Rasmus Nicolaisen
Danish footballer (born 1997)
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Rasmus Schmidt Nicolaisen (born 16 March 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back forLigue 1 club Toulouse.
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Nicolaisen in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasmus Schmidt Nicolaisen | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Aulum, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aulum IF | |||
| Midtjylland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Midtjylland | 46 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021– | Toulouse | 139 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Denmark U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | Denmark U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Aulum, Denmark, Nicolaisen came through the academy of FC Midtjylland. He made his first professional appearance with the club on 7 March 2017 in a Danish Cup game against Kjellerup IF, coming off the bench to replace Kian Hansen in a 3-0 win.
On 16 April 2017, Nicolaisen made his Superliga debut against Lyngby BK, once again replacing Hansen, this time in a 2-2 draw. He scored his first professional goal on 1 June 2017 during a 3-0 win against Randers FC.
On 23 September 2020, Nicolaisen joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal.[3][4] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 6–1 FA Cup win against King's Lynn Town on 28 November 2020.[5]
In the 2021–22 season, Nicolaisen helped Toulouse achieve promotion to Ligue 1 by winning Ligue 2.[6] Nicolaisen and Toulouse won the Coupe de France the following season.
On 29 March 2024, Nicolaisen signed a contract extension with Toulouse, reported as lasting until at least 2026.[7]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 December 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 56 | 6 | ||||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2020–21[10] | League One | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 189 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 14 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup and Coupe de France
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in Trophée des Champions
