Rasmus Kristensen
Danish association football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer. He plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, on loan from Championship club Leeds United, and the Denmark national team.
.jpg) 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Eintracht Frankfurt (on loan from Leeds United) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | → Roma (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 26 | (7) |
| 2021– | Denmark | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:52, 8 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.
Ajax
On 23 January 2018, Kristensen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]
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[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 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 212 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 282 | 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
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
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
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