Christian Rasmussen (footballer)
_(4)_(Christian_Rasmussen).jpg) Rasmussen with Ajax in 2024 | |||
| 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 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Jong Ajax | 82 | (16) |
| 2022–2025 | Ajax | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2025– | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U-16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Denmark U-19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U-21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:34, 29 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen (born 19 January 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Club career
[edit]AFC Ajax
[edit]Rasmussen is a youth product of FC Nordsjælland, having joined the club as a U12 player.[1] On 6 February 2019, Rasmussen signed a contract with Ajax to join their youth academy.[2] He made his professional debut with the reserve team, Jong Ajax, as a late substitute in a 4–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 30 August 2020.[3] Rasmussen developed into a key player for Jong Ajax over the following seasons, showing increasing goalscoring threat with 7 goals in the 2021–22 season and 9 goals in the 2022–23 season.[4][5] In total, he made 82 appearances for Jong Ajax, scoring 16 goals.[4]
Rasmussen made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of Ajax on 8 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to NEC.[6] He made one further appearance that season.[4]
Loan to FC Nordsjælland
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Rasmussen returned to his first club FC Nordsjælland on a season-long loan for the 2023–24 season, with the Danish club securing an option to buy.[7] While he did not score in 21 league appearances, Rasmussen was prolific in cup competitions, scoring 3 goals in 4 Danish Cup matches and 3 goals in 7 UEFA Europa Conference League appearances.[4] At the end of the season, Nordsjælland did not exercise their option to buy, and Rasmussen returned to Ajax.[8]
Return to Ajax
[edit]For the 2024–25 season, Rasmussen became part of the first-team squad under new manager Francesco Farioli, primarily used as a rotation player and substitute, often on the wing.[9] He scored his first Eredivisie goal for Ajax during this season.[4] He also scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in an away match against Slavia Prague on 3 October 2024.[4][10] By mid-February 2025, he had made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals across all competitions for Ajax.[4]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
[edit]On 9 July 2025, Rasmussen signed with German club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[11]
International career
[edit]Rasmussen has represented Denmark at various youth international levels. He played for the Denmark U16 team, scoring 3 goals in 7 appearances, before moving up to the U17 level where he scored twice in 7 games.[12] He subsequently earned 11 caps for the U19 team, scoring 2 goals.[12]
He made his debut for the Denmark U21 team on 16 June 2023.[4] As of June 2024, he had earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal for the U21 side.[12][4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 April 2025
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 16 | — | — | 82 | 16 | ||||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Nordsjælland (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7[c] | 3 | 32 | 6 |
| Career total | 115 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 137 | 24 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "FC Nordsjælland sælger 16-årig offensivspiller til Ajax". Berlingske.dk. 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Ajax contracteert Christian Rasmussen". Ajax.
- ^ "Ajax II vs. Roda JC - 30 August 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Christian Rasmussen at Soccerway
- ^ "Christian Rasmussen Club & International Career Record". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FCN siger farvel til fire spillere fra Superliga-truppen" (in Danish). fcn.dk. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Christian Rasmussen Football Statistics". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Slavia Praha vs Ajax". UEFA.com. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Fortuna verstärkt sich mit Christian Rasmussen" [Fortuna strengthens with Christian Rasmussen] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Christian Rasmussen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
External links
[edit]- Christian Rasmussen at Soccerway
- Christian Rasmussen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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