Christian Rasmussen (footballer)

Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen (born 19 January 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Christian Rasmussen

Rasmussen with Ajax in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen
Date of birth	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lyngby, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number	10
Youth career
2015–2019	Nordsjælland
2019–2020	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	Jong Ajax	82	(16)
2022–2025	Ajax	12	(1)
2023–2024	→ Nordsjælland (loan)	22	(0)
2025–	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Denmark U-16	7	(3)
2019–2020	Denmark U-17	7	(2)
2020–2022	Denmark U-19	11	(2)
2023–2024	Denmark U-21	8	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:34, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

AFC Ajax

Rasmussen is a youth product of FC Nordsjælland, having joined the club as a U12 player.^[1] On 6 February 2019, Rasmussen signed a contract with Ajax to join their youth academy.^[2] He made his professional debut with the reserve team, Jong Ajax, as a late substitute in a 4–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 30 August 2020.^[3] Rasmussen developed into a key player for Jong Ajax over the following seasons, showing increasing goalscoring threat with 7 goals in the 2021–22 season and 9 goals in the 2022–23 season.^[4][5] In total, he made 82 appearances for Jong Ajax, scoring 16 goals.^[4]

Rasmussen made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of Ajax on 8 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to NEC.^[6] He made one further appearance that season.^[4]

Loan to FC Nordsjælland

On 1 September 2023, Rasmussen returned to his first club FC Nordsjælland on a season-long loan for the 2023–24 season, with the Danish club securing an option to buy.^[7] While he did not score in 21 league appearances, Rasmussen was prolific in cup competitions, scoring 3 goals in 4 Danish Cup matches and 3 goals in 7 UEFA Europa Conference League appearances.^[4] At the end of the season, Nordsjælland did not exercise their option to buy, and Rasmussen returned to Ajax.^[8]

Return to Ajax

For the 2024–25 season, Rasmussen became part of the first-team squad under new manager Francesco Farioli, primarily used as a rotation player and substitute, often on the wing.^[9] He scored his first Eredivisie goal for Ajax during this season.^[4] He also scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in an away match against Slavia Prague on 3 October 2024.^[4][10] By mid-February 2025, he had made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals across all competitions for Ajax.^[4]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 9 July 2025, Rasmussen signed with German club Fortuna Düsseldorf.^[11]

International career

Rasmussen has represented Denmark at various youth international levels. He played for the Denmark U16 team, scoring 3 goals in 7 appearances, before moving up to the U17 level where he scored twice in 7 games.^[12] He subsequently earned 11 caps for the U19 team, scoring 2 goals.^[12]

He made his debut for the Denmark U21 team on 16 June 2023.^[4] As of June 2024, he had earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal for the U21 side.^[12][4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	16	0	—		—		16	0
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	36	7	—		—		36	7
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	29	9	—		—		29	9
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		82	16	—		—		82	16
Ajax	2022–23	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	10	1	1	0	10[b]	1	21	2
	Total		12	1	1	0	10	1	23	2
Nordsjælland (loan)	2023–24	Danish Superliga	21	0	4	3	7[c]	3	32	6
Career total			115	17	5	3	17	4	137	24

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League