_2.jpg) Schöne training withDenmark in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lasse Schöne[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-27)27 May 1986 (age 39)[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Glostrup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Himmelev-Veddelev | |||
| Tåstrup B.70 | |||
| –2002 | Lyngby | ||
| 2002–2005 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | De Graafschap | 70 | (12) |
| 2008–2012 | NEC | 107 | (24) |
| 2012–2019 | Ajax | 201 | (49) |
| 2019–2021 | Genoa | 32 | (2) |
| 2021 | Heerenveen | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | NEC | 105 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2021 | Denmark | 51 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2021 | |||
Lasse Schöne (Danish pronunciation:[ˈlæsəˈɕøːnə]; born 27 May 1986) is a Danish former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder. A versatile player, Schöne has been deployed as abox-to-box midfielder,holding midfielder andwinger in his career. He was known for hisset piece abilities.
Schöne spent his entire professional career in the Netherlands, withHeerenveen,De Graafschap,NEC andAjax, 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 atUEFA Euro 2012 and the2018 FIFA World Cup.
Born inGlostrup, Schöne began playing youth football withHimmelev-Veddelev BK and moved on toTåstrup B.70 and thenLyngby. In 2002, he moved to the youth team ofEredivisie clubHeerenveen. He spent four years with the team without playing any league matches then moved toEerste Divisie clubDe 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.
Schöne signed forNEC in summer 2008. He scored the winning goal for NEC away atSpartak Moscow in December 2008, which sent the team through to the next round of theUEFA 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]
On 18 April 2012, Schöne joinedAjax on a contract valid until 2015.[4][5] A number of other Danish players had played for Ajax, includingMichael Laudrup, who had been a role model for him throughout his career.[6] The club and the fans picked him as the player of the year in 2014.[7] 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 surpassingSøren Lerby's 269 games.[8]
On 5 March 2019, in theUEFA Champions League, Schöne scored Ajax's final goal of the Round of 16-second leg againstReal Madrid, by converting a direct free kick that went past the Real Madrid goalkeeperThibaut Courtois. The victory completed a surprise comeback, the Dutch side winning 4–1 at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium and 5–3 on aggregate to knock the European Champions out of the Champions League.[9]
On 9 August 2019, Schöne joinedSerie A clubGenoa on a two-year contract.[10] The reported fee was €1.5 million.[11] He scored his first goal giving the lead in an eventual 2–1 loss againstMilan. 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.[12] He was not part of new coachRolando 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.[13][12] On 7 January 2021, his contract was terminated.[14]
On 11 February 2021, it was announced that Schöne had signed withHeerenveen 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 inUEFA Euro 2020, but ultimately, he did not receive a call-up.[15][16]
He made his return debut for the club on 14 February 2021, scoring Heerenveen's only goal in a 3–1 away loss toAZ.[17] 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.[18][19]
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.[20] He made his return debut for NEC on 14 August, starting in a 5–0 opening matchday loss to his fellow former club,Ajax.[21] His first goal back came on 23 January 2022, opening the score in a 4–1 home loss toFeyenoord.[22]
On 15 December 2023, Schöne made his 433rd Eredivisie appearance, making him the highest-appearing non-Dutchman in the league's history.[23]
On 22 May 2025, Schöne announced his retirement from professional football.[24]
Schöne began his international career with theDenmark 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 theunder-17 andunder-18 teams from July 2002 to March 2004. After joining De Graafschap, Schöne made his debut for theunder-21 team in March 2007. He played a total of nine matches and scored one goal for the under-21s until October 2008.
On 12 August 2009, on his debut for theDenmark senior team in a friendly againstChile, 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 theBrøndby Stadium.
He was unable to play in the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa because of a knee injury,[25] but did appear for Denmark atEuro 2012.
In 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[26] He played in three matches, starting in one, but did not score.[27]
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| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| De Graafschap | 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| Total | 70 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 16 | ||
| NEC | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7[a] | 1 | — | 45 | 11 | |
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 40 | 14 | ||
| Total | 107 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 33 | ||
| Ajax | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 44 | 7 |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6[e] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 14 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14[h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4[i] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 201 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 64 | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Genoa | 2019–20 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| NEC | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 89 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 97 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 512 | 92 | 43 | 17 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 632 | 121 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August 2009 | Brøndby Stadion,Copenhagen, Denmark |  Chile | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4 June 2011 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 0–1 | 0–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H |
| 3 | 22 May 2014 | Nagyerdei Stadion,Debrecen, Hungary |  Hungary | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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