagen
- Men's association football central defenders
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players
- Boldklubben af 1893 players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Brentford F.C. players
- SK Brann players
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- Danish people of Ivorian descent
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen