| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niels Bisp Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | September 9, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinding, Denmark | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2006 | Vinding SF | ||
| 2006-present | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009-present | Vejle Boldklub | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008- | Denmark U-16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008- | Denmark U-17 | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Niels Bisp Rasmussen (born 9 September 1993) is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub.
He began his career in Vinding SF, a little sports club in Vejle. He was spotted early by Vejle Boldklub and he moved to the club. In September 2008 he signed a three year contract with Vejle Boldklub.[1] He got his international debut with the Denmark under-16s in October 2008, and was called up for the under-17s in December that year, named team captain of both teams. He was awarded 2009 Danish under-17 Talent of the Year by the Danish Football Association.[2]
He has been on trial at several English Premiership clubs: Newcastle United F.C. in the summer 2008,[3] in the summer 2009 with Aston Villa F.C. and Fulham F.C.,[4] as well as Liverpool F.C..[5] Aston Villa and Fulham both offered him a contract from the start of 2010, but Rasmussen turned them down as he didn't feel mentally ready yet.[6] The French Ligue 1 team Lille OSC also showed interest in Rasmussen.[7] He made his debut in 2009 for the Vejle reserves in Danmarksserien.[6] He was an unused substitute for a number of first team matches, before signing a full-time contract with Vejle in May 2010, as he was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2010-11 Danish 1st Division season.[8]