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{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lasse Vibe
| image = Lasse Vibe, Dinamarca x África do Sul - Olimpíadas Rio 2016 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Vibe playing for [[Denmark Olympic football team|Denmark]] at the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016 Olympics]]
| fullname = Lasse Vibe<ref>{{Cite web |title=EFL: Retained list: 2015/16 |url=http://www.efl.com/documents/professional-retained-report-2015-16549-3151378.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052144/http://www.efl.com/documents/professional-retained-report-2015-16549-3151378.pdf |archive-date=2 December 2016 |access-date=26 June 2016 |publisher=English Football League |page=9}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|02|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aarhus]], Denmark
| height = 1.81 m<ref name="Soccerway" />
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1992–2000
| youthclubs1 = AIA-Tranbjerg
| youthyears2 = 2001–2002
| youthclubs2 = [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]
| youthyears3 = 2003
| youthclubs3 = AIA-Tranbjerg
| youthyears4 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs4 = [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]
| years1 = 2005–2008
| clubs1 = [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF II]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = [[FC Fyn]]
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2010–2011
| clubs4 = [[FC Vestsjælland]]
| caps4 = 43
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2012–2013
| clubs5 = [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]]
| caps5 = 47
| goals5 = 19
| years6 = 2013–2015
| clubs6 = [[IFK Göteborg]]
| caps6 = 56
| goals6 = 31
| years7 = 2015–2018
| clubs7 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| caps7 = 94
| goals7 = 36
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]]
| caps8 = 11
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2019
| clubs9 = [[IFK Göteborg]]
| caps9 = 20
| goals9 = 5
| years10 = 2020–2021
| clubs10 = [[FC Midtjylland]]
| caps10 = 20
| goals10 = 3
| totalcaps= 337
| totalgoals= 125
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark Olympic]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2017
| nationalteam2 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
}}

'''Lasse Vibe''' (born 22 February 1987) is a Danish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[winger (association football)|winger]]. After beginning his career in his native Denmark, he came to prominence in Sweden with [[IFK Göteborg]] and has also played in England and China. Vibe was a [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] international and [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the 2016 [[Denmark Olympic football team|Denmark Olympic]] team.

==Club career==
===AGF===
Vibe began his career in his native Denmark with local club AIA-Tranberg, before moving to [[AGF Arhus|AGF]] in 2001.<ref name="stiften">{{Cite web |title=Vibe-salg kan sende en lille million kroner hjem til Aarhus |url=http://stiften.dk/agf/vibe-salg-kan-sende-en-lille-million-kroner-hjem-til-aarhus |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> He returned to AIA-Tranberg for a spell in 2003, before returning to AGF the following year.<ref name="stiften" /> He progressed through AGF's [[youth system]] to become [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the youth team and on 8 August 2005 it was reported that he had signed a two-year professional contract.<ref name="morethanaclub">{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe på 2 årig kontrakt |url=http://www.morethanaclub.dk/news.php?readmore=1717 |access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> A persistent knee injury hindered Vibe's progression from the youth to the [[reserve team]] during the 2005–06 [[Danmarksserien]] season.<ref name="morethanaclub" /> After a successful recovery, he made his professional debut on the final day of the [[2006–07 Danish 1st Division|2006–07]] [[Danish 1st Division|1. division]] season in a 3–1 defeat to [[Hobro IK]], though the result was irrelevant as promotion to the [[danish Superliga|Superliga]] was already secured.<ref name="agf">{{Cite web |last=Andersen |first=Jess |date=24 June 2007 |title=Kampfakta AGF – HIK 1–3 (1–2) |url=https://www.morethanaclub.dk/kampfakta-agf-hik-1-3-1-2/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=Morethanaclub.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> On 28 June 2007, Vibe signed a new two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AGF forlænger med Vibe |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/AGF-forlaenger-med-Vibe |access-date=25 July 2015 |website=bold.dk}}</ref>

Vibe failed to feature for the first team during the [[2007–08 Danish Superliga|2007–08]] season and had to wait until 23 August 2008 to make his next appearance, which came in a [[DBU Pokalen]] second round match versus Viby IF.<ref name="bold" /> He came on as a 54th-minute substitute and scored his first goal for the club two minutes later, before adding another in [[injury time]] to cap an 8–0 win.<ref name="bold">{{Cite web |title=Viby IF vs. AGF {{!}} DBU Pokalen 2008/2009 {{!}} 2. runde |url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/kamp/viby-if-vs-agf/268341 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=bold.dk}}</ref> Vibe departed the club in December 2008, with [[sporting director]] [[Brian Steen Nielsen]] admitting that he needed to move on for the sake of his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe stopper i AGF |url=http://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2008/4-kvartal/lasse-vibe-stopper-i-agf/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404144720/https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2008/4-kvartal/lasse-vibe-stopper-i-agf/ |archive-date=4 April 2019 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=AGF Fodbold}}</ref>

===FC Fyn===
In December 2008, Vibe signed a contract with [[Danish 2nd Division West|2. division West]] club [[FC Fyn]], effective from 1 January 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ny spiller til FC FYN |url=http://www.tv2fyn.dk/article/176766:Ny-spiller-til-FC-FYN |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=tv2fyn.dk}}</ref> He hit the ground running, scoring seven goals in 13 games in the second half of the [[2008–09 Danish 2nd Divisions|2008–09]] season and he won the first [[Silverware (sport)|silverware]] of his career when Fyn won the division title, which sealed promotion to the 1. division.<ref name="fodboldfyn0809">{{Cite web |title=FC Fyn Statistic 2008–09 |url=http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/Nye%2012-11-10/PDF/FC%20FYN%202008-09.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922100153/http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/Nye%2012-11-10/PDF/FC%20FYN%202008-09.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> Vibe began his first full season of first team football as a regular, but ended the [[2009–10 Danish 1st Division|2009–10]] campaign with just seven goals from 31 appearances as Fyn finished safely in mid-table.<ref name="fodboldfyn0910">{{Cite web |title=FC Fyn Statistic 2009–10 |url=http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/Nye%2012-11-10/PDF/FC%20FYN%202009-10.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922100150/http://www.fodboldfyn.dk/PDF.%20Filer/Nye%2012-11-10/PDF/FC%20FYN%202009-10.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> He departed the club after the season and scored 14 goals in 44 appearances during 18 months at the [[Odense Atletikstadion]].<ref name="fodboldfyn0809" /><ref name="fodboldfyn0910" />

===FC Vestsjælland===
In February 2010, it was reported that Vibe had signed a contract with 1. division club [[FC Vestsjælland]], effective 1 July 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe: Derfor valgte jeg FCV |url=http://fcvvikings.dk/index.php?id=51&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724211140/http://fcvvikings.dk/index.php?id=51&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=271 |archive-date=24 July 2015 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=FCV Vikings}}</ref> He scored 12 goals in 29 appearances during his [[2010–11 Danish 1st Division|debut season]], in which the Vikings finished in mid-table.<ref name="footballzz">{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/player_seasons.php?id=224458 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=www.footballzz.co.uk}}</ref> He scored six goals in 15 games in the first half of the [[2011–12 Danish 1st Division|2011–12]] season before departing the club in December 2011.<ref name="footballzz" />

===SønderjyskE===
In December 2011, Vibe moved up to the Superliga to sign a two-year contract with [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]], effective 1 January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2011 |title=Ny profil til SønderjyskE |url=https://lokalavisen.dk/arkiv/ECE15218969/ny-profil-til-soenderjyske/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=Lokalavisen |language=da}}</ref> He had to wait until March 2012 to make his debut and played the opening 66 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to [[Brøndby IF]], before being substituted for [[Bjørn Paulsen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brøndby vs. SønderjyskE – 4 March 2012 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/04/denmark/superliga/brondby-if/sonderjyske/1114217/ |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=Soccerway}}</ref> He came into form in mid-April and scored five goals in a six-match spell.<ref name="Soccerway" /> He finished the [[2011–12 Danish Superliga|2011–12]] season with six goals from 15 appearances.<ref name="Soccerway" /> Vibe made 34 appearances and scored 13 goals during the [[2012–13 Danish Superliga|2012–13]] season (scoring eight of those goals in the space of 11 matches) and departed the club in June 2013,<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="ifkgoteborg">{{Cite web |title=Vibe klar för IFK Göteborg |url=http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Juni/Vibe-klar-for-IFK-Goteborg/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051832/http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2013/Juni/Vibe-klar-for-IFK-Goteborg/ |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=www.ifkgoteborg.se}}</ref> despite having signed a new {{frac|3|1|2}} year contract in December 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe forlænger med Sønderjyske |url=http://sporten.tv2.dk/2012-12-14-lasse-vibe-forl%C3%A6nger-med-s%C3%B8nderjyske |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> Vibe made 49 appearances and scored 19 goals during 18 months at the [[Haderslev Fodboldstadion]].<ref name="Soccerway" />

===IFK Göteborg===
Vibe moved to Sweden to sign for [[Allsvenskan]] club [[IFK Göteborg]] in June 2013.<ref name="ifkgoteborg" /> He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 [[Svenska Cupen]] second round win over [[Lunds BK]] on 22 August.<ref name="Soccerway" /> He was denied his first Swedish silverware after an injury time [[Guillermo Molins]] goal secured a 3–2 victory for [[Malmö FF]] in the [[2013 Svenska Supercupen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supercupen, herrar Matchinformation: Malmö FF mot IFK Göteborg 2013-11-10 (3–2) |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2013/11/malmo-ff-vann-supercupen-2013/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051322/http://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2013/11/malmo-ff-vann-supercupen-2013/ |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=25 July 2015 |website=svenskfotboll.se}}</ref> Vibe finished the [[2013 IFK Göteborg season|2013 season]] with 22 appearances, four goals and helped Göteborg to third place in the table and qualification for the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref name="SvFFprofile">{{SvFF player|id=411d9cbf-6197-480b-a6b7-0096e5eb8021|fid=790865|pid=7947}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tables – Allsvenskan – Sweden |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/sweden/allsvenskan/2013/regular-season/r20020/tables/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

Vibe was in prolific goalscoring form during the [[2014 IFK Göteborg season|2014 season]], scoring 32 goals in 38 appearances and finishing the season as the Allsvenskan's top scorer.<ref name="SvFFprofile" /><ref name="svenskfotboll">{{Cite web |title=Allsvensk statistik |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2014/statistikligor/?scr=sl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052046/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2014/statistikligor/?scr=sl |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=svenskfotboll.se}}</ref> He was nominated for the 2014 [[Danish Football Player of the Year|Danish Player of the Year]] award, but lost to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]'s [[Christian Eriksen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2015 |title=Christian takes top Danish honour for second-successive year |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/christian-takes-top-danish-honour-for-second-successive-year/ |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=www.tottenhamhotspur.com}}</ref> Vibe scored 7 goals during Göteborg's victorious [[2014–15 Svenska Cupen]] campaign,<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="soccerpunter">{{Cite web |title=Sweden Svenska Cupen Predictions, Head to Head (H2H) |url=http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/Sweden/Svenska-Cupen-2014-2015 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=SoccerPunter.com}}</ref> which included the opening goal in a 2–1 win over [[Örebro SK]] in the [[2015 Svenska Cupen Final|final]] on 17 May 2015.<ref name="SvenskaCupen">{{Cite web |title=Svenska Cupen, Slutspel Matchinformation: IFK Göteborg mot Örebro 2015-05-17 (2–1) |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2015/05/ifk-goteborg-cupmastare/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051420/https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2015/05/ifk-goteborg-cupmastare/ |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=svenskfotboll.se}}</ref> He left the club on 24 July 2015,<ref name="SignsBrentford" /> after having scored 42 goals in 77 appearances for the Angels.<ref name="SvFFprofile" />

===Brentford===

==== 2015–16 ====
[[File:Lasse Vibe 28-01-2017 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Vibe playing for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 2017.]]

On 24 July 2015, it was announced that Vibe had moved to England to sign a three-year contract with [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] for a €1.3 million fee.<ref name="SignsBrentford">{{Cite web |last=Wickham |first=Chris |title=Brentford sign Denmark international forward Lasse Vibe from Swedish side IFK Göteborg for an undisclosed fee |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-sign-denmark-international-lasse-vibe-from-ifk-goteborg_71557 |access-date=24 July 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IFK Göteborg har sålt Lasse Vibe till England |url=http://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/ifk-goteborg-har-salt-lasse-vibe-till-england/ |access-date=2 August 2015 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref> The departure of forward [[Andre Gray]] on 21 August opened up a place in the starting lineup for Vibe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andre Gray joins Burnley from Brentford for an undisclosed fee |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/andre-gray-joins-burnley-_71719 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref> albeit as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/172951/lasse-vibe?season=2015 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref> Despite being deployed out wide, he scored five goals in 11 games before injury to [[Marco Djuricin]] in November 2015 led interim coach [[Lee Carsley]] move Vibe into the team's lone striker position.<ref name="soccerbase1516" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford FC injury update from Head of Medical Neil Greig |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/injury-update_69730 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford forward believes he can fill Djuricin's shoes |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-forward-believes-can-fill-10471783 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=getwestlondon}}</ref> After the switch, he just twice more prior to Christmas and then entered a long goal drought,<ref name="soccerbase1516" /> due to the struggling [[Midfielder|midfield]] leaving him increasingly isolated up front and the effects of nearly 18 months of constant football.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |title=Lasse Vibe discusses his fitness and the 3–1 defeat to Derby |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lasse-vibe-insists-feeling-fine-10926329 |access-date=22 February 2016 |website=getwestlondon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |title=Lasse Vibe on Bolton brace, his season, and aims for the run-in |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lasse-vibe-opens-up-first-11150651 |access-date=7 April 2016 |website=getwestlondon}}</ref> He finally came back into form in the final five weeks of the season and went on a run of scoring seven goals in as many matches.<ref name="soccerbase1516" /> Vibe made 42 appearances during [[2015–16 Brentford F.C. season|2015–16]] season and scoring 14 goals,<ref name="soccerbase1516" /> which tied him with [[Alan Judge (footballer, born 1988)|Alan Judge]] as Brentford's top scorer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brentford Scoring Stats – 2015–16 |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/stats/_/id/337/league/ENG.2/season/2015 |access-date=15 October 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

==== 2016–17 ====
After an extended spell away on international duty, Vibe returned in time for Brentford's fifth match of the [[2016–17 Brentford F.C. season|2016–17]] season versus [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]].<ref name="soccerbase1617" /> One week later, he scored his first goal of the season against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], but was [[Red card (association football)|sent off]] late in the 1–1 draw.<ref name="soccerbase1617" /> He scored again in a 4–1 win over [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on 27 September 2016,<ref name="soccerbase1617" /> but was ruled out after suffering damaged [[Ankle ligament injury|ankle ligaments]] during a 0–0 draw with [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 1 October.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=13 October 2016 |title=Latest on injured Brentford quartet ahead of Newcastle trip |work=getwestlondon |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-provide-injury-update-alan-12021420 |access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> Vibe regained his starting place on his return in early November,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/172951/lasse-vibe?season=2016 |access-date=16 December 2016 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref> but as in the previous season, he suffered a goal drought and failed to score again until 7 January 2017,<ref name="soccerbase1617" /> when he deputised for the injured [[Scott Hogan]] as the team's lone forward in an [[FA Cup]] third round victory over [[Eastleigh F.C.|Eastleigh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=30 December 2016 |title=Brentford boss has sympathy for out-of-form forward |work=getwestlondon |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-boss-sympathy-out-form-12384033 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=7 January 2017 |title=Hogan absent for Brentford, Jota on the bench |work=getwestlondon |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-striker-target-left-12420153 |access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> The continuing unavailability of Hogan and then his departure at the end of the [[January transfer window]] saw Vibe keep the lone forward role and he returned to form, scoring 14 goals in 21 matches between 7 January and the end of the season.<ref name="soccerbase1617" /> He finished the season as Brentford's top scorer, with 16 goals from 36 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016–2017 Brentford Stats, All Competitions |url=https://fbref.com/en/squads/cd051869/2016-2017/all_comps/Brentford-Stats-All-Competitions |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== 2017–18 ====
The early part of Vibe's [[2017–18 Brentford F.C. season|2017–18]] season was disrupted by nearly two months on the sidelines due to a foot injury suffered during a 2–0 defeat to Ipswich Town on 19 August 2017.<ref name="Back">{{Cite news |title=Lasse "really pleased to be back" |language=en-gb |work=Brentford FC |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lasse-really-pleased-to-be-back_215910 |access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> He scored his first goals of the season with seven in an eight-match spell from November through to January and was nominated for the December [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Championship Fans' Player of the Month award.<ref name="Soccerbase1718" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lasse Vibe misses out on PFA Player of the Month prize |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lasse-vibe-misses-out-on-pfa-player-of-the-month-prize_238730 |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> The run of goals was Vibe's last for the club and he departed Griffin Park on 10 February 2018.<ref name="Soccerbase1718" /><ref name="departure">{{Cite news |title=Vibe's departure confirmed |language=en-gb |work=Brentford FC |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/vibes-departure-confirmed_248901 |access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> During {{frac|2|1|2}} seasons with Brentford, Vibe made 97 appearances and scored 37 goals.<ref>{{Soccerbase|id=64330}}</ref>

===Changchun Yatai===

On 10 February 2018, Vibe transferred to [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] for an undisclosed fee,<ref name="departure" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=(公告) 维贝加盟亚泰完成2018赛季外援拼图-最新动态-亚泰足球 |url=http://www.yataifc.cn/index.php?s=/b/2668.html |access-date=10 February 2018 |website=www.yataifc.cn |language=zh}}</ref> speculated to be £2 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=10 February 2018 |title=Vibe fee helps strengthen long term financial outlook of the club |url=https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brentford-confirm-lasse-vibe-exit-14271876 |access-date=24 June 2019 |website=getwestlondon}}</ref> In a disastrous [[2018 Chinese Super League|2018 season]], which culminated in relegation to [[China League One]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Summary – CSL – China PR |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/csl/2018/regular-season/r44946/ |access-date=29 December 2018 |website=Soccerway}}</ref> Vibe made just 11 appearances and scored one goal.<ref name="Soccerway" /> He was given a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] by the club after the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2019 |title=Uppgifter: Lasse Vibe i förhandlingar med MLS-klubb |url=https://www.nyablavitt.se/uppgifter-lasse-vibe-i-forhandlingar-med-mls-klubb/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |language=sv-SE}}</ref>

===Return to IFK Göteborg===

On 3 April 2019, Vibe returned to Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on a one-year contract, with the option for a further year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2019 |title=Välkommen hem, Lasse |url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2019/valkommen-hem-lasse/ |access-date=4 April 2019 |language=sv-SE}}</ref> He made 21 appearances and scored six goals during a mid-table [[2019 Allsvenskan|2019 season]] and was voted that season's ''Archangel'' by the club's supporters.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Summary – Allsvenskan – Sweden |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/sweden/allsvenskan/2019/regular-season/r50679/ |access-date=2 November 2019 |website=Soccerway}}</ref><ref name="Archangel" /> Vibe departed IFK Göteborg at the end of the season and across his two spells,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klart: Lasse Vibe lämnar IFK Göteborg: "Oerhört svårt beslut" |url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/just-nu-stjarnan-lamnar-ifk-goteborg/ |access-date=2 November 2019 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref> made 98 appearances and scored 52 goals.<ref name="Soccerway" />

=== FC Midtjylland ===
On 4 November 2019, it was announced that in January 2020, Vibe would transfer to Danish Superliga club [[FC Midtjylland]] on an 18-month contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FC Midtjylland henter Lasse Vibe |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-lasse-vibe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104102719/https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-lasse-vibe |archive-date=4 November 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019 |website=www.fcm.dk |language=da}}</ref> During what remained of the club's [[2019–20 FC Midtjylland season|2019–20]] championship-winning season,<ref name="2019-20Table">{{Cite web |title=Summary – Superliga – Denmark |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/denmark/superliga/20192020/championship-round/r54281/ |access-date=27 July 2020 |website=Soccerway}}</ref> he made 13 appearances and scored two goals.<ref name="Soccerway" /> Vibe made 12 appearances and scored two goals during the [[2020–21 FC Midtjylland season|2020–21]] season and retired at the end of the campaign.<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Risom |first=Jens |title=Fire FCM’ere takker af |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/fire-fcmere-takker-af/ |access-date=27 May 2021 |website=FC Midtjylland |language=da-DK}}</ref>

==International career==

===Youth===
Vibe was called into a Denmark [[Denmark national under-19 football team|U19]] squad while a youth, but did not play.<ref name="agf-fanclub">{{Cite web |title=Mit Fodboldliv: Fra AGF til ? |url=http://www.agf-fanclub.dk/arkiv/?nid=625 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214202/http://www.agf-fanclub.dk/arkiv/?nid=625 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=25 July 2015 |website=AGF Fanclub Aarhus}}</ref> In July 2016, he was called up to the Denmark [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] squad as one of three overage players and was named as captain of the team shortly before the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=22 spillere er klar til OL-truppen |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2016/juli/frederiksen-har-ol-truppen-klar/ |access-date=18 July 2016 |website=www.dbu.dk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteranen Vibe: Giver gerne krammer, hvis de savner mor og far |url=http://www.dr.dk/sporten/ol/rio2016/fodbold/video-veteranen-vibe-giver-gerne-krammer-hvis-de-savner-mor-og-far |access-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> He made four appearances and scored no goals in the tournament as Denmark were knocked out by [[Nigeria national under-23 football team|Nigeria]] in the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament#Knockout stage|quarter-finals]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Lasse Vibe and Denmark knocked out of 2016 Olympic Games after defeat to Nigeria |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lasse-vibes-olympic-adventure-comes-to-an-end_67959 |access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref>

===Full===
Following good goalscoring form for SønderjyskE, Vibe he received his maiden call-up to the senior [[Denmark national football team|Danish national team]] for a [[friendly match]] against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] on 8 August 2012.<ref name="politiken" /> He was an unused substitute during the 3–1 defeat.<ref name="politiken">{{Cite news |title=Lasse Vibe: Landsholdet er en drengedrøm |publisher=Politiken |url=http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE1714283/lasse-vibe-landsholdet-er-en-drengedroem/ |access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> His debut came just over two years later, against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] in a friendly on 3 September 2014, in which Vibe replaced [[Thomas Kahlenberg]] in the 64th minute of the 2–1 defeat.<ref name="DBU">{{DBU player|id=7164}}</ref> Four days later, Vibe made his competitive debut for Denmark in a 2–1 win over [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] in [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|Euro 2016 qualifying]].<ref name="DBU" /> He scored his first international goal in the following match, an 81st-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with [[Albania national football team|Albania]] in [[Elbasan]].<ref name="DBU" /> Vibe was announced as a member of the Denmark squad for the 2016 [[Kirin Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Lasse Vibe included in Denmark squad for Kirin Cup in Japan this June |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lasse-vibe-included-in-denmark-squad-for-kirin-cup_66978 |access-date=16 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref> but did not play due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Lasse Vibe misses Denmark's 4–0 Kirin Cup win over Bulgaria due to injury |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lasse-vibe-not-involved-as-denmark-secure-third-placed-finish-in-kirin-cup_67181 |access-date=10 June 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref> Vibe's international career ended in 2017, by which time he had won 11 caps and scored one goal.<ref name="DBU" /> Unlike his natural forward position at club level, Vibe found himself utilised as a winger at international level.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Lasse Vibe wants to hit the ground running after joining from IFK Göteborg |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/lasse-vibe-sold-on-brentfords-ambitions_71564 |access-date=25 July 2015 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vibe has [[twin]] children and his older brother Rasmus is also a footballer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profilens löfte för att få hem skyttekungen – gratis glass |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/dd6BPA |access-date=4 March 2019 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ForeverAGF.dk sætter fokus på Lasse Vibe |url=http://www.morethanaclub.dk/news.php?readmore=5532 |access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> Alongside football, Vibe played [[handball]] until the age of 16, before deciding to concentrate on football full-time.<ref name="agf-fanclub" /> Already possessing a [[bachelor's degree]], Vibe studied for a [[master's degree]] in finance and accounting at [[Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences|Aarhus BSS]] and completed his studies in 2015.<ref name="agf-fanclub" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=A new career: Lasse Vibe jumped straight from football into finance |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/development-beyond-football/career-transition/a-new-career-lasse-vibe-jumped-straight-from-football-into-finance/ |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=FIFPRO World Players' Union |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, while still a professional footballer, Vibe joined [[financial services]] firm Imperium Family Office as a partner and [[financial advisor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Persson |first=Sebastian |date=22 May 2020 |title=Superligaprofil bliver økonomisk rådgiver: Skrev speciale i landsholdslejren |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1477464 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{Expand section|1=<nowiki />
* AGF II career from 2005 to 2008
|date=July 2015}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]
|[[2006–07 Danish 1st Division|2006–07]]<ref name="agf" />
|[[Danish 1st Division|1. division]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Danish Superliga|2008–09]]<ref name="bold" />
|[[Danish Superliga]]
|0||0||1||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!1!!0!!1!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!! colspan="2" !colspan="2" |—!!2
!2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Fyn]]
|[[2008–09 Danish 2nd Divisions|2008–09]]<ref name="fodboldfyn0809" />
|[[Danish 2nd Division West|2. division West]]
|13||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||7
|-
|[[2009–10 Danish 1st Division|2009–10]]<ref name="fodboldfyn0910" />
|1. division
|30||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!14!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!44!!14
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Vestsjælland]]
|[[2010–11 Danish 1st Division|2010–11]]<ref name="footballzz" />
|1. division
|29||12||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||12
|-
|[[2011–12 Danish 1st Division|2011–12]]<ref name="footballzz" />
|1. division
|14||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!18!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!44!!18
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]]
|[[2011–12 Danish Superliga|2011–12]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|Danish Superliga
|14||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||6
|-
|[[2012–13 Danish Superliga|2012–13]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|Danish Superliga
|33||13||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||13
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47!!19!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!49!!19
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[IFK Göteborg]]
|[[2013 IFK Göteborg season|2013]]<ref name="SvFFprofile" />
|[[Allsvenskan]]
|14||2||5||1||colspan="2"|—||2<ref name="EL" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]</ref>||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in [[Svenska Supercupen]]</ref>||1||22||4
|-
|[[2014 IFK Göteborg season|2014]]<ref name="SvFFprofile" />
|Allsvenskan
|26||23||6||7|| colspan="2" |—||6<ref name="EL" group="lower-alpha" />||2||colspan="2"|—|||38||32
|-
|[[2015 IFK Göteborg season|2015]]<ref name="SvFFprofile" />
|Allsvenskan
|16||6|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1<ref name="EL" group="lower-alpha" />||0||colspan="2"|—|||17||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!31!!11!!8!! colspan="2" |—!!9!!2!!1!!1!!77!!42
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[2015–16 Brentford F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="soccerbase1516">{{Soccerbase season|64330|2015|access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|41||14||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||14
|-
|[[2016–17 Brentford F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="soccerbase1617">{{Soccerbase season|64330|2016|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|34||15||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||16
|-
|[[2017–18 Brentford F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="Soccerbase1718">{{Soccerbase season|64330|2017|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
|Championship
|19||7||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!94!!36!!2!!1!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!97!!37
|-
|[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]]
|[[2018 Chinese Super League|2018]]<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=11653|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref>
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1
|-
| rowspan="2" |IFK Göteborg
|[[2019 IFK Göteborg season|2019]]<ref name="SvFFprofile" />
|Allsvenskan
|20||5||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!76
!36
!12
!9
! colspan="2" |—
!9
!2
!1
!1
!98
!48
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Midtjylland]]
|[[2019–20 FC Midtjylland season|2019–20]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|Danish Superliga
|13||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||2
|-
|[[2020–21 FC Midtjylland season|2020–21]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|Danish Superliga
|7||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!20!!3!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!25!!4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!301!!127!!20!!13!!1!!0!!12!!2!!1!!1!!366!!143
|}

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="DBU" />
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|2014||6||1
|-
|2015||3||0
|-
|2016||1||0
|-
|2017||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!11!!1
|}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lasse Vibe
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center"|1 || 11 October 2014 || [[Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium]], [[Elbasan]] || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]
|<ref name="DBU" />
|}

==Honours==
<!--Actual awards only; do not include runners-up.-->'''FC Fyn'''
*[[Danish 2nd Division West|2. division West]]: [[2008–09 Danish 2nd Divisions|2008–09]]<ref name="fodboldfyn0809" />

'''IFK Göteborg'''
* [[Svenska Cupen]]: [[2014–15 Svenska Cupen|2014–15]]<ref name="SvenskaCupen" />
'''FC Midtjylland'''

* [[Danish Superliga]]: [[2019–20 FC Midtjylland season|2019–20]]<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="2019-20Table" />

'''Individual'''

*[[List of Allsvenskan top scorers|Allsvenskan top scorer]]: [[2014 Allsvenskan#Top scorers|2014]]<ref name="svenskfotboll" />
*Svenska Cupen top scorer: 2014–15<ref name="soccerpunter" />
* [[IFK Göteborg]] Archangel: [[2019 IFK Göteborg season|2019]]<ref name="Archangel">{{Cite web |title=Alla 47 ärkeänglar |url=https://ifkdb.se/listor/arkeanglar |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=ifkdb.se}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lasse Vibe}}
* {{DBU player|7164}}
* [https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=11517 Lasse Vibe] official [[Danish Superliga]] statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
* {{SvFF player|id=411d9cbf-6197-480b-a6b7-0096e5eb8021|fid=790865|pid=7947}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184035/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/790865/ archive1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20141211025248/http://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=7947 archive2])
* {{SvFF national player|id=411d9cbf-6197-480b-a6b7-0096e5eb8021|archive=20200714161944}}
* [https://ifkgoteborg.se/spelare/lasse-vibe/ Lasse Vibe] at [[IFK Göteborg]] {{in lang|sv}}
* {{NFT player}}
* {{Soccerway}}
* {{Soccerbase}}

{{Allsvenskan top scorers}}
{{Denmark men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}

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