Japhet Sery Larsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 41 | (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 23:39, 30 August 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][18]
International career
[edit]Sery was capped by Denmark at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 level.[28]
Personal life
[edit]Sery grew up in Herlev and is of Ivorian descent.[29] As a youth, he competed in track and field for Sparta.[30][31]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[32] | 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 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Norwegian Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in Europa Conference League, 1 appearance in Champions League, 1 appearance in Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Europa 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 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 j 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.
- ^ 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)
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