Mathias Rasmussen

Mathias Rasmussen
Personal information
Full name Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lyngdal, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union Saint-Gilloise
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Lyngdal 5 (0)
2014–2016 Start 27 (2)
2016–2020 Nordsjælland 95 (8)
2020–2023 Brann 75 (17)
2023– Union Saint-Gilloise 28 (2)
International career‡
2014 Norway U17 3 (2)
2015 Norway U18 6 (1)
2016 Norway U19 3 (3)
2017 Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2017

Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen (born 25 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.[2]

Career

After previously playing for the club Lyngdal, he came to IK Start in 2014.[citation needed]

On 15 July 2016, Rasmussen signed for Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland.[3]

On 10 October 2020, Rasmussen signed a three-year contract with Brann.[4] After a rocky start to his Brann career, Rasmussen became one of Branns most important players throughout his time at the club. After scoring 15 goals and making 10 assists in 28 matches in the 2022-season, he was awarded with the Player of the Year Award in the 2022 Norwegian First Division.[5]

On 27 June 2023, with six months remaining on his contract with Brann, Rasmussen signed a four-year contract with the Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.[6] The sum paid was reported to be around €1,200,000.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024[8]
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
Lyngdal 2013 3. divisjon 5 0 1 0 – – 6 0
Start 2014 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2015 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
2016 15 2 3 1 – – 18 3
Total 27 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 3
Nordsjælland 2016–17 Superliga 13 1 0 0 – – 13 1
2017–18 34 4 1 0 – – 35 4
2018–19 31 0 1 0 4 1 – 36 1
2019–20 17 3 1 1 – – 18 4
Total 95 8 3 1 4 1 0 0 102 10
Brann 2020 Eliteserien 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
2021 27 2 4 1 – – 31 3
2022 OBOS-ligaen 28 15 6 2 – – 34 17
2023 Eliteserien 12 0 2 0 – – 14 0
Total 75 17 12 3 0 0 0 0 87 20
Union SG 2023–24 Pro League 22 1 4 1 7 0 – 33 2
Total 22 1 4 1 7 0 0 0 33 2
Career total 224 28 22 6 11 1 0 0 257 35

References

  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ Mathias Rasmussen at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Rasmussen til FC Nordsjælland". ikstart.no (in Norwegian). IK Start. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ Brakstad, Thomas. "Rasmussen er klar for Brann". Brann.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ Kjøllmoen Steien, Vegard. "PRISDRYSS I BERGEN – STAKK AV MED ÅRETS TRENER OG ÅRETS SPILLER". Eurosport (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Union SG se renforce avec Mathias Rasmussen". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (in French). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ Stenersen, Steffen; Schjesvold, Fredrik (27 June 2023). "Rasmussen er klar for belgisk toppklubb: – Det var ikke så lett å sove". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Mathias Rasmussen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 December 2018.


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