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Rasmus Kristensen

Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁɑsmus ˈne̝sn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩, - ˈkʰʁæs-]; born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt 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 (age 28)
Place of birth Brande, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
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 (1)
2019–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 72 (10)
2022–2025 Leeds United 26 (3)
2023–2024 → Roma (loan) 29 (1)
2024–2025 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 30 (5)
2025– Eintracht Frankfurt 22 (2)
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 32 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:24, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Youth career

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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

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FC Midtjylland

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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

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On 23 January 2018, Kristensen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

RB Salzburg

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Nissen (furthest left) as team captain for Salzburg in a pre-season friendly against AS Monaco in July 2021.

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

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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][9] He joined the team from 1 July 2022,[10] 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.[11] On 18 March 2023, he scored seconds after coming on as a substitute in Leeds’ 4–2 win at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[12]

Loan to AS Roma

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On 14 July 2023, Kristensen joined Serie A club AS Roma on a season long loan.[13] He made his Serie A debut a month later, on 20 August, in a 2–2 draw with Salernitana.[14] Later that year, on 3 December, he scored his first goal and provided an assist in a 2–1 away win over Sassuolo.[15]

Eintracht Frankfurt

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On 19 July 2024, Kristensen signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on loan with a purchase option worth €15 million.[16][17] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 21 December in a 3–1 defeat against Mainz.[18] On 16 April 2025, it was announced that Kristensen will move to the club on a permanent contract when the summer 2025 transfer window opened.[19][20] Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, opening the scoring in a 5–1 defeat against Liverpool.[21]

International career

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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.[22]

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.[23]

Personal life

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Kristensen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player Sigurd Kristensen and is the cousin of Leon Jessen.[24][25] His sister Naja is a professional handball player.[26]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2026[27][28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 1210000121
2016–17 Danish Superliga 342408[b]0462
2017–18 Danish Superliga 173007[b]1244
Total 63640151827
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 20——20
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 80000080
2018–19 Eredivisie 120512[c]0191
Total 2005120271
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 120206[c]0200
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 313518[d]0444
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 2976310[c]04510
Total 721013424010914
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 26340—303
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 2912000311
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 3052011[b]1436
Eintracht Frankfurt 2025–26 Bundesliga 222203[c]1273
Career total 2642732555335135
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[29]
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.[29]

List of international goals scored by Rasmus Kristensen
No.DateCapVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 March 202526Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal1–12–5 (a.e.t.)2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
210 June 202528Nature Energy Park, Odense, Denmark Lithuania4–05–0Friendly

Honours

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References

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  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. 1 2 3 4 "Leeds United Agree Deal For Rasmus Kristensen". Leeds United FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen: Leeds United complete signing of Denmark right-back from Red Bull Salzburg". Sky Sports. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Leeds agree deal for defender Kristensen". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Unwin, Will (6 August 2022). "Brenden Aaronson inspires Leeds to comeback victory over Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Leeds out of bottom three with victory at Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen is a Roma player!". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "AS Roma 2–2 Salernitana". ESPN. 20 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen discusses importance of Mourinho's trust after late winner vs Sassuolo". OneFootball. 3 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen verstärkt die Eintracht" (in German). Eitracht Frankfurt. 19 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Offiziell: Frankfurt verstärkt sich mit Ex-Salzburger" (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 19 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Heimniederlage zum Abschluss" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 21 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Leeds full-back Kristensen joins Frankfurt". bbc.com. BBC. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  20. ↑ Cross, Beren (16 April 2025). "Leeds' Rasmus Kristensen to complete permanent Eintracht Frankfurt transfer". nytimes.com. The Athletic. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Champions League: Eintracht Frankfurt unterliegt dem FC Liverpool mit 1:5" (in German). Bundesliga. 22 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "Wheelman pulls Salzburg-back into national team squad". jyllands-posten.dk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  23. ↑ "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.
  24. ↑ Tommy Poulsen (19 November 2016). "Imponeret over en modstander? Ikke i vores familie!" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  25. ↑ Mikael Blond (9 March 2016). "FCM-træner: Der venter NK mange kampe" (in Danish). bold.dk.
  26. ↑ "Naja Nissen på kontrakt hos Herning-Ikast Håndbold" (in Danish). Vejle Amts Folkeblad. 12 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Rasmus Kristensen » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  28. ↑ "R. Kristensen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  29. 1 2 "Rasmus Kristensen (player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  30. ↑ Rasmus Kristensen at Soccerway
  31. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2020/21". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  32. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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