Jesper Cornelius
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Cornelius Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | (2001年06月26日) 26 June 2001 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Randers, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Start | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Randers FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Randers Freja | ||
| 2021–2024 | Vorup FB | ||
| 2024–2025 | Hobro | 22 | (8) |
| 2025–2026 | Lyngby | 31 | (4) |
| 2026– | Start | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:58, 23 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jesper Cornelius Rasmussen (born 26 June 2001) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club IK Start.
Career
[edit ]Club career
[edit ]Cornelius is a product of Randers FC, where he played in his youth years.[2] However, he was sorted out at the age of 14, and subsequently made the trip to several different clubs in East Jutland.[3] Cornelius played, among other things, for a period at Randers FC's reserve team, Randers Freja who played in the Jutland Series,[4] before he and his coach, Svenne Poulsen, moved on to Vorup FB, which played in the Denmark Series.[5]
After a strong 2023 fall, where Cornelius was the top scorer in the league with 11 goals in the Denmark Series, the striker went on a trial at Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK in January 2024.[6] [7] On 2 February 2024, Hobro confirmed that Cornelius joined the club on a three-year contract.[8]
After a year in Hobro, where he scored eight goals and one assist, Cornelius made a meteoric rise when he was sold to Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub on 3 February 2025, where he signed a deal until June 2028.[9] [10] He made his debut for Lyngby on 16 February 2025 in a Danish Superliga match against FC Midtjylland, where he was in the starting lineup.[11]
On 12 January 2026, Cornelius was sold to newly promoted Eliteserien club IK Start.[12]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Jesper Cornelius at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Ikonisk mentor troede på ham - nu lever han drømmen, 8 March 2024
- ^ Fra amatør til Lyngby på et år: Folk grinede ad mig, bold.dk, 4 February 2025
- ^ Vild udvikling: Nu skal han bombe som professionel, tipsbladet.dk, 5 February 2024
- ^ Fra kasseret i Randers FC til klasse i Vorup FB: Den første divisionsklub har forsøgt at lokke Jesper Cornelius væk fra Ulvehøj, amtsavisen.dk, 15 December 2023
- ^ Lokal profil på vej væk? Tidligere Superliga-klub giver ham chancen for at vise sig frem, amtsavisen.dk, 3 January 2024
- ^ Danmarksserie-bomber jagter kontrakt hos Hobro, bold.dk, 4 January 2024
- ^ Hobro IK skriver med Jesper Cornelius, hobroik.dk, 2 February 2024
- ^ Jesper Cornelius skifter til kongeblåt, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 3 February 2025
- ^ Hobro IK sælger Jesper Cornelius til 3F Superligamandskabet Lyngby BK, hobroik.dk, 3 February 2025
- ^ Midtjylland vs. Lyngby 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 16 February 2025
- ^ Spissen Jesper Cornelius er klar for IK Start, ikstart.no, 12 January 2026
External links
[edit ]- Jesper Cornelius at Soccerway
- Jesper Cornelius at superstats.dk
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Randers FC players
- Hobro IK players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway