Lasse Berg Johnsen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lasse Berg Johnsen
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stavanger, Norway
| height = 1.79 m
| currentclub = Malmö FF
| clubnumber = 23
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs1 = Forus & Gausel
| youthyears2 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs2 = Viking
| years1 = 2019
| clubs1 = Viking
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → Tromsdalen (loan)
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = Raufoss
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Randers
| caps4 = 79
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Malmö FF
| caps5 = 48
| goals5 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Norway
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 7 May 2025
| ntupdate = 10 June 2025
}}
Lasse Berg Johnsen (born Lasse Egeland;[https://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=189043 Lasse Berg Johnsen] at nifs.no {{inlang|no}} 18 August 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Norway national team.
Club career
On 28 November 2018, Berg Johnsen signed a professional contract with Viking FK.{{cite web|title=Adrian og Lasse har signert|url=http://www.viking-fk.no/nyheter/adrian-og-lasse-har-signert|website=www.viking-fk.no|publisher=Viking FK|accessdate=15 April 2019|language=Norwegian|date=28 November 2018}} He made his senior league debut for the club in a 2–1 win against Brann on 13 April 2019, coming on as a substitute.{{cite web|title=Seier i høydramatisk derby|url=https://www.viking-fk.no/nyheter/seier-i-hoydramatisk-derby|website=www.viking-fk.no|publisher=Viking FK|accessdate=15 April 2019|language=Norwegian|date=13 April 2019}} On 29 May 2019, he was loaned out to 1. divisjon club Tromsdalen.{{cite web|title=Viking-duo klar for Tromsdalen|url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/RRKvo8/Viking-duo-klar-for-Tromsdalen|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|accessdate=1 June 2019|language=Norwegian|date=29 May 2019}} Berg Johnsen's contract with Viking expired at the end of the 2019 season.{{cite web|title=Få oversikt: Bekreftede overganger i Eliteserien 2020|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2019/bekreftede-overganger-i-eliteserien-2020_sto7607893/story.shtml|website=www.eurosport.no|publisher=Eurosport|accessdate=15 January 2020|language=Norwegian}}
On 23 January 2020, he signed a two-year contract with 1. divisjon club Raufoss.{{cite web|title=Gjorde inntrykk på treningsleir - nå signerer han for to år!|url=http://www.raufossfotball.no/nyheter/gjorde-inntrykk-pa-treningsleir-na-signerer-han-for-to-ar|website=www.raufossfotball.no|publisher=Raufoss IL|accessdate=31 January 2020|language=Norwegian|date=23 January 2020}} One year later, on 1 February 2021, he joined Danish Superliga club Randers.{{cite news|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/rogalandsavis/sport/2021/02/01/stavanger-gutt-til-dansk-fotball/|title=Stavanger-gutt til dansk fotball|work=Rogalands Avis|date=1 February 2021|access-date=4 May 2021|language=no}}
On 13 July 2023, Berg Johnsen signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.{{cite web |title=Lasse Berg Johnsen solgt til Malmö FF |url=https://randersfc.dk/nyheder-superliga/2023/07-juli-2023/lasse-berg-johnsen-solgt-til-malmo-ff |website=Randers FC |access-date=13 July 2023 |language=da |date=13 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=Lasse Berg Johnsen skriver på för Malmö FF |url=https://www.mff.se/lasse-berg-johnsen-skriver-pa-for-malmo-ff/ |website=Malmö FF |access-date=13 July 2023 |language=sv-SE |date=13 July 2023}}
International career
Berg Johnsen made his Norway national team debut on 14 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Slovenia. He started the game and played 60 minutes, as Norway won 4–1.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/698993/norway-slovenia|title=Slovenia v Norway game report|date=14 November 2024}}
Personal life
In 2019 he changed his last name from Egeland to Berg Johnsen.{{Cite web|url=https://gasetten.se/malmo-ff/mffs-danska-hogerback-kallar-sig-sjalv-endast-for-jens-stryger/|title=MFF:s danska högerback kallar sig själv endast för Jens Stryger « Gasetten|first=Jonas Hansson|last=Lilja|date=16 May 2024}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 16 March 2025}}{{NFF|2659287}}{{Soccerway|lasser-berg-johnsen/597536}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Viking
|2019 |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| Tromsdalen (loan)
|2019 |22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | |||
| Raufoss
|2020 |1. divisjon |29 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs}} | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Randers
|16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|Danish Superliga |32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 98 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Malmö FF
|2023 |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2024
|28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2025
|0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 64 | 6 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!173 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 11 |
;Notes
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Honours
Viking
Randers
Malmö FF
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Malmö FF squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Stavanger
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Tromsdalen UIL players
Category:Norwegian Third Division players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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