Rasmus Holten

Rasmus Holten

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Brann
Number	43
Youth career
0000–2017	Smørås
2017–2021	Fana
2021–2022	Brann
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Brann 2	44	(4)
2022–	Brann	14	(0)
2023–2024	→ Mjøndalen (loan)	28	(2)
2025	→ Sogndal (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2023	Norway U18	11	(0)
2023–2024	Norway U19	12	(1)
2025–	Norway U20	5	(2)
2024–	Norway U21	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Rasmus Holten (born 20 February 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brann.

Club career

Born in Bergen, Holten is a youth product of Fana and Brann. ^{[2] [3]}

On 26 February 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Brann, before starting his professional career with the Eliteserien. ^[4]

Holten made his professional debut with Brann in a 7–0 cup win over Voss on 18 May 2022. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

After these early steps in the first team, ^[2] he then went on loan at Mjøndalen in the Norwegian First Division for most of the 2023 ^{[8] [9]} and 2024 seasons. ^{[3] [10]}

Back with Brann, he went on to feature more often with the team as they finished second in the league, ^{[11] [12]} then playing the Champions league qualifying in the summer 2025. ^[13]

International career

He is a youth international for Norway, having played from the under-18 to the under-21. ^[14]

He captained the Norway national under-20 football team in the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Norway reached the knockout stages for the first time in history. Holten scored the only goal in the first match against Nigeria. After the game, FIFA officially named him the Player of the match. ^[15] He also scored in the quarter finals against France. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2026 ^{[17] [18]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brann 2	2022	3. divisjon	23	1	—		—		23	1
	2023	2. divisjon	11	3	—		—		11	3
	2024	2. divisjon	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2025	2. divisjon	7	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		44	4	—		—		44	4
Brann	2022	1. divisjon	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2023	Eliteserien	4	0	1	1	—		5	1
	2024	Eliteserien	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2025	Eliteserien	8	0	3	1	2 [a]	0	13	1
	Total		14	0	5	2	2	0	21	2
Mjøndalen (loan)	2023	1. divisjon	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2024	1. divisjon	13	2	2	0	—		15	2
	Total		28	2	2	0	—		30	2
Sogndal (loan)	2025	1. divisjon	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Career total			95	6	7	2	2	0	104	8

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. Rasmus Holten, SK Brann
2. "Rasmus (17) er klar for Branns A-stall". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
3. "Brann-talentet var treigest av alle. Så tok han grep". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
4. "Rasmus Holten har skrevet proffkontrakt". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
5. Kolstad, Jan Gunnar (18 May 2022). "(+) Finne-show på Voss". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
6. "Fem unggutter fikk A-lagsdebuten. Dette er de neste store Brann-talentene". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
7. "Finne hat-trick og debutant-scoringer da Brann gikk videre i cupen". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
8. "– Kan ikke lyve og si at det har vært en suksess". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
9. "Har skrevet sin første A-lagskontrakt – lånes ut til OBOS-ligaen". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
10. "Hentes tilbake fra utlån". Brann (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
11. Brattvoll, Mathias Bror (14 July 2025). "(+) Nå får Rasmus (20) belønning for tålmodigheten". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
12. "Stor kåring: Dette er de 50 beste fotballspillerne i Hordaland". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
13. Clausen, Åsmund (23 July 2025). "Totalkollaps for Brann: – Merkelig tafatt". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
14. "U21 utlignet på overtid: - Drømmen om EM lever". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
15. https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/chile-2025/articles/player-of-the-match-all-winners
16. https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/104/290025/290030/400020299
17. Rasmus Holten at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
18. "Rasmus Holten". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

External links

• Rasmus Holten at Soccerway