Rasmus Kristensen

Rasmus Kristensen
Kristensen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Nissen Kristensen
Date of birth (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Brande, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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

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.

Club career

FC Midtjylland

In summer 2016 at the age of 18 he became member of the first team. He signed af five-year professional contract.

On 7 March 2016 he debuted in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland. 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

On 23 January 2018, Kristensen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

RB Salzburg

2019 he moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract.

Leeds United F.C.

On 8 June 2022, Kristensen went to Premier League club Leeds United on a five year contract . The fee was around £10 million. 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.

AS Roma

After relegation with Leeds, he moved to AS Roma on loan for a year.

Eintracht Frankfurt

After a loan spell, he was bought by Eintracht Frankfurt for a sum of 6 million euros. He has a contract till 2029.

International career

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.

Personal life

Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 12100—00121
2016–17 Danish Superliga 34240—80462
2017–18 Danish Superliga 17300—71244
Total 6364000151827
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 20———20
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 8000—0080
2018–19 Eredivisie 12051—20191
Total 200510020271
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 12020—60200
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 31351—80444
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 29763—1004510
Total 72101340024010914
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 2634000—303
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 29120—00311
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 0010—0010
Career total 212202950041128226
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 1 January 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202120
2022110
202370
202440
202582
Total322
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kristensen goal.
List of international goals scored by Rasmus Kristensen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 March 2025Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal1-12-5UEFA Nations League
210 June 2025Nature Energy Park, Odense, Denmark Lithuania4-05-0Friendly match

Honours

Ajax

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 Archived 2021-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
  8. 1 2 3 "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ↑ AS Roma.com
  11. ↑ Eintracht Frankfurt,de (German)
  12. ↑ "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. ↑ Transfermarkt.at
  16. ↑ Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  18. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

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