Rasmus Kristensen
.jpg?lang=simple) 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) |
|
*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) | |||
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.
Youth career
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]FC Midtjylland
[change | change source]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 an important player for the team in the 2016-17 season.
Ajax
[change | change source]On 23 January 2018, Kristensen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]
RB Salzburg
[change | change source]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.
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| 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
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]Ajax[14]
Red Bull Salzburg
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21,[15] 2021–22[16]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ "Rsamus Kristensen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
- ↑ FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG Archived 2021-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
- 1 2 3 "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen (player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
- ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
- Rasmus Kristensen at DBU