Rasmus Nissen Kristensen
Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝sn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 11 July 1997), also referred to informally as NK, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rasmus Nissen Kristensen | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Brande, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Brande IF | ||
2010–2012 | Herning Fremad | ||
2012–2016 | Midtjylland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Midtjylland | 63 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Ajax | 20 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Jong Ajax | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Denmark U-18 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Denmark U-19 | 13 | (2) |
2016 | Denmark U-20 | 1 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Denmark U-21 | 22 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:29, 24 April 2019 (UTC) |
Youth career
Nissen was born in a football 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, Nissen signed a youth contract with FC Midtjylland.[2]
Club career
FC Midtjylland
Nissen was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2016 at the age of 18. He signed af five-year professional contract.[3]
At the age of 18, Nissen got his official debut for FCM on 7 March 2016, in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.[4] 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.
RB Salzburg
After 1.5 years in Ajax, Nissen moved to Austria and joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a 5-year contract.[6]
Personal life
Nissen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player, Sigurd Kristensen, and is the cousin of Leon Jessen.
Honours
References
- https://www.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/selectie/speler/rasmus-kristensen.htm?dbpage=426352
- "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
- "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
- "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
- "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
- FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
- "Rasmus Nissen- Career Honours". Soccerway.
External links
- Rasmus Nissen Kristensen at Soccerway
- Rasmus Nissen at DBU