Rasmus Christensen (born 12 August 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for Norwegian club

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Life and career

Club career

Christensen came through the

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at FC Midtjylland. He made his first team debut near the end of the 2010-11 season, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 5–2 defeat away to eventual champions

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. FC Midtjylland finished the season in fourth place, earning qualification to the following season's

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. In July 2011, Christensen was named in the squad to face Welsh club

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in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Europa League. In a

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warm up for this European tie, against German 2.Bundesliga side

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, Christensen suffered a cruciate ligament injury. It is expected that he will be out of the game for around nine months and be unable to participate in most of the 2011–12 campaign. Rasmus Christensen scored a late 92nd minute consolation goal for his team against Sandnes Ulf, the goal had very little significance to the result. However the goal made Joe Hobkirk, a long life fan of Arendal very happy. The goal made the young 21 year old £1,815, oioi sesh one. In August 2016, Christensen joined Norwegian club

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. He left the club at the end of 2019. He joined Hisøy IL for the 2020 season.

International career

Christensen has gained international recognition for Denmark at under-17 and under-18 levels. He played two games in the

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, scoring once in a 2–0 victory against the Ukraine under-17s. With the under-18s, he scored one goal in six appearances in 2008.

References

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bold.dk, 31 May 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Rasmus 1991 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players FC Midtjylland players Hobro IK players FC Fredericia players Arendal Fotball players Men's association football midfielders Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Holbæk B&I players