Rasmus Kristensen

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Rasmus Kristensen
File:Rasmus Nissen, FC RB Salzburg versus Wolfsberger AC (10. August 2019).jpg
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 (0)
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 11 (1)
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 17:28, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

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.

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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File:RB Salzburg gegen AS Monaco (Testspiel, 3. Juli 2021) 27.jpg
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] 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.[18][19]

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.[20]

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.[21]

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.[22][23] His sister Naja is a professional handball player.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2025[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
2016–17 Danish Superliga 34 2 4 0 8[b] 0 46 2
2017–18 Danish Superliga 17 3 0 0 7[b] 1 24 4
Total 63 6 4 0 15 1 82 7
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 2 0 — — 2 0
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 12 0 5 1 2[c] 0 19 1
Total 20 0 5 1 2 0 27 1
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 6[c] 0 20 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 31 3 5 1 8[d] 0 44 4
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 29 7 6 3 10[c] 0 45 10
Total 72 10 13 4 24 0 109 14
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 26 3 4 0 — 30 3
Roma (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 29 1 2 0 0 0 31 1
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 30 5 2 0 11[b] 1 43 6
Eintracht Frankfurt 2025–26 Bundesliga 11 1 2 0 2[c] 1 15 2
Career total 253 26 32 5 54 3 339 34
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d 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[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2021 2 0
2022 11 0
2023 7 0
2024 4 0
2025 8 2
Total 32 2

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[27]

List of international goals scored by Rasmus Kristensen
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2025 26 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1–1 2–5 (a.e.t.) 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
2 10 June 2025 28 Nature Energy Park, Odense, Denmark File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 4–0 5–0 Friendly

Honours

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Ajax[28]

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

References

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