Japhet Sery Larsen

Japhet Sery Larsen (born 10 April 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bodø/Glimt as a centre-back. He is a product of the FC Midtjylland academy and has been capped by Denmark at youth level. His nickname is "Jeff".[3]

Japhet Sery Larsen
Personal information
Full name Japhet Sery Larsen[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 2
Youth career
CIK
KB
B.93
0000–2015 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– Bodø/Glimt 2 (0)
National team‡
2016 Denmark U16 5 (1)
2017 Denmark U17 5 (0)
2017 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 11 (0)
2019– Denmark U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:28, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

FC Midtjylland

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.[3][6][7][8][9] 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.[10][11]

On 21 June 2019,[12] Sery joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[13][14] 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.[10]

Sery returned to begin the 2020–21 season as a member of the first team squad.[15] He made 8 appearances during the season and scored one goal, in a 3–0 win over OB on 10 March 2021.[10] Sery left the club in July 2021.[16]

SK Brann

On 24 July 2021, Sery moved to Norway to sign a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Eliteserien club SK Brann.[16] After making his debut eight days later with a start in a 3–0 Norwegian Cup second round win over Fana,[17] Sery missed five weeks due to requiring surgery for appendicitis.[18] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal during the remainder of the 2021 season,[17] which culminated in relegation after defeat in the 2021 Eliteserien relegation play-offs.[19] Sery departed the club in February 2022.[20]

FK Bodø/Glimt

On 2 February 2022, Sery signed a three-year contract with reigning Eliteserien champions FK Bodø/Glimt.[20][21]

International career

Sery has been capped by Denmark at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.[22] On 19 November 2019, he made his U21 debut as a substitute for Victor Nelsson after 77 minutes of a 5–1 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying win over Malta.[22]

Personal life

Sery grew up in Herlev and is of Ivorian descent.[3][23] As a youth, he competed in track and field for Sparta.[24][25]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Midtjylland 2018–19[10] Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0 ― 0 0
2020–21[10] 4 0 4 1 ― 0 0 ― 8 1
Total 4 0 4 1 ― 0 0 ― 8 1
Brentford (loan) 2019–20[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― ― 0 0
SK Brann 2021[17] Eliteserien 7 1 2 0 ― ― 0 0 9 1
FK Bodø/Glimt 2022[17] Eliteserien 1 0 1 0 ― 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 ― 5 0
Career total 12 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 2
  1. Appearances in Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Notification Of Shirt Numbers : Brentford" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Japhet Sery Larsen – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. Buhl, Karen. "FC Midtjylland forlænger med forsvarstalent". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Japhet Sery Larsen". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. "Spændende back til Akademiet". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. "Summary – U19 Ligaen – Denmark". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. "Summary – U19 Ligaen – Denmark". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "Japhet Larsen » Club matches » U19 Drenge Ligaen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. Japhet Sery Larsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. "FCM binder talent og udlejer ham til Brentford". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  12. "Japhet Sery Larsen – Defender". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 17 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Japhet Sery Larsen joins on season-long loan from FC Midtjylland". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. Risom, Jens. "Japhet Sery Larsen efter debut: Sindssygt fedt". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  16. "Ny danske har signert". Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Japhet Sery Larsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  18. "Japhet tilbake i full trening". Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  19. "Rykket ned på straffer". Brann. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. "Sery Larsen blir Glimt-spiller: – Jeg var aldri i tvil". Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  21. Devlin, Kieran. "Bodo/Glimt: The relentlessly attacking Norwegian champions gunning for Celtic". The Athletic. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  22. Japhet Sery Larsen at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  23. Japhet Sery Larsen at WorldFootball.net
  24. "Inde Øst 23–24 januar 2010 Ballerup Super Arena, Resultater, Arrangør: Ballerup A.K." ballerup-ak.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. "Lyngby Games 2011". lifeonmars.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. "Games played by Japhet Sery Larsen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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