Rasmus Falk
_(cropped).jpg) Falk in 2022 during training with Copenhagen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasmus Falk Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Middelfart, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Middelfart G&BK | |||
| 2005–2010 | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | OB | 146 | (24) |
| 2016– | Copenhagen | 215 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U18 | 11 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Denmark U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2013–2020 | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2020 | |||
Rasmus Falk Jensen (born 15 January 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.
Club career
[edit]Falk started his career at Middelfart G&BK and moved to Odense Boldklub (OB) alongside future Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan player, Christian Eriksen in 2005. 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
[edit]On 20 January 2016, Falk signed a pre-contract with Copenhagen, as he turned down a contract extension for OB, meaning that he could move as a free agent in the summer.[1] 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 Crusaders.[2] In his first season at the club, he won the double; the Danish Superliga and Danish Cup.[3]
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 Europa League.[4]
International career
[edit]On 29 August 2013, Falk was called up to play for the Denmark national team.[5] He played the first half of a 2–1 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Malta on 6 September 2013.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OB | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 146 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 162 | 29 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19[c] | 3 | 42 | 9 |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15[d] | 1 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[e] | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13[f] | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 215 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 86 | 7 | 314 | 28 | ||
| Career total | 361 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 94 | 9 | 476 | 57 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 4 appearances and 2 goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 16 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 3 appearances and 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 13 appearances and 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Copenhagen
External links
[edit]- (in Danish) OB profile
- Rasmus Falk national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- (in Danish) Official Danish Superliga stats
- Rasmus Falk at Soccerway
References
[edit]- ^ "Officielt: Rasmus Falk skriver fire år med FCK". bold.dk. 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Crusaders lost 3-0 to Danish champions FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie at Seaview on Wednesday". BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Denmark SuperLiga season preview". 11v11. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Copenhagen 3-0 İstanbul Başakşehir (agg: 3-1): Turkish champions stunned". UEFA. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Rasmus Falk på landsholdet". tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen kamp information". www.dbu.dk. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- 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