Mads Roerslev
![]() Roerslev warming up with FC Copenhagen in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mads Roerslev Rasmussen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 June 1999 | ||
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 | |||
–2017 | FC Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | FC Copenhagen | 5 | (0) |
2017 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Brentford | 35 | (0) |
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– | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 12 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:36, 31 May 2021 (UTC) |
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 is a Denmark U21 international.
Club career[]
FC Copenhagen[]
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]
Brentford[]
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 foot 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,[12] an injury to Henrik Dalsgaard allowed him to break into the starting lineup in early April.[13] He held onto his place until the end of the regular season and through the playoffs,[12] 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.[14] Roerslev finished a breakthrough 2020–21 season with 22 appearances.[12]
Roerslev began the 2021–22 season making sporadic substitute cameos in Premier League matches and as a starter in the early rounds of the EFL Cup.[13] Approaching the midway point of the season, mounting injuries in the central defensive positions saw him deployed in right wing back and right centre back roles.[15][16][17]
International career[]
Roerslev has been capped by Denmark at every level between U17 and U21.[18] He was a member of the Denmark squads at the 2016, 2018 and 2021 UEFA European U17, U19 and U21 Championships respectively.[18][19]
Style of play[]
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]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 10 December 2021
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[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 2019–20[10] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2020–21[12] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2021–22[20] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
Career total | 45 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
- ^ Appearances in Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours[]
Brentford
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mads Roerslev at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Mads Roerslev Rasmussen signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "To debutanter – tre mål". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "F.C. København forlænger med Mads Roerslev". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Mads Roerslev solgt til Brentford FC". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "FCK bekræfter: Sender Keita til Halmstad". bold.dk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Ung FCK'er forlader Halmstad efter fodfejl". bold.dk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Mads Roerslev udlejet til Vendsyssel FF". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Mads Roerslev signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Mads Roerslev in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ McIntyre, David (5 September 2020). "Brentford defender Roerslev faces spell out". West London Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Mads Roerslev in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Mads Roerslev at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b Vincent, Gareth (29 May 2021). "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ ""We will try to be as aggressive and front-footed as normal"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Howe influenced Newcastle from hotel room". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Majid, Uzzi (12 December 2021). "Roerslev praises Brentford belief after mounting late comeback win vs Watford". Football.London. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b Mads Roerslev at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- ^ "Mads Bech Sørensen and Mads Roerslev in Denmark's Under-21 Euros squad". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Mads Roerslev in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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- Mads Roerslev at brentfordfc.com
- Mads Roerslev – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
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- Danish Superliga players
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