| Rasmus Nicolaisen | |
| Full Name: | Rasmus Schmidt Nicolaisen |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Aulum, Denmark[1] |
| Height: | 1.91 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Toulouse |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aulum IF |
| Youthclubs2: | Midtjylland |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Midtjylland |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Portsmouth (loan) |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Toulouse |
| Caps3: | 99 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 June 2024 |
Rasmus Schmidt Nicolaisen (born 16 March 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Toulouse.
Born in Aulum, Denmark, Nicolaisen came through the academy of FC Midtjylland. He made his first professional appearance with the club on 7 March 2017 in a Danish Cup game against Kjellerup IF, coming off the bench to replace Kian Hansen in a 3-0 win.
On 16 April 2017, Nicolaisen made his Superliga debut against Lyngby BK, once again replacing Hansen, this time in a 2-2 draw. He scored his first professional goal on 1 June 2017 during a 3-0 win against Randers FC.
On 23 September 2020, Nicolaisen joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal.[3] [4] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 6–1 FA Cup win against King's Lynn Town on 28 November 2020.[5]
In the 2021–22 season, Nicolaisen helped Toulouse achieve promotion to Ligue 1 by winning Ligue 2.[6] Nicolaisen and Toulouse won the Coupe de France the following season.
On 29 March 2024, Nicolaisen signed a contract extension with Toulouse, reported as lasting until at least 2026.[7]
Nicolaisen has represented Denmark up to under-19 level.[8]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Midtjylland | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 57 | 6 | ||||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |||
| Total | 99 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 202 | 14 | |||
Midtjylland[9]
Portsmouth
Toulouse
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