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Christian Rasmussen (footballer)
Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen (born 19 January 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Nordsjælland, on loan from Dutch club Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyngby, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland (on loan from Ajax) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Jong Ajax | 83 | (17) |
| 2022– | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2023– | Denmark U21 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 25 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Professional career edit
Rasmusen is a youth product of Nordsjælland, having joined as a U12.[1] On 6 February 2019, Rasmussen signed a contract with Ajax.[2] Rasmussen made his professional debut with Jong Ajax as a late sub in a 4-0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 30 August 2020.[3]
Rasmussen made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of Ajax on 8 January 2023 in a game against NEC.[4]
On 1 September 2023, Rasmussen returned to Nordsjælland on loan with an option to buy.[5]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 11 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 7 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 9 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 83 | 17 | — | — | 83 | 17 | ||||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6[b] | 3 | 28 | 6 |
| Career total | 103 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 23 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References edit
- ^ "FC Nordsjælland sælger 16-årig offensivspiller til Ajax". Berlingske.dk. February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Ajax contracteert Christian Rasmussen". Ajax.
- ^ "Ajax II vs. Roda JC - 30 August 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "NEC v Ajax game report". Soccerway. 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Christian Rasmussen vender hjem til FCN på lejeaftale" [Christian Rasmussen returns home to FCN on loan] (in Danish). Nordsjælland. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
External links edit
- Christian Rasmussen at Soccerway
- Christian Rasmussen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)