Lasse Vigen Christensen

Early career

Born in Esbjerg, Denmark, Christensen began his football career at Esbjerg fB at age 5. While still at Esbjerg, he went on a trial with Arsenal, in the end, however, he decided to move to the FC Midtjylland-academy. A year and a half into his time at Midtjylland, he went on a trial with Fulham in November 2011. A few months later, in January 2012, he moved to Fulham on a permanent deal. Shortly after the move, he was assigned to the club's development squad. Over the years, his progression through the Fulham ranks earned him praised and leading to being trained with the first team. Whilst there, he also became the club's U18 captain.

Fulham

Christensen made his Fulham debut in the FA Cup third round draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road and came on as a substitute for Steve Sidwell in the 84th minute during the replay at Craven Cottage. On 30 January 2014, Christensen signed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at Fulham until the summer of 2017. The 2014–15 season saw Christensen being promoted to the first team and was featured more in the first team under the management of Kit Symons. He then scored his first goal for the club on 1 October 2014, in a 4–0 win over Bolton Wanderers. He then played a vital role, assisting three times against Norwich City, Rotherham United and Charlton Athletic, before scoring in a 3–3 draw against Wigan Athletic. By the end of 2014, Christensen added three more goals, putting his tally to 5,…

Christensen previously represented Denmark at youth levels. In August 2013, Christensen was called up by Denmark U21 for the first time. He scored his Denmark U21 debut on 10 September 2013, in a 2–2 draw against Slovenia U21. For the next two years, Christensen scored a brace on two occasions against Estonia U21 and Russia U21. He was then given a captain armband for the match against Germany U21 on 3 September 2015, in a 2–1 defeat. In May 2016, Christensen expressed interest to be called up into the squad for Denmark at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It came after when he was called by the national team. However, manager Slaviša Jokanović prevented this from happening, and told Christensen that "the club's needs were greater than his country's" and left Christensen disappointed. In June 2015, Christensen was called up by the senior team for the first team and appeared as an unused substitute against Montenegro soon after.

As of match played 3 December 2025

Christensen grew up supporting Premier League side Arsenal, whom he went on a trial early in his career. Christensen said he wanted to be a footballer when he grows up and revealed that his father, a footballer, once played for the Denmark U21 side.