Rasmus Kristensen

Danish association football player

Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer. He plays as a right-back for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Leeds United, and the Denmark national team.

Rasmus Kristensen
Kristensen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Nissen Kristensen[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Brande, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
Roma
(on loan from Leeds United)
Number 43
Youth career
2003–2010 Brande IF
2010–2012 Herning Fremad
2012–2016 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Midtjylland 63 (6)
2018 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2018–2019 Ajax 20 (0)
2019–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 72 (10)
2022– Leeds United 26 (3)
2023–Roma (loan) 25 (1)
National team
2015 Denmark U18 5 (1)
2015–2016 Denmark U19 13 (2)
2016 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2016–2019 Denmark U21 26 (7)
2021– Denmark 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2023

Youth career change

Kristensen began playing football at the age of six with Brande IF. He played in the club for six years then he went on to Herning Fremad. In 2012 Kristensen signed a youth contract with FC Midtjylland.[3]

Club career change

FC Midtjylland change

In summer 2016 at the age of 18 he became member of the first team. He signed af five-year professional contract.[4]

On 7 March 2016 he debuted in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.[5] He came in in min 39 for Václav Kadlec. In his first year he became a important player for the team in the 2016-17 season.

Ajax change

On 23 January 2018, Kristensen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

RB Salzburg change

2019 he moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract.[7]

Leeds United F.C. change

On 8 June 2022, Kristensen went to Premier League club Leeds United on a five year contract . The fee was around £10 million.[8] He debuted for Leeds as part of the starting eleven in their season opener on 6 August with a 2-1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9]

International career change

He made his debut for the Denmark national football team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands, a 1–0 away victory. He started the game and was substituted at half-time.[10]

Personal life change

Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen.

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 2 March 2024[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
2016–17 Danish Superliga 34 2 4 0 8[c] 0 46 2
2017–18 Danish Superliga 17 3 0 0 7[c] 1 24 4
Total 63 6 4 0 0 0 15 1 82 7
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 2 0 2 0
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 12 0 5 1 2[d] 0 19 1
Total 20 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 27 1
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 6[d] 0 20 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 31 3 5 1 8[e] 0 44 4
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 29 7 6 3 10[d] 0 45 10
Total 72 10 13 4 0 0 24 0 109 14
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 26 3 4 0 0 0 30 3
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 25 1 2 0 0 0 27 1
Career total 208 20 28 5 0 0 41 1 277 26
  1. Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International change

As of match played 20 November 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2021 2 0
2022 11 0
2023 7 0
Total 20 0

Honours change

Ajax[14]

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

References change

  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. "Rsamus Kristensen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
  4. "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
  5. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
  6. "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
  7. FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG Archived 2021-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  11. "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  13. "Rasmus Kristensen (player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
  15. "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  16. "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

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