Rasmus Kristensen
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.
.jpg.webp) Kristensen in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasmus Nissen Kristensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1997 | ||
| 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) |
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* 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
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
FC Midtjylland
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.
RB Salzburg
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.
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
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
Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 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 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Ajax[14]
- Eredivisie: 2018–19
- KNVB Cup: 2018–19
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[8]
- Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[8]
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21,[15] 2021–22[16]
References
- "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "Rsamus Kristensen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
- "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
- "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
- "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
- FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG Archived 2021-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
- "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
- "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "Rasmus Kristensen (player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
- "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
Other websites
- Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
- Rasmus Kristensen at DBU