Rasmus Thelander

Rasmus Thelander
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Thelander
Date of birth (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 AB 43 (3)
2012–2015 AaB 53 (2)
2015– Panathinaikos 18 (1)
National team
Denmark U18 1 (0)
Denmark U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 March 2016.


Rasmus Thelander (born 9 July 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a central defender for Panathinaikos.[1]

Club career

Akademisk Boldklub

Thelander began his career as a senior footballer in 2010 for Akademisk Boldklub in NordicBet Ligaen, the second tier league in Danish football.[2]

Aalborg Boldspilsklub

In the summer of 2012, Thelander signed a two-year contract with the Danish superliga club Aalborg Boldspilklub.[3][4]

Rasmus played his first season in AaB primarily as a substitute.[5] In the 13/14 season he got his superliga breakthrough, as defender Lasse Nielsen left for the Dutch team NEC Nijmegen, thus leaving a spot open in the central defense.[6] Hereafter, Thelander would play each league game through the rest of the season and help his club win the first Danish double.

Thelander scored two goals in the 4-2[7] victory against F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish cup final and won the Danish Cup Fighter of the Year (årets pokalfighter)[8]

Panathinaikos

Thelander signed a deal with the Greek team Panathinaikos F.C. on 2 July 2015.[9][10] According to several Greek press sources he was offered a four-years contract having been recommended to Panathinaikos by René Henriksen, a former player with the club. Thelander had been courted in the previous season when he helped lead AaB win the double.[11][12]

Αfter a pre-season injury, he made his debut against Levadiakos on 23 September 2015. On 3 October 2015 during his third appearance with the club he scored his first goal in a 1-0 away win against Skoda Xanthi, with a header after a corner kick.

Career statistics

As of Statistics updated 17 April 2016[13][14]
Club Season National Division Danish Cup CL Qualification Europe League Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akademisk Boldklub 2010-11 Danish 1st Division 2100000021
2011–12 Danish 1st Division 5200000052
AaB 2012-13 Danish Superliga 111000000111
2013–14 Danish Superliga 261320020313
2014–15 Danish Superliga 160104080290
Panathinaikos 2015–16 Superleague Greece 181300000211
Career total 7867240100998

Honours

Club

Aalborg BK

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Rasmus Thelander". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rasmus Thelander profil". tablesleague.com. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Thelander skifter til AaB" (in Danish). Ab-fodbold.dk. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  4. ↑ "AaB henter Thelander" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Rasmus Thelander". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lasse Nielsen solgt til Nijmegen" (in Danish). Berlinske. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  7. ↑ "AaB vandt The Double: Slog FCK 4-2 i pokalfinalen" (in Danish). Berlinske. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  8. ↑ "Rasmus Thelander blev årets pokalfighter" (in Danish). Jydskevestkysten. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  9. ↑ "AaB beskræfter: Thelander Solgt" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. 3 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "AaB Sælger Thelander til Panathinaikos F.C." (in Danish). www.aabsport.dk. 3 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Anbefalet af René Henriksen: AaB'er tæt på skifte til græsk storklub" (in Danish). www.bt.dk. 28 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Συμφωνία με Τελάντερ ο Παναθηναϊκός" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 28 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Career Rasmus Thelander". tablesleague.net.
  14. ↑ "Rasmus Thelander". worldfootball.net.
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