Rasmus Christensen

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Rasmus Christensen
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Lynge Christensen
Date of birth (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Denmark
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Arendal
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2006 Jyderup Boldklub
2006–2007 Holbæk B&I
2007–2010 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 FC Midtjylland 1 (0)
2012 → FC Fredericia (loan) 6 (0)
2013 → Hobro IK (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2016 Hobro IK 36 (1)
2016–2019 Arendal 43 (21)
2020 Hisøy IL 0 (0)
2021– Arendal 61 (12)
International career
2007 Denmark U-17 2 (1)
2008 Denmark U-18 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

Rasmus Christensen (born 12 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Norwegian club Arendal. [1]

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Life and career

Club career

Christensen came through the youth system at FC Midtjylland. He made his first team debut near the end of the 2010-11 season, coming on as a second-half substitute for Adigun Salami in a 5–2 defeat away to eventual champions FC Copenhagen. [2]

FC Midtjylland finished the season in fourth place, earning qualification to the following season's UEFA Europa League. In July 2011, Christensen was named in the squad to face Welsh club The New Saints in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Europa League. [3]

In a friendly match warm up for this European tie, against German 2.Bundesliga side St Pauli, Christensen suffered a cruciate ligament injury. It is expected that he will be out of the game for around nine months and be unable to participate in most of the 2011–12 campaign. [4]

Rasmus Christensen scored a late 92nd minute consolation goal for his team against Sandnes Ulf, the goal had very little significance to the result. However the goal made Joe Hobkirk, a long life fan of Arendal very happy. The goal made the young 21 year old £1,815, oioi sesh one.

In August 2016, Christensen joined Norwegian club Arendal Fotball. [5] He left the club at the end of 2019. [6] He joined Hisøy IL for the 2020 season. [7]

International career

Christensen has gained international recognition for Denmark at under-17 and under-18 levels. [3] He played two games in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round, scoring once in a 2–0 victory against the Ukraine under-17s. [8] With the under-18s, he scored one goal in six appearances in 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ Rasmus Christensen at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Denmark SAS: FC Copenhagen 5–2 FC Midtjylland". ESPN Soccernet. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 "UEFA competition profile: Rasmus Christensen, FC Midtjylland". Uefa.com . Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bad luck for Rasmus Christensen". FC Midtjylland. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Rasmus Lynge trives i norske Arendal‚ bold.dk, 16 August 2016
  6. ↑ Arendal-spillere takket av, fvn.no, 4 December 2019
  7. ↑ Tidligere toppspiller til Hisøy, agderposten.no, 25 November 2019
  8. ↑ "U-17:Ukraine 0–2 Denmark". Uefa.com. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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