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Rasmus Lauritsen
	Lauritsen with Dinamo Zagreb in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Rasmus Steensbæk Lauritsen
Date of birth	27 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Brande, Denmark
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Brøndby
Number	5
Youth career
2000–0000	Brande IF
0000–2011	Herning Fremad
2011–2015	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Midtjylland
2016–2017	Skive
2017–2019	Vejle
2019–2020	IFK Norrköping
2020–2023	Dinamo Zagreb
2023–	Brøndby
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:10, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

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

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 25 August 2024^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2015–16	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Skive	2015–16	Danish 1st Division	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2016–17	Danish 1st Division	20	3	0	0	—		—		20	3
	Total		31	3	1	0	—		—		32	3
Vejle	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	30	6	0	0	—		—		30	6
	2018–19	Danish Superliga	18	2	0	0	—		—		18	2
	Total		48	8	0	0	—		—		48	8
IFK Norrköping	2019	Allsvenskan	26	5	0	0	6^[b]	1	—		32	6
	2020	Allsvenskan	22	6	3	0	—		—		25	6
	Total		48	11	3	0	6	1	—		57	12
Dinamo Zagreb	2020–21	Prva HNL	24	1	3	0	11^[b]	0	—		38	1
	2021–22	Prva HNL	16	1	2	0	10^[c]	0	—		28	1
	2022–23	Prva HNL	9	1	1	0	4^[d]	0	1^[e]	0	15	1
	Total		49	3	6	0	25	0	1	0	81	3
Brøndby	2022–23	Danish Superliga	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	19	1	2	0	—		—		21	1
	2024–25	Danish Superliga	5	0	0	0	4^[f]	0	—		9	0
	Total		33	1	2	0	4	0	—		39	1
Career total			210	26	12	0	35	1	1	0	258	27

^ Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen and Croatian Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup
^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Midtjylland

Danish Superliga: 2014–15

Dinamo Zagreb

References

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^ "Rasmus Lauritsen | Dinamo Zagreb". GNK Dinamo. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rasmus Lauritsen | fcm". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 October 2015.
^ "Viljefast lokaltalent ny akademispiller". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
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^ "Vejle henter ung stopper i Skive". bold.dk. 9 June 2017.
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^ "IFK Norrköping värvar Rasmus Lauritsen". ifknorrkoping.se. 11 February 2019.
^ "Dinamovo novo pojačanje: Rasmus Lauritsen!". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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^ "Nordsjælland vs. Brøndby 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ 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.
^ "Frederik Lauritsen / Elitehold". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ Rasmus Lauritsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "DINAMO - ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.