Kasper Dolberg
Kasper Dolberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Silkeborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft11⁄2 in)[5] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | GFG Voel | ||
| 2010–2015 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Silkeborg IF | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Ajax | 78 | (33) |
| 2019– | Nice | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2015 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2016– | Denmark | 13 | (3) |
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2019 | |||
Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɒlpæːɐ̯]; born 6 October 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for French football club Nice[6] and the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at Silkeborg IF in May 2015. He joined Ajax in July 2015 and made his debut for the club in July 2016. He represented Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level before making his senior international debut in November 2016.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Silkeborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft11⁄2 in)[5] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | GFG Voel | ||
| 2010–2015 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Silkeborg IF | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Ajax | 78 | (33) |
| 2019– | Nice | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2015 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2016– | Denmark | 13 | (3) |
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Silkeborg IF
On 17 May 2015, he made his senior debut for Silkeborg IF in a Danish Superliga game against Brøndby IF, replacing Adeola Lanre Runsewe after 63 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat.[7]
Ajax
On 5 January 2015, Ajax announced that 17-year-old Dolberg would join from Silkeborg IF in the summer, signing a three-year contract valid from summer 2015 until summer 2018.[8] He had been spotted by Danish scout John Steen Olsen, the same scout who discovered players such as Zlatan Ibrahimović, Viktor Fischer, and Christian Eriksen for the Dutch capital club.[9] On 13 May 2016, Dolberg agreed to have his contract extended until 2021.[10]
On 26 July 2016, Dolberg scored his first goal in European competition on his competitive debut for Ajax, in a 1–1 Champions League qualification match against PAOK.[11] He made his Eredivisie debut for the club on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sparta Rotterdam, coming on as a substitute for Mateo Cassierra.[12] The following week he was in the starting line-up for the league match against Roda JC and he scored both of Ajax' goals in the 2–2 draw, his first goals in the Eredivisie.[13] On 29 September 2016, Dolberg scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Standard Liège in a Europa League match.[14] He scored another goal in his first 'Klassieker' against Ajax' great rival Feyenoord on 23 October 2016, securing a 1–1 draw away in Rotterdam.[15] On 20 November 2016, he scored a first-half hat-trick in an Eredivisie match against NEC.[16] This made him the youngest non-Dutch player ever to score a hattrick for Ajax.[17] On 9 March 2017, Dolberg scored the equalizer in what ended in a 2–1 loss to F.C. Copenhagen in the round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League campaign, thus ending a club record eight-month period in which Copenhagen had not conceded any goals at their home ground at Parken Stadium since 20 August 2016.[18]
OGC Nice
Dolberg signed for Nice on 29 August 2019 for a fee of 20.5 million Euros.[19]
International career
In November 2016, Dolberg received his first call-up to the senior Denmark squad for matches against Kazakhstan and Czech Republic.[20] On 11 November 2016, he made his senior international debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 victory for Denmark over Kazakhstan.[21] On 10 June 2017, in a 1–3 away win against Kazakhstan in the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, he came on as a substitute for Yussuf Poulsen after 68 minutes and scored his first international goal in the 81st minute.[22]
In May 2018 he was named in Denmark’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[23]
Personal life
On 16 September 2019, Dolberg reported to the police that his luxury watch at an estimated value of 70.000€ was stolen. Following a police investigation, in which the police recovered a surveillance video showing the culprit stealing the watch, his teammate Lamine Diaby-Fadiga confessed to the crime ten days later.[24]
Career statistics
Club
International
- As of match played 10 June 2019[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of match played 10 June 2019. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dolberg goal.[27]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2017 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | 3 |  Kazakhstan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 June 2019 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 13 |  Georgia | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3 | 3–1 |
Honours
Club
Eredivisie (1): 2018–19
KNVB Cup (1): 2018–19
Johan Cruyff Shield(1): 2019
UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016–17[29]