Rasmus Kristensen

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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
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 25
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 12 (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 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝sn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Denmark national team.

Youth career

Kristensen was born in a football family and began playing football in Brande IF when he was six years old. He played in the club for six years, before joining Herning Fremad where he played for two years. In 2012, Kristensen signed a youth contract with FC Midtjylland.[3]

Club career

FC Midtjylland

Kristensen was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2016 at the age of 18. He signed af five-year professional contract.[4]

At the age of 18, Kristensen got his official debut for FCM on 7 March 2016, in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.[5] He started on the bench, but replaced Václav Kadlec in the 39th minute in a match, which FCM lost 1–2. He turned into a key 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

After 1.5 years with Ajax, Kristensen moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year contract.[7]

Leeds United

On 8 June 2022, Kristensen joined Premier League club Leeds United on a five year contract for an undisclosed fee in the region of £10 million.[8] He will play for the team from 1 July 2022,[9] and became Leeds's second confirmed arrival of the summer transfer window, reuniting with former Salzburg teammate Brenden Aaronson.[8] He made his senior league debut for Leeds as part of the starting eleven in their season opener on 6 August with a 2-1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.[10]

International career

In November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine.[11]

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.[12]

Personal life

Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen and is the cousin of Leon Jessen.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[13][14]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup 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[a] 0 46 2
2017–18 Danish Superliga 17 3 0 0 — 7[a] 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[b] 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[b] 0 20 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 31 3 5 1 — 8[c] 0 44 4
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 29 7 6 3 — 10[b] 0 45 10
Total 72 10 13 4 0 0 24 0 109 14
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
Career total 169 16 22 5 0 0 41 1 232 22
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 30 November 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2021 2 0
2022 11 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Ajax[16]

Red Bull Salzburg

References

  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, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
  8. ^ a b c d "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Leeds agree deal for defender Kristensen". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ^ Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Wheelman pulls Salzburg-back into national team squad". jyllands-posten.dk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. ^ "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Rasmus Kristensen (player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  16. ^ Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway

External links

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