Rasmus Kristensen

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Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝sn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 11 July 1997), also referred to informally as NK or Nissen, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for English Premier League 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.

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.

At the age of 18, Kristensen got his official debut for FCM on 7 March 2016, in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland. 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.

RB Salzburg

After 1.5 years with Ajax, Kristensen moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract.

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.

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.

Personal life

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

Honours

Club

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2018–19
• KNVB Cup: 2018–19

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021-22
• Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020-21, 2021-22

External links

• Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
• Rasmus Kristensen at DBU