Mathias Rasmussen

Mathias Rasmussen
Personal information
Full name	Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen
Date of birth	25 November 1997 (age 26)
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
2013	Lyngdal
2014–2016	Start
2016–2020	Nordsjælland
2020–2023	Brann
2023–	Union Saint-Gilloise
International career‡
2014	Norway U17
2015	Norway U18
2016	Norway U19
2017	Norway U21
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 3 February 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Eliteserien	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
Union SG	Total		22	1	4	1	7	0	0	0	33	2
Career total			224	28	22	6	11	1	0	0	257	35

References[edit]

^ "Player profile".
^ Mathias Rasmussen at Soccerway
^ "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.
^ Brakstad, Thomas. "Rasmussen er klar for Brann". Brann.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ Kjøllmoen Steien, Vegard. "PRISDRYSS I BERGEN – STAKK AV MED ÅRETS TRENER OG ÅRETS SPILLER". Eurosport (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Union SG se renforce avec Mathias Rasmussen". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (in French). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Mathias Rasmussen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

External links[edit]

"Matias Rasmussen" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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[1] "Player profile".

[soccerway-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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