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Lasse Schöne

{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1986)}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lasse Schöne

| image = 20140904 - Lasse Schöne (cropped) 2.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Schöne training with Denmark in 2014

| full_name = Lasse Schöne{{cite web|title=Landsholdsdatabase – spillerinformation: Lasse Schöne|url=http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/4905|work=dbu.dk|publisher=Danish FA|access-date=17 August 2012}}{{cite web|last=Kraul|first=Andreas|title=Fodboldmagasinet – DR (status update)|website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=248059305214345&id=191902807496662|access-date=17 August 2012|language=da}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|27|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Lasse Schöne |url=https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/nec/players/lasse-schone/ |publisher=Eredivisie |access-date=9 September 2023}}

| birth_place = Glostrup, Denmark

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = NEC

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Himmelev-Veddelev

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Tåstrup B.70

| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| youthclubs3 = Lyngby

| youthyears4 = 2002–2005

| youthclubs4 = Heerenveen

| years1 = 2005–2006

| clubs1 = Heerenveen

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006–2008

| clubs2 = De Graafschap

| caps2 = 70

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 2008–2012

| clubs3 = NEC

| caps3 = 107

| goals3 = 24

| years4 = 2012–2019

| clubs4 = Ajax

| caps4 = 201

| goals4 = 49

| years5 = 2019–2021

| clubs5 = Genoa

| caps5 = 32

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2021

| clubs6 = Heerenveen

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2021–

| clubs7 = NEC

| caps7 = 99

| goals7 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U17

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam3 = Denmark U18

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam4 = Denmark U21

| nationalcaps4 = 9

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2009–2021

| nationalteam5 = Denmark

| nationalcaps5 = 51

| nationalgoals5 = 3

| pcupdate = 21 January 2025

| ntupdate = 28 March 2021

}}

Lasse Schöne ({{IPA|da|ˈlæsə ˈɕøːnə}}; born 27 May 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains for {{Dutch football updater|NECNijmeg}} 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

=Ajax=

On 18 April 2012, Schöne joined Ajax on a contract valid until 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/4043/netherlands/2012/04/19/3044907/official-ajax-announce-schone-capture|title=Official: Ajax announce Schone capture|date=18 April 2012|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=Goal.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7683260,0.html|title=Ajax snap up Schone|date=18 April 2012|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=SkySports}} A number of other Danish players had played for Ajax, including Michael Laudrup, who had been a role model for him throughout his career.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ned/news/newsid=1786492.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508160359/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ned/news/newsid=1786492.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2012|title=Denmark midfielder Schøne to shine at Ajax by Berend Scholten|date=18 April 2012|access-date=18 April 2012|publisher=UEFA}} The club and the fans picked him as the player of the year in 2014.{{cite news |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Lasse-Schoene-aarets-spiller-i-Ajax/ |title=Lasse Schöne årets spiller i Ajax |website=Bold.dk |date=3 May 2014 |language=da }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=347332|title=Lasse Schöne nieuwe recordhouder Ajax; mijlpaal voor Matthijs de Ligt|date=27 February 2019 |website=Voetbalzone|access-date=28 February 2019 |language=nl }}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/05/real-madrid-ajax-champions-league-match-report|title=Dusan Tadic inspires Ajax to stunning defeat of champions Real Madrid|work=The Guardian|date=5 March 2019}}

=Genoa=

On 9 August 2019, Schöne joined Serie A club Genoa on a two-year contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.football-italia.net/141899/official-schone-signs-genoa|title=Official: Schone signs for Genoa|work=Football Italia|date=9 August 2019}} The reported fee was €1.5 million.{{cite web |title=Ajax lose Lasse Schone to Genoa |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/transfer-news/1154763/ajax-lose-lasse-schone-to-genoa/ |access-date=9 August 2019 |website=Fox Sports Asia}} 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. He and his agent were not happy with this and planned to take legal action, saying that cases similar to this have already been analyzed by FIFA and the CAS.{{cite news|url=https://www.football-italia.net/160387/schone-agent-legal-action-against-genoa|title=Official: Schone agent: 'Legal action against Genoa'|work=Football Italia|date=10 October 2020}} 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 far away 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 Genoa first team.{{cite news|url=https://www.football-italia.net/160278/genoa-freeze-schone-out|title=Official: Genoa freeze Schone out|work=Football Italia|date=7 October 2020}} On 7 January 2021, his contract was terminated.{{cite news|url=https://www.football-italia.net/164462/schone-terminates-contract-genoa|title=Schone terminates contract with Genoa|work=Football Italia|date=7 January 2021}}

=Heerenveen=

On 11 February 2021, it was announced that Schöne had signed with Heerenveen on a six-month contract, returning to the club where he played between 2002 and 2006. Schöne had hoped for a return to the Denmark national team to compete in UEFA Euro 2020, but ultimately, he did not receive a call-up.{{cite web |title=Schöne wil via SC Heerenveen naar het EK |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/schone-wil-via-sc-heerenveen-naar-het-ek |website=Voetbal International |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=nl |date=11 February 2021}}{{cite web |title=26 spillere klar til EM for Danmark |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/26-spillere-klar-til-em-for-danmark/ |website=DBU |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629011907/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/26-spillere-klar-til-em-for-danmark/ |archive-date=29 June 2023 |language=da |date=25 May 2021}}

He made his return debut for the club on 14 February 2021, scoring Heerenveen's only goal in a 3–1 away loss to AZ.{{cite news |last1=Busken |first1=Roy van den |title=AZ is Heerenveen de baas |url=https://www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/sport/495ffb88-42f7-42db-925a-23c7fe387432/az-is-heerenveen-de-baas |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=NPO Radio 1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131041713/https://www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/sport/495ffb88-42f7-42db-925a-23c7fe387432/az-is-heerenveen-de-baas |archive-date=31 January 2023 |language=nl}} In fourteen total appearances for the club, he scored the one goal as the club finished in a disappointing twelfth place in the league table.{{Soccerway|lasse-schone/17366}}{{cite news |last1=Kalteren |first1=Bert |title=Heerenveen werd vorig jaar slechts twaalfde in de eredivisie. Dit jaar wil de club, het liefst mét Joey Veerman, op een hogere plek eindigen |url=https://frieschdagblad.nl/sport/Heerenveen-wil-een-beter-seizoen-draaien-26982013.html |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=Friesch Dagblad |date=12 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919100521/https://frieschdagblad.nl/sport/Heerenveen-wil-een-beter-seizoen-draaien-26982013.html |archive-date=19 September 2021 |language=nl-NL}}

=Return to NEC=

On 9 June 2021, it was announced that Schöne had returned to recently promoted NEC, signing a two-year contract, until the summer of 2023.{{cite press release |title=Lasse Schöne keert terug bij N.E.C. |url=https://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/artikel/lasse-schone-keert-terug-bij-n.e.c..htm |website=N.E.C. |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207133148/https://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/nieuws/artikel/lasse-schone-keert-terug-bij-n.e.c..htm |archive-date=7 December 2022 |language=nl-NL |date=9 June 2021 |url-status=live}} He made his return debut for NEC on 14 August, starting in a 5–0 opening matchday loss to his fellow former club, Ajax.{{cite news |last1=Bijma |first1=Jeroen |title=NEC beleeft pijnlijke rentree in eredivisie en verliest kansloos met 5-0 van Ajax |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/nec-beleeft-pijnlijke-rentree-in-eredivisie-en-verliest-kansloos-met-5-0-van-ajax~ac6afb9e/ |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=De Gelderlander |date=14 August 2021 |language=nl}} His first goal back came on 23 January 2022, opening the score in a 4–1 home loss to Feyenoord.{{cite news |title=Feyenoord na rust freewheelend langs NEC: 4-1 |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2414188-feyenoord-na-rust-freewheelend-langs-nec-4-1 |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=NOS |date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514161822/https://nos.nl/artikel/2414188-feyenoord-na-rust-freewheelend-langs-nec-4-1 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |language=nl}}

On 15 December 2023, Schöne made his 433rd Eredivisie appearance, making him the highest-appearing non-Dutchman in the league's history.{{cite news |title=Schöne pakt record voor meeste wedstrijden als buitenlander in de Eredivisie |url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.nl/nieuws/1168277/buitenlanders-met-meeste-wedstrijden-eredivisie.html |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=Voetbalnieuws |date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216163306/https://www.voetbalnieuws.nl/nieuws/1168277/buitenlanders-met-meeste-wedstrijden-eredivisie.html |archive-date=16 December 2023 |language=nl-NL}}

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,{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/313907/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004825/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/313907/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2018 |title=Lasse Schone |website=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia |publisher=FIFA |access-date=19 March 2019 }} but did appear for Denmark at Euro 2012.

In 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |website=Goal.com |date=4 June 2018 }} He played in three matches, starting in one, but did not score.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/lasse-schone-player-stats |title=#20 Lasse Schone |website=Fox Sports Soccer |access-date=19 March 2019 }}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 10 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/lasse-schone.htm |title=Lasse Schöne – Voetbal International profile |publisher=Voetbal International}}

File:Dnepr-Ajax (9), Schone crop.jpg

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"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen

|2005–06

|Eredivisie

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
rowspan="3"|De Graafschap

|2006–07

|Eerste Divisie

|36

521colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—386
2007–08

|Eredivisie

|34

723colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3610
colspan="2"|Total

!70

124400007416
rowspan="5"|NEC

|2008–09

|Eredivisie

|34

6447{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}1colspan="2"|—4511
2009–10

|Eredivisie

|5

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—50
2010–11

|Eredivisie

|34

711colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—358
2011–12

|Eredivisie

|34

1142colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=EPO|Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs}}14014
colspan="2"|Total

!107

2497712112533
rowspan="9"|Ajax

|2012–13

|Eredivisie

|32

6417{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}01{{efn|name=JCS|Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}}0447
2013–14

|Eredivisie

|29

9536{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}21{{efn|name=JCS}}04114
2014–15

|Eredivisie

|29

8008{{efn|Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}31{{efn|name=JCS}}03811
2015–16

|Eredivisie

|24

4207{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}100335
2016–17

|Eredivisie

|27

72114{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}100439
2017–18

|Eredivisie

|30

10204{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}1003611
2018–19

|Eredivisie

|30

54017{{efn|name=UCL}}200517
2019–20

|Eredivisie

|0

000001{{efn|name=JCS}}010
colspan="2"|Total

!201

4919563104028764
Jong Ajax

|2013–14

|Eerste Divisie

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
rowspan="3" |Genoa

|2019–20

|Serie A

|32

221colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—343
2020–21

|Serie A

|0

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!32

!2

!2

!1

!0

!0

!0

!0

!34

!3

Heerenveen

|2020–21

|Eredivisie

|12

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—141
rowspan="5"|NEC

|2021–22

|Eredivisie

|33

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—352
2022–23

|Eredivisie

|32

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—341
2023–24

|Eredivisie

|23

130colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name=EPO}}0271
2024–25

|Eredivisie

|1

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
colspan="2"|Total

!89

470colspan="2"|—10974
colspan="3"|Career total

!512

924317701171632121

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=International=

File:Lasse Schöne 20120613.jpg

{{Updated|28 March 2021}}{{NFT player|id=32786|name=Lasse Schöne |accessdate=13 July 2013}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="13" |Denmark

|2009

11
201010
201161
201250
201330
201441
201520
201650
201750
2018110
201970
202000
202110
colspan="2"|Total||51||3

:Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöne goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Lasse Schöne

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|112 August 2009Brøndby Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark{{fb|CHI}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–2Friendly
align="center"|24 June 2011Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland{{fb|ISL}}align="center"|0–1align="center"|0–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H
align="center"|322 May 2014Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary{{fb|HUN}}align="center"|2–2align="center"|2–2Friendly

Honours

De Graafschap{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/lasse-schone/17366/|title=Lasse Schöne - Career Honours |publisher=Soccerway}}

Ajax

Individual

  • De Graafschap Player of the Year: 2007–08
  • NEC Player of the Year: 2008–09
  • Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2013–14
  • Ajax Goal of the Decade: 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YsUshBgrTQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/5YsUshBgrTQ| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Schöne: 'De goal van mijn carrière' |publisher=Ajax|date=5 March 2020}}{{cbignore}}
  • Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19{{cite web|date=16 May 2019|title=Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/frenkie-de-jong-eredivisie-player-of-the-season-2018-2019/|access-date=31 August 2021|publisher=Eredivisie}}

References

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External links

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  • {{DBU player|4905}}
  • [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/lasse-schone/profiel Lasse Schöne] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201030214/http://server.mijngraafschap.nl/graafschap/html/speler.php?speler=102&toon_elftal=0&show_elftal=eerste%20elftal |date=1 December 2007 |title=De Graafschap profile at mijngraafschap.nl}} {{in lang|nl}}

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