Rasmus Kristensen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rasmus Kristensen
| image = Rasmus Nissen, FC RB Salzburg versus Wolfsberger AC (10. August 2019).jpg
| caption = Kristensen in 2019
| fullname = Rasmus Nissen Kristensen{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2786707 |title=2022/23 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=14 September 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|7|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brande, Denmark
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Eintracht Frankfurt
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 2003–2010
| youthclubs1 = Brande IF
| youthyears2 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs2 = Herning Fremad
| youthyears3 = 2012–2016
| youthclubs3 = Midtjylland
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = Midtjylland
| caps1 = 63
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = Jong Ajax
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = Ajax
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2022
| clubs4 = Red Bull Salzburg
| caps4 = 72
| goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2022–2025
| clubs5 = Leeds United
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = → Roma (loan)
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2024–2025
| clubs7 = → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = Eintracht Frankfurt
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2016
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2016–2019
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps4 = 26
| nationalgoals4 = 7
| nationalyears5 = 2021–
| nationalteam5 = Denmark
| nationalcaps5 = 28
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| pcupdate = 17:20, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025
}}
Rasmus Nissen Kristensen ({{IPA|da|ˈʁɑsmus ˈne̝sn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩, - ˈkʰʁæs-}}; born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{German football updater|EinFrank}} club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Denmark national team.
Youth career
Kristensen was born to a footballing 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.{{ cite web | title =Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang | url = https://www.dbold.dk/2015/12/fokus-paa-ramus-nissen-kristensen-foedt-ind-i-titlernes-aargang/ | publisher = dbold.dk | date = 15 December 2015}}
Club career
=FC Midtjylland=
Kristensen was promoted to the first team squad in summer 2016 at the age of 18 and signed a five-year professional contract.{{ cite web | title = FCM giver backkomet fem år | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-giver-backkomet-fem-aar/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 22 June 2016}}
At the age of 18, Kristensen got his official debut for FCM on 7 March 2016, in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.{{ cite web | title = NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/07/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/fc-midtjylland/2048580/ | publisher = soccerway.com | date = 7 March 2016}} 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.{{ cite web | title = Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen | url = http://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/ajax-en-fc-midtjylland-akkoord-over-rasmus-nissen-kristensen.htm | publisher = ajax.nl | date = 23 January 2018}}
=RB Salzburg=
File:RB Salzburg gegen AS Monaco (Testspiel, 3. Juli 2021) 27.jpg in July 2021.]]
After one and a half years with Ajax, Kristensen moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year contract.[https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2019_20/welcome-to-salzburg-rasmus-kristensen.html FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG], redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
=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.{{cite news |title=Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen |url=https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/29969/leeds-united-agree-deal-for-rasmus-kristensen |access-date=8 June 2022 |publisher=Leeds United FC |date=8 June 2022}}{{Cite web |date=8 June 2022 |title=Rasmus Kristensen: Leeds United complete signing of Denmark right-back from Red Bull Salzburg |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/12629858/rasmus-kristensen-leeds-united-complete-signing-of-denmark-right-back-from-red-bull-salzburg |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} He joined the team from 1 July 2022,{{cite web | title=Leeds agree deal for defender Kristensen | publisher=BBC Sport | date=8 June 2022 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61736577 | access-date=8 June 2022 }} and became Leeds's second confirmed arrival of the summer transfer window, reuniting with former Salzburg teammate Brenden Aaronson. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/06/leeds-wolves-premier-league-match-report|title= Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves|last=Unwin|first=Will|date=6 August 2022|access-date=7 August 2022|website=The Guardian}} On 18 March 2023, he scored seconds after coming on as a substitute in Leeds’ 4–2 win at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{Cite news |title=Leeds out of bottom three with victory at Wolves |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64923722 |access-date=2023-03-18}}
==Loan to AS Roma==
On 14 July 2023, Kristensen joined Serie A club AS Roma on a season long loan.{{Cite web |title=Rasmus Kristensen is a Roma player! |url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/69013/rasmus-kristensen-is-a-roma-player |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.asroma.com |language=en}} He made his Serie A debut a month later, on 20 August, in a 2–2 draw with Salernitana.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/679220/salernitana-as-roma |title=AS Roma 2–2 Salernitana |publisher=ESPN |date=20 August 2023 }} Later that year, on 3 December, he scored his first goal and provided an assist in a 2–1 away win over Sassuolo.{{cite web |url=https://onefootball.com/de/news/rasmus-kristensen-discusses-importance-of-mourinhos-trust-after-late-winner-vs-sassuolo-38665432 |title=Rasmus Kristensen discusses importance of Mourinho’s trust after late winner vs Sassuolo |publisher=OneFootball |date=3 December 2023 }}
==Loan to Eintracht Frankfurt==
On 19 July 2024, Kristensen signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on loan with a purchase option worth €15 million.{{cite web |url=https://profis.eintracht.de/news/rasmus-kristensen-verstaerkt-eintracht-frankfurt-159913 |title=Rasmus Kristensen verstärkt die Eintracht |publisher=Eitracht Frankfurt |language=de |date=19 July 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.skysportaustria.at/offiziell-frankfurt-verstaerkt-sich-mit-ex-salzburger/ |title=Offiziell: Frankfurt verstärkt sich mit Ex-Salzburger |publisher=Sky Sport Austria |language=de |date=19 July 2024 }} On 16 April 2025, it was announced that Kristensen will move to the club on a permanent contract when the summer 2025 transfer window opens.{{cite web| url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c787nnlr770o| title= Leeds full-back Kristensen joins Frankfurt| website=bbc.com| publisher=BBC| date=16 April 2025| accessdate=17 April 2025}}{{cite web| url= https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6281971/2025/04/16/leeds-kristensen-frankfurt-transfer/| title= Leeds’ Rasmus Kristensen to complete permanent Eintracht Frankfurt transfer| website=nytimes.com| publisher=The Athletic| last=Cross| first=Beren| date=16 April 2025| accessdate=17 April 2025}}
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.{{cite news |title=Wheelman pulls Salzburg-back into national team squad|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE12557329/hjulmand-hiver-salzburgback-ind-i-landsholdstruppen/|publisher=jyllands-posten.dk |accessdate=12 November 2020}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155657|title=Faroe Islands v Denmark game report|date=4 September 2021}}
Personal life
Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen and is the cousin of Leon Jessen.{{ cite web | title = Imponeret over en modstander? Ikke i vores familie! | url = http://hsfo.dk/article/20161119/ARTIKLER/161119053 |language=da| publisher = Horsens Folkeblad | date = 19 November 2016 |author=Tommy Poulsen}}{{ cite web | title = FCM-træner: Der venter NK mange kampe | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-traener-der-venter-nk-mange-kampe/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 9 March 2016|language=da |author=Mikael Blond}} His sister Naja is a professional handball player.{{cite web |url=https://vafo.dk/112/Naja-Nissen-paa-kontrakt-hos-Herning-Ikast-Haandbold/artikel/534042 |title=Naja Nissen på kontrakt hos Herning-Ikast Håndbold |language=da|date=12 April 2018 |publisher=Vejle Amts Folkeblad}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rasmus-kristensen/2/|website=WorldFootball.net|access-date=10 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rasmus-nissen/423940/|title=R. Kristensen|website=Soccerway|access-date=10 June 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Midtjylland
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|Danish Superliga |34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2017–18
|Danish Superliga |17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!63||6||4||0||15||1||82||7 | ||||||||
| Jong Ajax
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Ajax
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19
|Eredivisie |12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!20||0||5||1||2||0||27||1 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Red Bull Salzburg
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Austrian Bundesliga |31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| 2021–22
|Austrian Bundesliga |29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 45 | 10 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!72||10||13||4||24||0||109||14 | ||||||||
| Leeds United
|26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | ||
| Roma (loan)
|29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
|30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!242||25||30||5||52||2||324||32 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/83682/Rasmus_Kristensen.html |title=Rasmus Kristensen (player) |website=National Football Teams |access-date=10 June 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan=5|Denmark
|2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| colspan=2|Total | 28 | 2 |
|---|
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Rasmus Kristensen ! No. !! Date !! Cap !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | |||||||
| align=center|1 | 23 March 2025 | align=center|26 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|POR}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center|2–5 {{aet}} | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
| align=center|2 | 10 June 2025 | align=center|28 | Nature Energy Park, Odense, Denmark | {{fb|LTU}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center|5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Ajax{{Soccerway|rasmus-nissen/423940}}
Red Bull Salzburg
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2020–21,{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21 |url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/20-21/das-team-der-saison-2020-21/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=www.bundesliga.at}} 2021–22{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/21-22/team-der-saison---admiral-bundesliga/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=www.bundesliga.at}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|rasmus-nissen/423940}}
- {{DBU player|7193}}
{{Eintracht Frankfurt squad}}
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