Ken Ilsø

Ken Ilsø
Personnel
Surname	Ken Ilsø Larsen
birthday	2nd December 1986
place of birth	Hvidovre ,  Denmark
size	183 cm
position	Midfield , storm
Juniors
Years	station
	BK pioneers
	BK Friheden
	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
0000-2004	BK Frem
2004-2005	SC Heerenveen
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2005-2007	SC Heerenveen	1 0(0)
2007-2009	SønderjyskE Fodbold	52 (12)
2009-2011	FC Midtjylland	39 (10)
2011-2013	Fortuna Dusseldorf	69 (13)
2013-2014	VfL Bochum	16 0(2)
2014	Guangzhou R&F	10 0(2)
2015-2016	Home United Singapore	41 (30)
2017-2018	Kedah FA	18 (15)
2018	Penang FA	? 0(?)
2018-2019	Adelaide United	19 0(3)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2005	Denmark U19	3 0(0)
2006	Denmark U20	1 0(0)
2008	Denmark U21	2 0(0)
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of career

Ken Ilsø Larsen (born December 2, 1986 in Hvidovre ) is a former Danish football player .

Career

Starts in Denmark and the Netherlands (until 2011)

Ilsø began his career in youth with the Copenhagen club Pioneren and other clubs in the Danish capital, including the BK Frem and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub . In 2004 he switched to the youth team at SC Heerenveen .

After his youth training in the Netherlands Ilsø was brought into the professional team, for which he made only one game. In 2007 he returned to Denmark and signed a contract with SønderjyskE . In 2009 he moved to FC Midtjylland .

In Germany (2011-2014)

During the 2010/11 winter break, Ilsø was loaned to the then German second division club Fortuna Düsseldorf until the end of the 2010/11 season. He played his first game for Fortuna on January 23, 2011 at 2: 4 in the Berlin Olympiastadion against Hertha BSC , when he came on in the 83rd minute. On his home debut, Ilsø scored three goals against FSV Frankfurt a week later . Since he also proved to be accurate in the upcoming games, the Düsseldorf team took advantage of the purchase option negotiated in the loan agreement and secured the services of the Dane for a transfer fee of 300,000 euros for two more seasons. In the following season Ilsø rose to the Bundesliga with Fortuna after they had prevailed in the relegation against Hertha BSC.

On July 31, 2013 Ilsø moved to the second division VfL Bochum and signed a two-year contract there. He made his debut on matchday 4 in a 2-2 win against FC St. Pauli , and scored his first goal in a 4-2 win over SC Paderborn 07 with a 3-2 goal. On February 13, 2014, the association dissolved Ilsø's contract with immediate effect.

Stations outside of Europe (2014-2019)

At the end of February 2014, Ilsø signed a contract with the Chinese club Guangzhou R&F , which was coached by Sven-Göran Eriksson . On May 29, 2014, he announced his departure from Guangzhou.

After leaving Guangzhou, he toured Asia for six months before joining Home United in the Singapore S-League in January 2015 . At the beginning of January 2017 he moved to the Malaysian club Kedah FA . Via the stopover at FA Penang , Ilsø moved to Australia to Adelaide United in July 2018 and received a one-year contract.

Doping offenses and end of career

In March 2019, Ilsø was provisionally suspended until the result of the B-sample due to a positive doping test from January of that year. The sample was positive for cocaine. He was finally banned for two years by the Australian Football Association on October 18, 2019. The Dane accepted the suspension and declared the end of his playing career.

Private

His parents Else Ilsø Larsen and Finn Ilsø are both well-known athletes in Denmark . Finn was a professional soccer player and Else played handball in the Danish national youth team.

Ken has two brothers, Nick and Marco. Marco is an actor and known from the TV series Vikings .

Web links

• Ken Ilsø in the database of fussballdaten.de
• Ken Ilsø in the database of weltfussball.de
• Player profile on the DBU website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ From the Bundesliga to the S.League - How Ken Ilsø's wanderlust led him Home fourfourtwo.com, accessed on August 1, 2016 (English)
2. ↑ Heerenveens Larsen terug naar Denemarken ( Dutch ) voetball international. January 15, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved on July 23, 2011.
3. ↑ Ken Ilsø skifter til FC Midtjylland ( Danish ) sporten.dk. September 1, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
4. ↑ kicker.de: Results of the 19th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga
5. ↑ 6: 0! Meier-Elf with a gala evening . rp-online.de. January 28, 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved on January 28, 2011.
6. ↑ Ken Ilsø comes to Fortuna Düsseldorf . fortuna-duesseldorf.de. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved on July 23, 2011.
7. ↑ FC Midtjylland sælger Ken Ilsø ( Danish ) Tipsbladet.dk. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
8. ↑ Ilsö signs with VfL . vfl-bochum.de. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
9. ↑ Ilsøe contract dissolved . reviersport.de. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
10. ↑ Ken Ilsø Fortsætter Karriereni Kina Under Trænerikon ( Danish ) worldnews network. March 1, 2014. Accessed March 2, 2014.
11. ↑ Ophør af samarbejde ( Danish ) Still tripping, a journal by Ken Ilsø. May 29, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
12. ↑ Next exit Singapore . reviersport.de. January 25, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
13. ↑ nordschleswiger.dk: Ken Ilsø is moving to Malaysia. (No longer available online.) January 3, 2017, archived from the original on January 4, 2017 ; accessed on January 4, 2017 . 
14. ^ Adelaide United FC (ed.): Ilsø pens deal with Reds. In: Adelaide United. July 6, 2018, accessed July 22, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Doping suspension , report on theguardian.com of March 22, 2019, page in English, accessed on March 22, 2019
16. ↑ Ken Ilsö banned for two years because of cocaine use. In: Rheinische Post. October 18, 2019, accessed October 18, 2019 . 
17. ↑ Positive cocaine test: Ilsö banned for 2 years after a "weak moment" - career ended , transfermarkt.de, accessed on October 18, 2019