Mathias Rasmussen
Norwegian footballer (born 1997)
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Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen (born 25 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[2]
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Rasmussen with Union Saint-Gilloise in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyngdal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Lyngdal | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Start | 27 | (2) |
| 2016–2020 | Nordsjælland | 95 | (8) |
| 2020–2023 | Brann | 75 | (17) |
| 2023–2026 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 76 | (5) |
| 2026– | FC St. Pauli | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Norway U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2015 | Norway U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2017 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 September 2017 | |||
Career
After previously playing for the club Lyngdal, he came to IK Start in 2014.[citation needed]
On 15 July 2016, Rasmussen signed for Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland.[3]
On 10 October 2020, Rasmussen signed a three-year contract with Brann.[4] After a rocky start to his Brann career, Rasmussen became one of Branns most important players throughout his time at the club. After scoring 15 goals and making 10 assists in 28 matches in the 2022-season, he was awarded with the Player of the Year Award in the 2022 Norwegian First Division.[5]
On 27 June 2023, with six months remaining on his contract with Brann, Rasmussen signed a four-year contract with the Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.[6] The sum paid was reported to be around €1,200,000.[7]
On 24 January 2026, Rasmussen signed with German club FC St. Pauli. [8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyngdal | 2013 | Norwegian Third Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Start | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Nordsjælland | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 102 | 10 | |||
| Brann | 2020 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | Norwegian First Division | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 17 | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 17 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 87 | 20 | ||||
| Union SG | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11[c] | 2 | – | 53 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 76 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 8 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 283 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 41 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Danish Cup, Belgian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Union SG
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Player of the Month: June 2022[12]
- Norwegian First Division Player of the Year: 2022[13]
