Christian Rasmussen (footballer)
Danish footballer (born 2003)
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Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen (born 19 January 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.
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Rasmussen with Ajax in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyngby, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Jong Ajax | 82 | (16) |
| 2022–2025 | Ajax | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | (2) |
| 2026– | VfL Bochum | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U-16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Denmark U-19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U-21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:34, 29 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
AFC Ajax
Rasmussen is a youth product of FC Nordsjælland, having joined the club as a U12 player.[1] On 6 February 2019, Rasmussen signed a contract with Ajax to join their youth academy.[2] He made his professional debut with the reserve team, Jong Ajax, as a late substitute in a 4–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 30 August 2020.[3] Rasmussen developed into a key player for Jong Ajax over the following seasons, showing increasing goalscoring threat with 7 goals in the 2021–22 season and 9 goals in the 2022–23 season.[4][5] In total, he made 82 appearances for Jong Ajax, scoring 16 goals.[4]
Rasmussen made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of Ajax on 8 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to NEC.[6] He made one further appearance that season.[4]
Loan to FC Nordsjælland
On 1 September 2023, Rasmussen returned to his first club FC Nordsjælland on a season-long loan for the 2023–24 season, with the Danish club securing an option to buy.[7] While he did not score in 21 league appearances, Rasmussen was prolific in cup competitions, scoring 3 goals in 4 Danish Cup matches and 3 goals in 7 UEFA Europa Conference League appearances.[4] At the end of the season, Nordsjælland did not exercise their option to buy, and Rasmussen returned to Ajax.[8]
Return to Ajax
For the 2024–25 season, Rasmussen became part of the first-team squad under new manager Francesco Farioli, primarily used as a rotation player and substitute, often on the wing.[9] He scored his first Eredivisie goal for Ajax during this season.[4] He also scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in an away match against Slavia Prague on 3 October 2024.[4][10] By mid-February 2025, he had made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals across all competitions for Ajax.[4]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
On 9 July 2025, Rasmussen signed with German club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[11]
VfL Bochum
On 8 July 2026, Rasmussen moved to VfL Bochum in 2. Bundesliga on a four-year deal.[12]
International career
Rasmussen has represented Denmark at various youth international levels. He played for the Denmark U16 team, scoring 3 goals in 7 appearances, before moving up to the U17 level where he scored twice in 7 games.[13] He subsequently earned 11 caps for the U19 team, scoring 2 goals.[13]
He made his debut for the Denmark U21 team on 16 June 2023.[4] As of June 2024, he had earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal for the U21 side.[13][4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 7 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 9 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 16 | — | — | 82 | 16 | ||||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Nordsjælland (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7[c] | 3 | 32 | 6 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 141 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 166 | 27 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League