Ryan Johnson Laursen (born 14April 1992) is a Danish-American retired footballer who played as a right-back.
Career Coming to Lyngby from Birkerød in 2007 as a youngster, his impressive displays for the Lyngby youth teams was awarded his first professional contract in October 2010.Lyngby forlænger med ung back
Following impressive displays for Lyngby in the Danish 1st Division and for the Danish U21 team, he was under the monitor for Superliga clubs Esbjerg fB and FC Nordsjælland.Avis: FCN og Esbjerg jagter Lyngby-back
On September 2, the last day of the Danish transfer window, Laursen transferred to Esbjerg for an undisclosed fee. At Esbjerg, he would be reunited with his former Lyngby manager Niels Frederiksen.Talentfuld Lyngby-back skifter til Esbjerg fB
The American born full back departed the club midway through the 2016–17 season to join Odense Boldklub. In July 2022, Laursen joined SønderjyskE on a deal for the rest of 2022.RYAN JOHNSON LAURSEN FÅR KONTRAKT I SØNDERJYSKE, soenderjyske.dk, 18 July 2022 He left the club again at the end of the year.TAK FOR INDSATSEN TIL RYAN JOHNSON LAURSEN, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 17 December 2022
In February 2023, 30-year-old Laursen confirmed that he had decided to end his career.Ryan Johnson Laursen bekræfter stop: Skulle noget særligt til at fortsætte, bold.dk, 10 February 2023 However, Laursen chose to kickstart his career again at the end of August 2023 when he signed with Danish 1st Division side B.93.B.93 SKRIVER KONTRAKT MED RYAN JOHNSON LAURSEN, b93prof.dk, 28 August 2023 At the end of the 2023–24 season, Laursen hung up his boots for the second time, announcing his retirement once again.Ryan Johnson Laursen indstiller igen karrieren, bold.dk, 29 May 2024
References
External links
Ryan Laursen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com