Mads Roerslev
Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmæs ˈʁɶːɐsle̝w]; born 24 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for English club Brentford as a right back. He is a product of the FC Copenhagen academy and is a Denmark U21 international.
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 | 12 | (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 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:44, 4 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:11, 20 November 2019 (UTC) |
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] He returned to match play in early January 2021.[12]
International career
Roerslev has been capped by Denmark at every level between U17 and U21.[13] He was a member of the Denmark squads at the 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship and the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship.[13]
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 3 February 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 | 0 | ||
2017–18[1] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | ||||
2018–19[1] | 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[12] | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
Career total | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
- Appearances in Europa League
- Appearance in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
References
- Mads Roerslev at WorldFootball.net
- "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.
- "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.
- "Mads Roerslev signs new contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "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.
- "Games played by Mads Roerslev in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
External links
- Mads Roerslev at Soccerbase
- Mads Roerslev at dbu.dk
- Mads Roerslev at brentfordfc.com
- Mads Roerslev – UEFA competition record