# Rasmus Carstensen

Rasmus Carstensen (born 10 November 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań, on loan from 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.

## Club career
### Silkeborg

Born in Virklund, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Silkeborg, Central Jutland, Carstensen initially played youth football at local club Virklund IF, before moving to the Silkeborg IF youth academy at age 13.
After practicing with the first team, he signed a one-year contract on 6 February 2019, and made his debut on 20 March at the age of 19 in a 2–0 away loss to Lyngby Boldklub in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. With Silkeborg, Carstensen won promotion to the top-tier Danish Superliga at the end of the season, where he initially remained on the bench before finally emerging in the starting lineup in the relegation round. However, with Carstensen in the starting lineup, Silkeborg could not prevent relegation back to the 1st Division. After the contract had meanwhile been extended to 2021, he signed another contract extension on 24 July 2020, keeping him part of the club until 2024.

### Genk

On 9 August 2022, it was confirmed that Carstensen had joined Belgian First Division A side Genk on a deal until 2026.

### Köln

On 3 August 2023, Carstensen moved to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln on a season-long loan. He later joined the club on a permanent basis.

#### Loan to Lech Poznań

On 16 January 2024, Carstensen was sent on loan to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań for the remainder of the season.

## International career

On 4 September 2020, Carstensen made his debut for the Denmark under-21 team in a 1–1 draw in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Ukraine in Aalborg.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 18 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Silkeborg | 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Silkeborg | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Silkeborg | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Silkeborg | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Silkeborg | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Silkeborg | Total | Total | 85 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 2 |
| Genk | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Jong Genk | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 124 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 2 |
* ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal

## Honours

Silkeborg
* Danish 1st Division: 2018–19