Clarissa Larisey is a 24-year-old forward who plays for the Swedish Damallsvenskan club, BK Häcken and is also a Canadian international. Lately, Larisey has been attracting a lot of attention from the followers of the game, especially following her impressive performances not only in the Damallsvenskan but also in the UEFA Women’s Champions League as she helped BK Häcken qualify second from a complicated Group D that contains powerful teams like Chelsea, Real Madrid and Paris FC.
Although the result of the quarter-finals against PSG has not been known yet at the time of writing this scout report, we can already say that BK Häcken achieved an excellent result this season from a European perspective by reaching the quarter-finals and having a chance to challenge PSG for a semi-finals ticket. At the same time, we should consider the fact that BK Häcken are lacking competition since the Damallsvenskan starts on April 13, 2024, which gives more credit to BK Häcken for succeeding in keeping up with teams that are more powerful on paper and more active/ready in terms of match sharpness.
Larisey’s role in BK Häcken’s results so far has been evident to everyone. It can become even more pivotal to her team if she keeps her good run of form going and succeeds in scoring more goals regularly, whether in the Damallsvenskan or the UWCL.
Following these numerous short-term experiences at different clubs and in various countries throughout her career thus far, it might do Larisey good to find stability for a few seasons and be crucial for her actual without having to change teams each season. Stability can guarantee more development in her performances as it would allow her to focus only on working hard, developing her skills and improving her performances in each game instead of worrying about adaptation and spending energy plus time in getting accustomed to her new teams tactics, to her teammates’ playing styles, and even to her personal life in new countries.
At the moment, BK Häcken looks like a very fitting club for Larisey since they started relying on her upfront even against big teams like Real Madrid and Chelsea. They know that she was able to put on some convincing performances during these games, which can pave the way for her to build on them to perform even better and score more goals, especially in the Damallsvenskan’s new season.
This being said, BK Häcken has alternatives for Larisey and have been using strikers like former Everton’s Anna Anvegård and Felicia Schröder so often in the Damallsvenskan; that’s why Larisey should work even harder to snatch a regular spot and win the confidence of head coach Mark Lind.
In this tactical analysis, we will provide an analysis of Larisey’s attacking traits and especially her goalscoring skills, in addition to focusing on her roles and positions in BK Häcken’s tactics. The analysis will also try to answer whether Larisey can be useful in other roles, such as playmaking.
Roles and positions at BK Häcken
Larisey is mainly a striker who finds herself very comfortable inside the box and excels in goalscoring and finishing actions. She has usually been employed as a striker at all of the teams she played at, including BK Häcken. However, she was sometimes used as a left winger with BK Häcken and as a right winger with Canada. This ability to play as a winger, in general, represents an advantage for Larisey, as not all strikers are capable of coping well with the winger position.
In this regard, being a Pacy player and a quick dribbler helps Larisey be very useful as a winger as it allows her more playing time, especially in Canada, since there is a lot of competition in attacking positions. Moreover, we should note that Larisey can develop her traits in terms of playmaking, pressing, and defending further since she has all that is needed to become more impactful in these aspects.
Giving Larisey precise roles in these aspects can surely guarantee more valuable performances from the Canadian as it would automatically make her more experienced, especially in terms of playmaking. The following heat map highlights Larisey’s attacking versatility and ability to cover most of the final third spots and positions even when she plays as a striker.
This ability to move a lot without the ball and ask for the ball more often, as well as retreating to receive more passes when needed, make Larisey a solid and active striker for BK Häcken.
Goalscoring abilities
In terms of goalscoring, Larisey scores 0.64 goals per match and shoots 3.21 times per game, for an accuracy rate equalling 49.5%. These statistics are not weak and are expected to improve progressively if Larisey finds some stability in performance and environment, which stresses the importance of remaining with the same team for at least some time.
Larisey can finish with different techniques and from various positions. She is often very dynamic inside the box and works a lot on anticipating defenders’ movements by moving quicker towards the ball. That’s exactly how she was able to score this excellent goal against Chelsea while being marked by a tough defender such as Jess Carter.
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