Philip Rasmussen

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Philip Rasmussen
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Nordsjælland 22 (0)
2010–2011 Viborg 11 (2)
2011–2013 Vestsjælland 20 (3)
2013–2016 Lyngby 101 (4)
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Energy 37 (4)
2019 Hartford Athletic 19 (2)
2020–2021 Roskilde 33 (1)
International career
2009 Denmark U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2021

Philip Rasmussen (born 12 January 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Career[edit]

Danish career[edit]

Rasmussen played in the Lyngby BK academy system untl 2008 when he signed with Nordsjaelland, appearing in 22 matches between 2008 and 2010. He appeared in four tournament matches for the team's eventual 2010 Danish Cup win.[2] Between 2010 and 2013 Rasmussen played matches with FC Vestsjaelland and Viborg in either the Danish Superliga or Danish 1st Division.[3]

Lyngby BK[edit]

Rasmussen joined Lyngby BK in 2013 and would go on to play four years with the team, appearing in 101 Danish Superliga matches.[3] Between 2008 and 2017 he appeared in 154 matches logged nearly 10,000 minutes of play and scored nine goals.

USL[edit]

Rasmussen moved to Oklahoma City Energy FC of the USL Championship in 2017. He appeared in 14 matches with the team during the 2017 season. In 2018 he appeared in 25 games and tied his single season high in goals with three.[3]

In 2019 Rasmussen signed with Hartford Athletic, joining former Head coach Jimmy Nelson who had recruited several former OKC Energy FC players and Danish soccer players to the new club, including Sebastian Dalgaard, Mads Jørgensen and Frederik Due.[3] Both Rasmussen and Nelson would depart Hartford after the 2019 season.[4]

FC Roskilde[edit]

On 26 February 2020 it was confirmed, that Rasmussen had joined Danish Superliga club FC Roskilde.[5] He remained with the team after their relegation to Danish 1st Division for the 2020-2021 season. He left the club at the end of the 2020-21 season, when his contract expired.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rasmussen Leads Quartet of Signings for Athletic". 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Nordsjælland win first Danish Cup". uefa.com. May 13, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Rasmussen Leads Quartet of Signings for Athletic". uslchampionship.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hartford Athletic Ends First Season by Parting Ways With Head Coach". nbcconnecticut.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ FC Roskilde henter Philip Rasmussen, fc-roskilde.dk, 26 February 2020
  6. ^ Roskilde siger farvel til to spillere, bold.dk, 22 July 2021

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