Rasmus Kristensen

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

Rasmus Kristensen
Kristensen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Nissen Kristensen[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-11) 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
 Roma
(on loan from Leeds United)
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 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2018–2019 Ajax 20 (0)
2019–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 72 (10)
2022– Leeds United 26 (3)
2023– → Roma (loan) 8 (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 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

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.[3]

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.[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 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.[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 joined 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] On 18 March 2023, he scored seconds after coming on as a substitute in Leeds’ 4–2 win at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11]

AS Roma

On 14 July 2023, Kristensen joined Serie A club AS Roma on a season long loan.[12] He made his Serie A debut on 20 August 2023 in a 2-2 draw with US Salernitana 1919.

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.[13]

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.[14]

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 22 October 2023[15][16]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 12100—00121
2016–17 Danish Superliga 34240—8[lower-alpha 3]0462
2017–18 Danish Superliga 17300—7[lower-alpha 3]1244
Total 6364000151827
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 20———20
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 8000—0080
2018–19 Eredivisie 12051—2[lower-alpha 4]0191
Total 200510020271
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 12020—6[lower-alpha 4]0200
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 31351—8[lower-alpha 5]0444
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 29763—10[lower-alpha 4]04510
Total 72101340024010914
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 2634000—303
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 8000—0080
Career total 191192650041125825
  1. Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202120
2022110
202350
Total180

Honours

Ajax[18]

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

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. "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. "Leeds out of bottom three with victory at Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. "Rasmus Kristensen is a Roma player!". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. "Wheelman pulls Salzburg-back into national team squad". jyllands-posten.dk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  15. "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  16. "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  17. "Rasmus Kristensen (player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  18. Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
  19. "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  20. "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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