Rasmus Højlund
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Rasmus Winther Højlund (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁɑsmus ˈhʌjˌlɔnˀ];[4] born 4 February 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the Denmark national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rasmus Winther Højlund[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hørsholm-Usserød [da] | |||
Brøndby | |||
0000–2020 | Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Copenhagen | 19 | (0) |
2022 | Sturm Graz | 18 | (9) |
2022–2023 | Atalanta | 32 | (9) |
2023– | Manchester United | 30 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 10 | (1) |
2019 | Denmark U17 | 5 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Denmark U19 | 9 | (1) |
2022 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Denmark | 18 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:20, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Højlund graduated from Copenhagen's youth academy, making his first-team debut for the club aged 17 in October 2020. After scoring five goals in 32 appearances for Copenhagen, he joined Austrian club Sturm Graz in January 2022. Later that year, he was signed by Atalanta for €17 million.
Højlund played youth international football for Denmark from under-16 to under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in September 2022.