Lasse Schöne

Genoa On 9 August 2019, Schöne joined Serie A club Genoa on a two-year contract. The reported fee was €1.5 million. He scored his first goal giving the lead in an eventual 2–1 loss against Milan. In the same match, he also missed a 90th-minute penalty kick.

In October 2020, the former Ajax star discovered he was effectively frozen out of the first Genoa team, as he cannot be selected for Serie A football without being named on their list of eligible players. He and his agent were not happy with this and planned to take legal action, saying that cases similar to this have already been analyzed by FIFA and the CAS. He was not part of new coach Rolando Maran’s plans and was told he could terminate his contract early by mutual consent to leave as a free agent. Schone was one of the 17 Genoa players who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and a transfer seemed far away in the final days of the window due to his COVID status, as well as the fact that both he and his agent did not know that he was left off the list of eligible players for the Genoa first team.

Heerenveen On 11 February 2021, it was announced that Schöne had signed with Heerenveen on a six-month contract, returning to the club where he played between 2002 and 2006. Schöne had hoped for a return to the Denmark national team to compete in UEFA Euro 2020, but ultimately, he did not receive a call-up.

He made his return debut for the club on 14 February 2021, scoring Heerenveen's only goal in a 3–1 away loss to AZ. In fourteen total appearances for the club, he scored the one goal as the club finished in a disappointing twelfth place in the league table.

Return to NEC On 9 June 2021, it was announced that Schöne had returned to recently promoted NEC, signing a two-year contract, until the summer of 2023. He made his return debut for NEC on 14 August, starting in a 5–0 opening matchday loss to his fellow former club, Ajax. His first goal back came on 23 January 2022, opening the score in a 4–1 home loss to Feyenoord.

On 15 December 2023, Schöne made his 433rd Eredivisie appearance, making him the highest-appearing non-Dutchman in the league's history.

On 22 May 2025, Schöne announced his retirement from professional football, ending his career spanning two decades.

International career Youth Schöne began his international career with the Denmark national under-16 team, scoring a goal on his debut in August 2001. He played a total of ten matches and scored one goal for the under-17 and under-18 teams from July 2002 to March 2004. After joining De Graafschap, Schöne made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2007. He played a total of nine matches and scored one goal for the under-21s until October 2008.

Senior On 12 August 2009, on his debut for the Denmark senior team in a friendly against Chile, Schöne scored less than a minute after being put into action in the second half. The goal was the equalizer in an eventual 1–2 loss at the Brøndby Stadium.

He was unable to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa because of a knee injury, but did appear for Denmark at Euro 2012.

In 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played in three matches, starting in one, but did not score.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schöne goal.

Honours De Graafschap Eerste Divisie: 2006–07

Ajax Individual De Graafschap Player of the Year: 2007–08 NEC Player of the Year: 2008–09 Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2013–14 Ajax Goal of the Decade: 2020 Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19