Annalise Rasmussen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Central Coast Mariners | 62 | (20) |
| 2026– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Annalise Rasmussen (Afrikaans: [ˈras.mʏ.sən] RAS-muus-ən; born 23 May 2005) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A Femminile club Juventus and the Australia under-23 national team.[1] She previously played for A-League Women club Central Coast Mariners.[2]
Rasmussen was born on 23 May 2005 in Gosford, New South Wales,[3]: 69 to a Cook Islander father and a South African mother. She graduated from Central Coast Mariners Academy in 2022, which she first joined at 11 years old. With the team, she competed in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's) for seven years. Growing up, she dreamed of representing Australia at an international level.[4]
Club career
Central Coast Mariners
A Central Coast Mariners Academy graduate, Rasmussen was promoted to Central Coast Mariners (CCM) senior team in October 2022 ahead of the 2023–24 season, in which the club would return to the A-League Women after a 14-year hiatus. She was the club's first signing when the team re-entered the competition.[5]
Rasmussen made her debut for CCM on 14 October 2023 (aged 18)[3]: 69 in the opening round, starting in a 1–0 home defeat to rivals Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby in front of 5,735 fans at Central Coast Stadium.[6] In August 2024, Rasmussen signed a two-year contract extension until 2026.[7]
Rasmussen kicked CCM's 100th goal in the A-League for their 2–1 victory against Brisbane Roar in March 2025.[3]: 74 She was a member of the CCM team that won the 2025 A-League Women grand final on 18 May at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, where they defeated Melbourne Victory 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time.[8] The win was regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history, and was the first A-League Women grand final to be determined by a penalty shootout.[8]
In February 2026, Rasmussen departed the club to join Serie A Femminile side Juventus on a club record fee.[9]
Juventus
Rasmussen moved to Italy and joined Serie A Femminile club Juventus in February 2026, during the 2025–26 season. She became the first Australian to ever sign for the club.[10]