Rasmus Kristensen

Rasmus Nissen Kristensen ( born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer. He plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Denmark national team.

Rasmus Kristensen
Kristensen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Nissen Kristensen
Date of birth (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997
Place of birth Brande, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
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)
2018–2019 Ajax 20 (1)
2019– Red Bull Salzburg 60 (9)
National team‡
2015 Denmark U-18 5 (1)
2015–2016 Denmark U-19 13 (2)
2016 Denmark U-20 1 (0)
2016–2019 Denmark U-21 26 (7)
2021– Denmark 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:32, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:43, 15 November 2021 (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.[2]

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.[3]

On 7 March 2016 he debuted in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.[4] 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.[5]

RB Salzburg

2019 he moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

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

Honours

Club

Ajax[10]

Red Bull Salzburg[10]

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References
  1. "Officiële website AFC Ajax Amsterdam - Ajax.nl".
  2. "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
  3. "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
  4. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
  5. "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
  6. FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG Archived 2021-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
  7. "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  9. "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  10. Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway

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