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.

Rasmus Nissen
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Nissen Kristensen
Date of birth (1997-07-11) 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.

Ajax

On 23 January 2018, Nissen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5]

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

Club

Ajax[7]

References
  1. https://www.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/selectie/speler/rasmus-kristensen.htm?dbpage=426352
  2. "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
  3. "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
  4. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
  5. "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
  6. FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM TO FC RED BULL SALZBURG, redbullsalzburg.at, 19 July 2019
  7. "Rasmus Nissen- Career Honours". Soccerway.
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