Jesper Cornelius

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Jesper Cornelius
Personal information
Full name Jesper Cornelius Rasmussen
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Randers, Denmark
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lyngby
Number 18
Youth career
Randers FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2022 Randers Freja
2022–2024 Vorup FB
2024–2025 Hobro 22 (8)
2025– Lyngby 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2025

Jesper Cornelius Rasmussen (born 26 June 2001) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub.

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Career

Club career

Cornelius is a product of Randers FC, where he played in his youth years. [2] However, he was sorted out at the age of 14, and subsequently made the trip to several different clubs in East Jutland. [3] Cornelius played, among other things, for a period at Randers FC's reserve team, Randers Freja who played in the Jutland Series, [4] before he and his coach, Svenne Poulsen, moved on to Vorup FB, which played in the Denmark Series. [5]

After a strong 2023 fall, where Cornelius was the top scorer in the league with 11 goals in the Denmark Series, the striker went on a trial at Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK in January 2024. [6] [7] On February 2, 2024, Hobro confirmed that Cornelius joined the club on a three-year contract. [8]

After a year in Hobro, where he scored eight goals and one assist, Cornelius made a meteoric rise when he was sold to Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub on February 3, 2025, where he signed a deal until June 2028. [9] [10] He made his debut for Lyngby on February 16, 2025 in a Danish Superliga match against FC Midtjylland, where he was in the starting lineup. [11]

References

  1. Jesper Cornelius at WorldFootball.net
  2. Ikonisk mentor troede på ham - nu lever han drømmen, 8 March 2024
  3. Fra amatør til Lyngby på et år: Folk grinede ad mig, bold.dk, 4 February 2025
  4. Vild udvikling: Nu skal han bombe som professionel, tipsbladet.dk, 5 February 2024
  5. Fra kasseret i Randers FC til klasse i Vorup FB: Den første divisionsklub har forsøgt at lokke Jesper Cornelius væk fra Ulvehøj, amtsavisen.dk, 15 December 2023
  6. Lokal profil på vej væk? Tidligere Superliga-klub giver ham chancen for at vise sig frem, amtsavisen.dk, 3 January 2024
  7. Danmarksserie-bomber jagter kontrakt hos Hobro, bold.dk, 4 January 2024
  8. Hobro IK skriver med Jesper Cornelius, hobroik.dk, 2 February 2024
  9. Jesper Cornelius skifter til kongeblåt, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 3 February 2025
  10. Hobro IK sælger Jesper Cornelius til 3F Superligamandskabet Lyngby BK, hobroik.dk, 3 February 2025
  11. Midtjylland vs. Lyngby 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 16 February 2025