Rasmus Lauritsen

IFK Norrköping On 11 February 2019, Lauritsen moved abroad and signed for Swedish top club Norrköping on a three-year deal. He continued his impressive form in Allsvenskan, tallying 11 goals in 48 league matches over the 2019 and 2020 seasons—an unusually high output for a defender.

Dinamo Zagreb On 2 October 2020, Lauritsen signed for Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. He debuted two days later against Varaždin and made an error that resulted in a goal. However, his performances soon drastically improved and had an instant impact on Dinamo's defense, causing them not to concede a single goal in all five Europa League group stage games that he played.

During Lauritsen's time with the club, Dinamo won back-to-back Prva HNL titles in 2020–21 and 2021–22, and also captured the Croatian Cup in 2021. "I am incredibly happy to join... It is a huge club, and I am ... proud to represent Brøndby IF… I have come to Brøndby to play at the top of Danish football and eventually to play in Europe again," Lauritsen said upon signing. Making his debut for the club on 10 April, he entered the match in the 88th minute, substituting for Frederik Winther during a 2–1 league loss to Nordsjælland. On 16 April, he earned his first starting position and contributed to the team keeping a clean sheet during a 1–0 victory against AGF.

Lauritsen began the 2023–24 season vying for a regular place in Brøndby's defence, but another injury in August 2023 derailed his progress. During his absence, newly arrived centre-back Jacob Rasmussen and others cemented their spots, and head coach Jesper Sørensen kept faith with a back line of Rasmussen, Henrik Heggheim, and Frederik Alves, leaving Lauritsen out of the starting eleven. Although he recovered fitness later in the season and went on to make 19 league appearances (scoring his first goal for Brøndby in May 2024 during a league fixture against AGF), he largely had to settle for a reserve role. In October 2023, media in Sweden even reported that his former club IFK Norrköping had him on their wish list due to his situation, as Norrköping's coach Glen Riddersholm publicly expressed interest in a reunion.

In early 2025, Lauritsen experienced a resurgence in form. Brøndby entered the spring of the 2024–25 Superliga campaign with captain Jacob Rasmussen and Frederik Alves both sidelined by injuries. The following week Lauritsen retained his place for the derby against Copenhagen, where he again impressed as the central figure in a three-man defence, helping Brøndby to a 2–1 victory at Parken. Birk highlighted that when the game suits Lauritsen's strengths and "he can stand and head away" opposition attacks, "he is one of the Superliga's best" in that role."

His favourite player is Andy Carroll and his favourite team is Arsenal.

Honours

Midtjylland Danish Superliga: 2014–15

Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL: 2020–21, 2021–22 Croatian Cup: 2020–21 Croatian Super Cup: 2022