Lasse Nielsen

Following his move to Vejle, Nielsen's current-season form is up 58% on last season (Season 19→30), while his Rating eased 15→12. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Vejle · 3rd	27	0	1	6.99	12	30
2024/25	Göztepe · 8th	28	1	3	6.94	15	19
2023/24	Göztepe	7	0	0	6.68	—	—
2023/24	Malmo FF · 1st	16	0	0	7.01	10	31
2022/23	Malmo FF · 7th	21	0	2	7.21	12	34
2021/22	Malmo FF · 1st	20	1	1	7.22	12	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

L. Nielsen is a 38-year-old central defender at Vejle, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 27% of Superliga centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.2, ranking 200th of 207 in the Superliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (83.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nielsen.

Judged on this season alone, Nielsen graded 30 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 3 clean sheets and 4.833 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 28th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 38 Nielsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential28th of 30 centre-backs · Superliga Current seasonTop 27% centre-backs · Superliga8th-best centre-back in the Superliga200th in the Superliga · potential28th-highest potential centre-back in the Superliga

12.2

Ratingi

28th of 30 centre-backs

29.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

83.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.83

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vejle finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

4.83

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 83.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 12.2, Nielsen carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 30. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %83.4%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.037

Goal contribution / 900.037

Defensive actions / 904.833

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %40

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %83.3

Cards / 900.262

Foul involvement / 901.386

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 38, Nielsen sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nielsen's projected Rating — 12.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target4

Shots10

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5—

Passes1,442—

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success83.3%

Duels won140—

Duels won %59.1%—

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles54

Interceptions42

Blocks33

Fouls committed24

Penalties conceded3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Vejle2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Goztepe2023/24 – 2025/26

Malmo FF2016/17 – 2023/24€ 650K

Gent2015/16 – 2016/17

Gent(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

NEC Nijmegen2013/14 – 2014/15€ 300K

Aalborguntil 2013/14

About L. Nielsen

Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen is a 38-year-old centre-back who plays for Vejle, born on January 8, 1988 in Aalborg, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Denmark. Vejle currently sit 3rd of 6 in the Superliga.

This season

In the current season, L. Nielsen has made 27 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,402 minutes, averaging a 6.95 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 7 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Superliga and the DBU Pokalen.

When L. Nielsen plays, Vejle's record this season is 4W-8D-15L — and his match ratings average 7.1 at home against 6.84 on the road.

Recent matches

May 10, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs FC Fredericia (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Randers FC (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 22, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Silkeborg (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs FC Copenhagen (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
April 13, 2026: 2-2 draw away at FC Fredericia (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 6, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Randers FC (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 20, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Odense (90 minutes, 1 assist, 8.2 rating)
March 16, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Silkeborg (83 minutes, 7.3 rating)
February 13, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Randers FC (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 9, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs FC Fredericia (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Nielsen at 12.2 with a Season form score of 29.5, ranking 200th of 207 centre-backs in the Superliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: L. Nielsen has missed 3 matches this season (2 through injury, 1 through suspension).

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Svenska Cupen and the Allsvenskan. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, L. Nielsen has totalled 350 club appearances with 10 goals and 7 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 38 appearances for Gent.

L. Nielsen's career has also included time at Goztepe, Malmo FF, Gent, NEC Nijmegen and Aalborg.

On the international stage, L. Nielsen has represented Denmark — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vejle finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points