Rasmus Nissen Kristensen

Rasmus Nissen
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Nissen Kristensen
Date of birth (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997
Place of birth Brande, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2010 Brande IF
2010–2012 Herning Fremad
2012–2016 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Midtjylland 63 (6)
2018– Ajax 9 (0)
2018– Jong Ajax 2 (0)
National team‡
2015 Denmark U-18 5 (1)
2015–2016 Denmark U-19 13 (2)
2016 Denmark U-20 1 (0)
2016– Denmark U-21 12 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 February 2018

Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (born 11 July 1997), also referred to informally as NK, is a Danish footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Ajax.

Youth career

Nissen was born in a football family and began playing football in Brande IF when he was 6 years old. He played in the club in 6 years, before joining Herning Fremad where he played for two years. In 2012, Nissen signed a youth contract with FC Midtjylland.[1]

Club career

FC Midtjylland

Nissen was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2016 at the age of 18. He signed af five-year professional contract.[2]

At the age of 18, Nissen got his official debut for FCM on 7 March 2016, in a Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.[3] He started on the bench, but replaced Václav Kadlec in the 39th minute in a match, which FCM lost 1–2. He turned into a key player for the team in the 2016–17 season.

Ajax

On 23 January 2018, Nissen joined Ajax on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

Personal life

Nissen is the nephew of the former Sturm Graz player, Sigurd Kristensen, and is the cousin of Leon Jessen.

References

  1. ↑ "Fokus på: Ramus Nissen Kristensen – Født ind i titlernes årgang". dbold.dk. 15 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "FCM giver backkomet fem år". bold.dk. 22 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. MIDTJYLLAND 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 7 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ajax en FC Midtjylland akkoord over Rasmus Nissen Kristensen". ajax.nl. 23 January 2018.
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