Ryan Laursen

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. 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. 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. 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. He left the club again at the end of the year. In February 2023, 30-year-old Laursen confirmed that he had decided to end his career. However, Laursen chose to kickstart his career again at the end of August 2023 when he signed with Danish 1st Division side B.93. At the end of the 2023–24 season, Laursen hung up his boots for the second time, announcing his retirement once again.