Sebastian Rasmussen

Jens Sebastian Beraque Rasmussen (born 17 June 2002) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division club Hobro.[1] Born in Denmark, he plays for the Philippines national team.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Beraque and the surname or paternal family name is Rasmussen.
Sebastian Rasmussen
Rasmussen with the Philippines at the 2022 AFF Championship
Personal information
Full name Jens Sebastian Beraque Rasmussen[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hobro
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2010 Havndal Udbyneder IF
2010–2011 Randers
2011–2012 Hadsund BK
2012–2013 AaB
2013–2019 Randers
2019–2021 AGF
2021–2022 Randers Freja
2023 Hobro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Hobro 1 (0)
International career‡
2021– Philippines U23 3 (0)
2022– Philippines 5 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Club career

A former youth academy player of Randers, Rasmussen joined AGF in 2019.[3] He returned to Randers in 2021 and became the part of reserve team Randers Freja.[4]

In July 2023, after playing half a season for the second team, Rasmussen was promoted to the first team of Hobro.[5]

International career

In October 2021, Rasmussen was called up to the Philippines under-23 team for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches.[6]

In November 2022, Rasmussen was named in the Philippines national team squad for the 2022 AFF Championship.[7] On 23 December 2022 he made his debut for the team by scoring two goals and providing an assist in a 5–1 win against Brunei.[8][9][10]

Personal life

Rasmussen was born in Denmark to a Danish father and a Filipino mother.[11]

Career statistics

International
As of 12 September 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Philippines 202222
202332
Total54
Scores and results list Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rasmussen goal.
List of international goals scored by Sebastian Rasmussen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 December 2022Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Brunei4–05–12022 AFF Championship
25–1
32 January 2023Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Indonesia1–21–22022 AFF Championship
412 September 2023Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Afghanistan1–12–1Friendly

References
  1. Sebastian Rasmussen at Soccerway
  2. "JS-spiller udtaget for Filippinerne: Helt vildt" (in Danish). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. Termansen, Martin (10 May 2019). "AGF's talentchef om talenttilgang fra Randers FC: Det er sket lige efter bogen". Randers Amtsavis (in Danish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. Jensen, Anders (14 October 2021). "Ung angriber forlod AGF: Ville til Randers". LigaBold (in Danish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. "Rasmus Johansen og Sebastian Beraque rykkes op i NordicBet Liga-truppen". Hobro IK (in Danish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. "Philippine Men's Under-23 Lineup For AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. Arora, Mudeet (20 December 2022). "Philippines AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out?". Goal (India). FootballCo Media Ltd. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. Morales, Luisa (23 December 2022). "Rasmussen brace powers Azkals past Brunei in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. "Report: Philippines 5–1 Brunei Darussalam". AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. del Carmen, Lorenzo (23 December 2022). "Young Jens Rasmussen has Azkals home debut to remember". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  11. Nygaard, Mikkel (26 December 2022). "Landsholdsudtagelse lå i spamfilteret: Nu bomber Sebastian fra Jyllandsserien for Filippinerne" (in Danish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.


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