Rasmus Kristensen

Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (; born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Midtjylland and the Denmark national team.

Youth career 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.

Club career

FC Midtjylland Kristensen was promoted to the first team squad in summer 2016 at the age of 18 and signed a five-year professional contract.

At the age of 18, Kristensen got his official debut for FCM on 7 March 2016, in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland. 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 On 23 January 2018, Kristensen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

RB Salzburg 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.

Leeds United 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. He joined the team from 1 July 2022, and became Leeds's second confirmed arrival of the summer transfer window, reuniting with former Salzburg teammate Brenden Aaronson. On 18 March 2023, he scored seconds after coming on as a substitute in Leeds' 4–2 win at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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

Eintracht Frankfurt On 19 July 2024, Kristensen signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on loan with a purchase option worth €15 million. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 21 December in a 3–1 defeat against Mainz. 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. Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, opening the scoring in a 5–1 defeat against Liverpool.

Return to FC Midtjylland On 30 June 2026, Kristensen returned to Midtjylland with a five-year contract.

International career 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.

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 and is the cousin of Leon Jessen. His sister Naja is a professional handball player.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first. Eredivisie: 2018–19 KNVB Cup: 2018–19

Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 2021–22