Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (born 24 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the FC Copenhagen academy and was capped by Denmark at youth level.
![]() Roerslev warming up with FC Copenhagen in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mads Roerslev Rasmussen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2017 | Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Copenhagen | 5 | (0) |
2017 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Vendsyssel (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Brentford | 50 | (1) |
National team | |||
2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 16 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC) |
A right-back, Roerslev progressed through the academy at F.C. Copenhagen and made his senior debut as a second-half substitute for Frederik Bay in a Danish Cup third round match versus Jammerbugt FC on 26 October 2016.[1][2] He capped a dream debut with a goal in the 6–1 victory.[3] Roerslev made four further appearances during the 2016–17 season and signed a new four-year contract in May 2017.[1][4] Down the pecking order at the Parken Stadium,[5] he later spent time away on loan at Halmstads BK and Vendsyssel FF,[6][7][8] but made few appearances for either club.[1] Roerslev departed FC Copenhagen in August 2019,[5] after making 13 appearances and scoring one goal during three seasons as a senior player at the club.[1]
On 7 August 2019, Roerslev moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[2] Roerslev broke into the first team squad in October 2019 and by March 2020, after 10 appearances, his performances led to him signing a new four-year contract and being promoted into the first team squad.[9] Roerslev finished the 2019–20 season with 14 appearances,[10] but a metatarsal injury suffered on international duty saw him miss the first four months of the 2020–21 season.[11] Roerslev returned to match play in early January 2021 and after a number of substitute cameos, an injury to his mentor, Henrik Dalsgaard, allowed him to break into the starting lineup in early April.[11][12] He held onto his place until the end of the regular season and through the playoffs,[13] which culminated in promotion to the Premier League after victory in the 2021 Championship play-off Final, during which he assisted Emiliano Marcondes for one of the goals.[11] Roerslev finished a breakthrough 2020–21 season with 22 appearances.[13]
Following the release of first-choice right back Henrik Dalsgaard,[14] a change in formation to 3-5-2 saw Roerslev begin the 2021–22 season behind stand-in right wing back Sergi Canós in the pecking order and the pair traded the position through the season.[15] Approaching the midway point of the season, mounting injuries in the central defensive positions saw Roerslev deployed in a right centre back role.[16][17][18] He finished the 2021–22 season with 26 appearances and one goal, scored with the winner in a 2–1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on 2 January 2022.[19]
Roerslev was capped Denmark at every level between U17 and U21.[20] He was a member of the Denmark squads at the 2016, 2018 and 2021 UEFA European U17, U19 and U21 Championships respectively.[20][21] In May 2022, Roerslev was called into the senior team's training camp prior to its 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A matches.[22]
A right-back, Roerslev "is very good offensively – he is a good crosser of the ball, very good one-on-one, quick and energetic to get up and down the pitch. He is also good defending one-on-one".[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Copenhagen | 2016–17[1] | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ― | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 1 | ||
2017–18[1] | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | |||
2018–19[1] | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ― | 4 | 0 | ― | 13 | 1 | ||||
Halmstads BK (loan) | 2017[1] | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | ||||
Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2018–19[1] | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 2019–20[10] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2020–21[13] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2021–22[19] | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | 26 | 1 | |||
2022–23[23] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | 63 | 1 | |||
Career total | 60 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 2 |
Brentford
Brentford F.C. – current squad | |
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