# Jens Stryger

Jens Stryger Larsen (Danish pronunciation:; born 21 February 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Denmark national team.

## Club career
### Brøndby

Stryger made his debut for Brøndby IF starting against FC Nordsjælland in November 2009 before being replaced by Jan Kristiansen after an hour. During his time at Brøndby, he quickly became very popular among Brøndby supporters because of his energy, and in the end of the 2009–2010 season and at the beginning of the 2010–2011 season he featured regularly in Brøndby's team, keeping players such as Sweden international Alexander Farnerud on the bench. In August 2010 he was named as one of the greatest talents in Denmark by the Danish media, and at 23 September, Danish football magazine Tipsbladet reported interest in him from Serie A club Genoa.

### FC Nordsjælland

On 9 July 2013, Stryger joined division rivals FC Nordsjælland on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. He was a regular during his time in Nordsjælland, playing 30 matches in the Superliga during the 2013–14 season.

### Austria Wien

On 18 June 2014, Stryger was signed by Austrian Football Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a four-year deal. He made his debut for the club on the first day of the 2014–15 season in a match against SV Grödig.

### Udinese

On 24 August 2017, Stryger joined Italian Serie A club Udinese on a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for I Bianconeri on 27 September against Roma. He soon grew out to become a first team regular at Udinese.
On 19 January 2020, Stryger Larsen scored and assisted in a 3–2 loss against Milan, his goal being scored from a tight angle after a poor clearance by Milan-goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

### Trabzonspor

In June 2022, Stryger joined Trabzonspor in Turkey.

### Malmö FF

In January 2024, Stryger joined Swedish team Malmö FF, after parting ways with Trabzonspor. Stryger signed a three-year contract at Malmö.

## International career

Stryger was called up to the senior Denmark national team to face Liechtenstein and Armenia in August 2016. He made his debut in the friendly match against Liechtenstein on 31 August 2016, and he scored the final goal in the Danish 5–0 victory.
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brøndby | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Brøndby | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Brøndby | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Brøndby | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Brøndby | Total | Total | 91 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 105 | 7 |
| Nordsjælland | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Austria Wien | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Austria Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Austria Wien | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 |
| Austria Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Austria Wien | Total | Total | 63 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 85 | 2 |
| Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Udinese | 2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| Udinese | 2019–20 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Udinese | 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2 |
| Udinese | 2021–22 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Udinese | Total | Total | 143 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 152 | 5 |
| Trabzonspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| Trabzonspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Trabzonspor | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 375 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 442 | 20 |
* ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 7 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| Denmark | 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2021 | 16 | 1 |
| Denmark | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| Denmark | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stryger Larsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Jens Stryger Larsen :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 31 August 2016 | Forum Horsens Arena, Horsens, Denmark | Liechtenstein | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 March 2021 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | Moldova | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 June 2022 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |

## Honours
### Trabzonspor

* Turkish Super Cup: 2022
Malmö FF
* Allsvenskan: 2024
* Svenska Cupen: 2023–24