Rasmus Falk

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Rasmus Falk
Rasmus Falk, FC Kobenhavn - Aab, 22. May 2022 - FCK spillerne varmer op (c) (cropped).jpg
Falk in 2022 during training with Copenhagen
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Falk Jensen
Date of birth (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Middelfart, Denmark
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 33
Youth career
Middelfart G&BK
2005–2010 OB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 OB 146 (24)
2016– Copenhagen 215 (21)
International career‡
2007–2008 Denmark U16 4 (1)
2008–2009 Denmark U17 11 (4)
2009–2010 Denmark U18 11 (3)
2010–2011 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2011–2015 Denmark U21 12 (2)
2013–2020 Denmark 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2020

Rasmus Falk Jensen (born 15 January 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.

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Club career

Falk started his career at Middelfart G&BK and moved to Odense Boldklub (OB) alongside future Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan player, Christian Eriksen in 2005. He made his debut for OB in 2010 against AGF. Falk then signed a contract extension with OB, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2016.

Copenhagen

On 20 January 2016, Falk signed a pre-contract with Copenhagen, as he turned down a contract extension for OB, meaning that he could move as a free agent in the summer. [1] On 1 July 2016, he officially moved to Copenhagen on a four-year contract.

Falk made his Copenhagen debut on 13 July 2016 and scored the final goal in the 3–0 Champions League qualification away win over Crusaders. [2] In his first season at the club, he won the double; the Danish Superliga and Danish Cup. [3]

On 5 August 2020, Falk scored the third goal in a 3–0 win over Turkish champions İstanbul Başakşehir to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. [4]

International career

On 29 August 2013, Falk was called up to play for the Denmark national team. [5] He played the first half of a 2–1 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Malta on 6 September 2013. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Danish Cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB 2009–10 Danish Superliga 10——10
2010–11 121001 [a] 0131
2011–12 274107 [b] 2172
2012–13 19232—224
2013–14 29621—317
2014–15 27500—275
2015–16 31620—336
Total14624838216229
Copenhagen 2016–17 Danish Superliga2251119 [c] 3429
2017–18 313107 [a] 0393
2018–19 3342012 [a] 0474
2019–20 3112015 [d] 1482
2020–21 284202 [a] 0324
2021–22 220007 [e] 1291
2022–23 272605 [f] 0382
2023–24 2934013 [f] 1463
2024–25 60006 [e] 1121
Total2152113186731428
Career total3614521494947657
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 4 appearances and 2 goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ 16 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 3 appearances and 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 13 appearances and 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Copenhagen

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References

  1. ↑ "Officielt: Rasmus Falk skriver fire år med FCK". bold.dk. 20 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Crusaders lost 3-0 to Danish champions FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie at Seaview on Wednesday". BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Denmark SuperLiga season preview". 11v11. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Copenhagen 3-0 İstanbul Başakşehir (agg: 3-1): Turkish champions stunned". UEFA. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rasmus Falk på landsholdet". tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Landsholdsdatabasen kamp information". www.dbu.dk. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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