Rasmus Falk Jensen (born 15 January 1992) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Falk started his career at Middelfart G&BK and moved to

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(OB) alongside future

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and

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player,

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in 2005. In 2009 he signed for OB, where he started playing for the second team, before becoming a part of the first team squad from the 2010-11 season.Facebook
/ref> He made his debut for OB in 2010 against AGF. Falk then signed a contract extension with OB, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2016.

Copenhagen

On 20 January 2016, Falk signed a pre-contract with

, as he turned down a contract extension for OB, meaning that he could move as a free agent in the summer. On 1 July 2016, he officially moved to Copenhagen on a four-year contract. Falk made his Copenhagen debut on 13 July 2016 and scored the final goal in the 3–0 Champions League qualification away win over

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. In his first season at the club, he won the double; the

and

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. On 5 August 2020, Falk scored the third goal in a 3–0 win over Turkish champions İstanbul Başakşehir to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the

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International career

On 29 August 2013, Falk was called up to play for the Denmark national team. He played the first half of a 2–1

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win over

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on 6 September 2013.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Copenhagen *

: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22,

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, 2024–25 *

: 2016–17,

, 2024–25

External links

OB profile
*
Official Danish Superliga stats
*

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Falk, Rasmus 1992 births Living people People from Middelfart Municipality Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Middelfart Boldklub players Odense Boldklub players F.C. Copenhagen players 21st-century Danish sportsmen