Mads Roerslev

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmæs ˈʁɶːɐsle̝w]; born 24 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for English club Brentford as a right back. He is a product of the FC Copenhagen academy and is a Denmark U21 international.

Mads Roerslev
Roerslev warming up with FC Copenhagen in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mads Roerslev Rasmussen[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2017 FC Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 FC Copenhagen 5 (0)
2017 → Halmstads BK (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Vendsyssel FF (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Brentford 8 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Denmark U17 16 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 10 (1)
2018–2019 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2019– Denmark U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:14, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:11, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

FC Copenhagen

A right back, Roerslev progressed through the academy at FC Copenhagen and made his senior debut as a second-half substitute for Frederik Bay in a Danish Cup third round match versus Jammerbugt FC on 26 October 2016.[1][2] He capped a dream debut with a goal in the 6–1 victory.[3] Roerslev made four further appearances during the 2016–17 season and signed a new four-year contract in May 2017.[1][4] Down the pecking order at the Parken Stadium,[5] he later spent time away on loan at Halmstads BK and Vendsyssel FF,[6][7][8] but made few appearances for either club.[1] Roerslev departed FC Copenhagen in August 2019,[5] after making 13 appearances and scoring one goal during three seasons as a senior player at the club.[1]

Brentford

On 7 August 2019, Roerslev moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[2] Roerslev broke into the first team squad in October 2019 and by March 2019, after 10 appearances, his performances led to him signing a new four-year contract and being promoted into the first team squad.[9]

International career

Roerslev has been capped by Denmark at every level between U17 and U21.[10] He was a member of the Denmark squads at the 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship and the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship.[10]

Style of play

A right back, Roerslev "is very good offensively – he is a good crosser of the ball, very good one-on-one, quick and energetic to get up and down the pitch. He is also good defending one-on-one".[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Copenhagen 2016–17[1] Danish Superliga 3 0 2 1 0 0 ― 5 0
2017–18[1] 2 0 1 0 0 0 ― 3 0
2018–19[1] 0 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 ― 5 0
Total 5 0 4 1 4 0 ― 13 1
Halmstads BK (loan) 2017[1] Allsvenskan 1 0 ― ― ― 1 0
Vendsyssel FF (loan) 2018–19[1] Danish Superliga 4 0 1 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 6 0
Brentford 2019–20[11] Championship 8 0 2 0 ― ― 10 0
Career total 18 0 7 1 4 0 1 0 30 1
  1. Appearances in Europa League
  2. Appearance in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs

References
  1. Mads Roerslev at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Mads Roerslev Rasmussen signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "To debutanter – tre mål". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. "F.C. København forlænger med Mads Roerslev". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. "Mads Roerslev solgt til Brentford FC". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. "FCK bekræfter: Sender Keita til Halmstad". bold.dk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. "Ung FCK'er forlader Halmstad efter fodfejl". bold.dk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. "Mads Roerslev udlejet til Vendsyssel FF". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. "Mads Roerslev signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. DBU. "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. "Games played by Mads Roerslev in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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