Magnus Kaastrup Refstrup Lauritsen (born 28 December 2000) is a Danish professional

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who plays as winger for

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club

Aarhus Fremad Aarhus Fremad (, "Aarhus Forward") is an association football club located in Aarhus N, the northern part of Aarhus, Denmark. The club will compete in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system in the 2025� ...

Career

AGF

Kaastrup joined AGF in the summer 2013 from Virring SSV as an under-14 player. On 1 January 2016, he signed a youth contract with the club. In January 2017, Kaastrup joined the first team squad on their training camp in Portugal. He made his official first team debut on 14 July 2017, in a game against

AC Horsens Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...

, replacing

Jakob Ankersen Jakob Svarrer Ankersen (born 22 September 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB. He is the twin brother of FC Nordsjælland player Peter Ankersen. Career Esbjerg fB On 24 June ...

with 15 minutes to go. He became the youngest ever debutant for the club at the age of 16 years and 198 days. On 28 March 2018, Kaastrup signed a full-time contract with AGF with expiration at the end of 2020. On 27 May 2019, AGF announced that they had loaned out Kaastrup to the reserve team of Dortmund,

Borussia Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund, currently playing in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure. The team won the Regionalliga West in 2009 and became the second ...

, from the upcoming 2019–20 season, being reunited with his former manager

Mike Tullberg Mike Tullberg (born 25 December 1985) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Borussia Dortmund II. Playing career A forward, Tullberg got his national breakthrough with Danish Superliga club AG ...

. On 5 October 2020, Kaastrup was loaned out again, this time to

club

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish ...

for the rest of 2020. He made his debut on 16 October, coming off the bench as a late substitute in a 3–1 victory against

Fremad Amager Boldklubben Fremad Amager (meaning in English: The Ball Club Forward Amager; abbreviated Fremad A) is a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of the 2024–25 season, the club's senior men's team ...

. He made 10 appearances for the club, in which he scored one goal and provided two assists.

Lyngby

On transfer deadline day, 1 February 2021, Kaastrup joined

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

on a deal until June 2023. His debut came on 7 February in a 1–0 away league defeat to his former club AGF, where he came on as a substitute in the 62nd minute for

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. He made his first start in his third game for the club, a 2–2 home draw against

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. He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May after a loss to last placed AC Horsens. He had a strong start to the 2021–22 season, recording three goals and three assists in the first six league games. On 23 October, he scored the winner in a 1–0 victory against AC Horsens, lifting Lyngby to the top of the league table. On 2 April 2022, Kaastrup scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 win against Nykøbing to draw his club closer to promotion, which was achieved on 23 May.

IK Sirius (loan)

On 28 March 2023, Kaastrup was sent on a one-season loan to

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on matchday one of the 2023 campaign, replacing Tashreeq Matthews in the 62nd minute of a 1–1 away draw against

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

, managed by

Glen Riddersholm Glen Riddersholm (born 24 April 1972) is a Danish football manager. Coaching career Riddersholm started as youth coach at Ikast fS and continued in this job, when the club merged with Herning Fremad to form Midtjylland. In 2006, he replaced Ha ...

who had given Kaastrup his professional debut for AGF in 2017. The following week he made his first start for Sirius, playing 81 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

. On 30 June 2023 Lyngby confirmed, that Kaastrup had returned to the club, six months early.

VVV-Venlo (loan)

On 30 August 2023, Kaastrup joined

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

in the Netherlands on loan with an option to buy. He debuted for the club on September 1, starting in a 2–0 victory against

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

. He made an immediate impact, providing his first assist for Michalis Kosidis' opening goal in the 33rd minute. On 15 September, Kaastrup scored his first competitive goal for VVV in a 3–1 league win over

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

Vendsyssel FF

On June 18, 2024 Danish 1st Division club

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

confirmed that Kaastrup joined the club on a contract until June 2027.

Aarhus Fremad

On 27 June 2025, Danish 1st Division side

announced the signing of Kaastrup on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaastrup, Magnus 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Skanderborg Municipality Footballers from the Central Denmark Region Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Regionalliga players Allsvenskan players Eerste Divisie players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Borussia Dortmund II players Viborg FF players Lyngby Boldklub players IK Sirius Fotboll players VVV-Venlo players Vendsyssel FF players Aarhus Fremad players Men's association football forwards Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands 21st-century Danish sportsmen