page_title: Nicolai Larsen
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Nicolai Larsen / International career
caption_attribution_description: English: Nicolai Larsen
context_page_description: Nicolai Oppen Larsen is a Danish professional footballer, who currently plays for French Ligue 2 side Guingamp.
  Beginning his career in Lyngby Boldklub, Larsen moved to AaB in 2010. There, he established himself as a starter and was part of a historical season where AaB won the Danish Double, as they secured the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup in the 2013–14 season. He also experienced personal success at the club, winning the Danish Goalkeeper of the Year award for 2014. After seven years at AaB, Larsen moved to Nordsjælland in 2017. He would initially struggle to make the team, but eventually became the starting goalkeeper. In 2020, at age 29, he earned a move to French club Guingamp.
  Larsen is a Danish youth international, and has gained 37 caps for different national youth teams between under-16 and under-21 level. In 2014, he received a call-up for the Denmark national team, but failed to make an appearance.
context_section_description: Larsen has appeared for all Danish national youth teams throughout his career. He gained most caps for the Denmark under-19 team. Larsen made his debut when he participated in a national youth match against Portugal under-16 on 10 April 2007 in Castelo Branco, Portugal with Glen Riddersholm as coach. His debut for the under-16 team ended in a 2–2. He has gained 37 caps for various national youth teams between under-16 and under-21 level, but has not yet won an appearance for the Danish national football team.
  Larsen received his first call-up for the Danish national team on 26 August 2014, where he and his teammate Rasmus Würtz were selected to play the friendly match against Turkey on 3 September 2014, played at TREFOR Park in Odense, and against Armenia in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on 7 September 2014. In the match against Turkey, Larsen did not make an appearance as Denmark lost 1–2 on goals by Ozan Tufan and Olcay Şahan. He also did not appear in the qualifying match against Armenia, where Kasper Schmeichel was preferred as a starter the match.
caption: Nicolai Larsen in the UEFA Europa League.
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