Rasmus Højlund

Rasmus Højlund
Personal information
Full name	Rasmus Winther Højlund
Date of birth	4 February 2003 (age 21)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Atalanta
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2015	B.93
2016	Brøndby
2016–2017	Holbæk
2017–2021	Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Copenhagen
2022	Sturm Graz
2022–	Atalanta
National team‡
2018–2019	Denmark U16
2019	Denmark U17
2021–	Denmark U19
2022–	Denmark U21
2022–	Denmark
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 30 October 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Rasmus Winther Højlund (born 4 February 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Atalanta and the Denmark national team.

Club career

Copenhagen

Højlund began his professional career at his hometown club Copenhagen in 2020. During the 2021–22 season, he made his debut in European competitions, contributing five goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League across qualification rounds and the tournament proper.^[1]

Sturm Graz

In January 2022, Højlund joined Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz for a reported fee of €1.8 million.^[2] He scored 12 goals in 21 games across all competitions during the remainder of the 2021–22 season and the start of the 2022–23 season.^[1]

Atalanta

On 27 August 2022, Højlund signed with Serie A club Atalanta in a deal worth a reported €17 million.^[1]^[2] He scored his first goal for Atalanta on 5 September 2022 in a 2–0 away win over Monza.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 October 2022^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Copenhagen	2020–21	Danish Superliga	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2021–22	Danish Superliga	15	0	1	0	11	5	27	5
	Total		19	0	2	0	11	5	32	5
Sturm Graz	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	13	6	0	0	0	0	13	6
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	5	3	1	2	2	1	8	6
	Total		18	9	1	2	2	1	21	12
Atalanta	2022–23	Serie A	8	1	0	0	—		8	1
Career total			45	10	3	2	13	6	61	18

International

As of match played 25 September 2022^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "WELCOME, HØJLUND!". Atalanta. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Campanale, Susy (27 August 2022). "Official: Atalanta break bank for 'new Haaland' Hojlund". Football Italia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Bettoni, Lorenzo (5 September 2022). "Monza 0–2 Atalanta, Gasp new Serie A leader". Football Italia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Rasmus Højlund at Soccerway
^ "Rasmus Højlund". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

Rasmus Højlund at DBU

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[ata-1] "WELCOME, HØJLUND!". Atalanta. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[FI-transfer-2] Campanale, Susy (27 August 2022). "Official: Atalanta break bank for 'new Haaland' Hojlund". Football Italia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[3] Bettoni, Lorenzo (5 September 2022). "Monza 0–2 Atalanta, Gasp new Serie A leader". Football Italia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[4] Rasmus Højlund at Soccerway

[5] "Rasmus Højlund". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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