Rasmus_Lauritsen

Rasmus Lauritsen

Rasmus Lauritsen

Danish footballer (born 1996)

Rasmus Steensbæk Lauritsen (born 27 February 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

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Career

Early years

Lauritsen has both played for Herning Fremad and Brande IF as a youth player, starting as a four-year-old, before joining Midtjylland in the summer 2011.[4]

At the age of 19, Lauritsen made his professional debut for Midtjylland on 8 November 2015, in a Superliga game against Esbjerg.[5]

Skive

On 5 January 2016 Danish 1st Division side Skive confirmed, that they had signed Lauritsen on a two-year contract.[1] On 1 December 2016, Lauritsen scored his first career goal in Skive 3–2 win over the Næstved Boldklub.

Vejle

Lauritsen signed for Vejle on 9 June 2017 for two years.[6] A few months later the club extended Lauritsen's contract for one more year.[7]

Norrköping

On 11 February 2019, Lauritsen moved abroad and signed for Swedish top club Norrköping on a three-year deal.[8]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 2 October 2020, Lauritsen signed for Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.[9] He debuted two days later against Varaždin and made an error that resulted in a goal. However, his performances soon drastically improved and had an instant impact on Dinamo's defense, causing them not to concede a single goal in all five Europa League group stage games that he played.[10][11]

Brøndby

On 30 January 2023, Lauritsen returned to his native Denmark to join Brøndby on a four-and-a-half year contract.[12] He encountered an early injury that sidelined him for several months.[13] Making his debut for the club on 10 April, he entered the match in the 88th minute, substituting for Frederik Winther during a 2–1 league loss to Nordsjælland.[14] On 16 April, he earned his first starting position and contributed to the team keeping a clean sheet during a 1–0 victory against AGF.[15]

Personal life

Lauritsen has a twin brother, Frederik, who also plays football.[16]

His favourite player is Andy Carroll and his favourite team is Arsenal.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2023[17]
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  1. Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen and Croatian Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup

Honours

Midtjylland

Dinamo Zagreb

References

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    Tang, Ole (5 January 2016). "SIK henter 19-årig talent". Skive Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Rasmus Lauritsen | Dinamo Zagreb". GNK Dinamo. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Rasmus Lauritsen | fcm". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 October 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Viljefast lokaltalent ny akademispiller". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Debutant: Var egentlig ved at varme ned". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Vejle henter ung stopper i Skive". bold.dk. 9 June 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Rasmus Lauritsen Forlænger". vejle-boldklub.dk. 22 September 2017.
  8. [8]
    "IFK Norrköping värvar Rasmus Lauritsen". ifknorrkoping.se. 11 February 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Dinamovo novo pojačanje: Rasmus Lauritsen!". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. [10]
    Olivari, Davorin (30 November 2020). "Ono što je ostvario Dinamo u posljednjih je deset godina uspjelo samo Man. Unitedu i još jednom klubu". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. [11]
    Tironi, Hrvoje (11 December 2020). "Razgoropadio je Lovru Majera, a Lauritsenom učvrstio obranu". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. [12]
    "BRØNDBY IF HENTER RASMUS LAURITSEN" [BRØNDBY IF SIGNS RASMUS LAURITSEN]. brondby.com (in Danish). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  13. [13]
    Bellaiche, Emil (2 March 2023). "Brøndby-duo døjer med småskavanker: Vi tager ingen chancer". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  14. [14]
    "Nordsjælland vs. Brøndby 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  15. [15]
    Porse, Kristian (17 April 2023). "Lettet Brøndby-profil: Langt skadesforløb har været hårdt". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  16. [16]
    "Frederik Lauritsen / Elitehold". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  17. [17]
    Rasmus Lauritsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  18. [18]
    "DINAMO - ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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