# Lars Gerson

Lars Christian Krogh Gerson (born 5 February 1990) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Luxembourg National Division side Progrès Niederkorn.

## International career

Gerson made his debut for Luxembourg on 26 March 2008, in a 0–2 friendly loss against Wales.
Gerson has also represented Luxembourg at youth level, a.o. at the under-17 European Championship of 2006.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 28 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kongsvinger | 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Kongsvinger | 2009 | Adeccoligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kongsvinger | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Kongsvinger | 2011 | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 |
| Kongsvinger | Total | Total | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 8 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 |
| IFK Norrköping | Total | Total | 75 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 82 | 9 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| GIF Sundsvall | Total | Total | 63 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 68 | 6 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| IFK Norrköping | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| IFK Norrköping | Total | Total | 78 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 8 |
| Racing de Santander | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Brann | 2021 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 279 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 309 | 32 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 5 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Luxembourg | 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2011 | 10 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 2015 | 10 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 98 | 4 |
* ↑ Included one Non Fifa match
    As of 13 October 2015
Score lists Luxembourg's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 March 2011 | Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț, Romania | Romania | 1–0 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 2 | 14 November 2012 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Scotland | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 September 2014 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 4 | 12 October 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Slovakia | 2–3 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |

## Personal life

Gerson was born in Luxembourg City to a Luxembourgish father and Norwegian mother. His maternal grandfather is the Norwegian anchorman Lars-Jacob Krogh.