Rasmus Lauritsen

Rasmus Steensbæk Lauritsen (born 27 February 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Early years
Lauritsen has both played for Herning Fremad and Brande IF as a youth player, starting as a four-year-old, before joining Midtjylland in the summer 2011.

At the age of 19, Lauritsen made his professional debut for Midtjylland on 8 November 2015, in a Superliga game against Esbjerg.

Skive
On 5 January 2016 Danish 1st Division side Skive confirmed, that they had signed Lauritsen on a two-year contract. On 1 December 2016, Lauritsen scored his first career goal in Skive 3–2 win over the Næstved Boldklub.

Vejle
Lauritsen signed for Vejle on 9 June 2017 for two years. A few months later the club extended Lauritsen's contract for one more year.

Norrköping
On 11 February 2019, Lauritsen moved abroad and signed for Swedish top club Norrköping on a three-year deal.

Dinamo Zagreb
On 2 October 2020, Lauritsen signed for Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. He debuted two days later against Varaždin and made an error that resulted in a goal. However, his performances soon drastically improved and had an instant impact on Dinamo's defense, causing them not to concede a single goal in all five Europa League group stage games that he played.

Brøndby
On 30 January 2023, Lauritsen returned to his native Denmark to join Brøndby on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He encountered an early injury that sidelined him for several months. Making his debut for the club on 10 April, he entered the match in the 88th minute, substituting for Frederik Winther during a 2–1 league loss to Nordsjælland. On 16 April, he earned his first starting position and contributed to the team keeping a clean sheet during a 1–0 victory against AGF.

Personal life
Lauritsen has a twin brother, Frederik, who also plays football.

His favourite player is Andy Carroll and his favourite team is Arsenal.

Honours
Midtjylland
 * Danish Superliga: 2014–15

Dinamo Zagreb
 * Prva HNL: 2020–21, 2021–22
 * Croatian Cup: 2020–21
 * Croatian Super Cup: 2022