Kasper Dolberg


Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax 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 football team|under-16], under-17 football team|under-17], under-19 football team|under-19] and under-21 football team|under-21] level before making his senior international debut in November 2016.
In May 2020, Dolberg was voted as player of the year by the fans of his club Nice. While at Ajax, he was named Dutch Football Talent of the year after his first season in the Eredivisie in 2017.

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 0-2 loss.

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. 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. On 13 May 2016, Dolberg agreed to have his contract extended until 2021.
On 26 July 2016, Dolberg scored his first goal in European competition on his competitive debut for Ajax, in a 1–1 2016–17 [UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round|Champions League qualification] match against PAOK. 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. The following week he was in the starting line-up for the league match against Roda JC and he scored both of Ajax's goals in the 2–2 draw, his first goals in the Eredivisie. On 29 September 2016, Dolberg scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Standard Liège in a Europa League match. He scored another goal in his first Klassieker against Ajax's great rival Feyenoord on 23 October 2016, securing a 1–1 draw away in Rotterdam. On 20 November 2016, he scored a first-half hat-trick in an Eredivisie match against NEC. This made him the youngest non-Dutch player ever to score a hattrick for Ajax. 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.

Nice

Dolberg signed for Nice in Ligue 1 on 29 August 2019 for a fee of 20.5 million euros. He finished his first season in France as the club's top scorer with 11 goals and was named the club's player of the season, as Nice finished in fifth place, securing a spot in the group stage for next season's UEFA Europa League.
Dolberg started the 2020–21 season with a brace on 29 August 2020 against Strasbourg, securing his team a 2–0 away win.

Loan to Sevilla

Dolberg joined La Liga club Sevilla on loan on 1 September 2022, initially planned to last for a season. However, the loan was terminated prematurely on 2 January 2023, with Dolberg only making eight appearances for the Spanish club.

Loan to TSG Hoffenheim

On 2 January 2023, Dolberg was loaned to Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.

Anderlecht

On 7 July 2023, Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht announced the signing of Dolberg from Nice on a four-year contract, playing under fellow Dane Brian Riemer. Dolberg scored his first goal for Anderlecht on 6 August 2023, the winner in a 1–0 victory over Royal Antwerp, and Anderlecht finished third in his first season at the club.
Dolberg was named Belgian Player of the Month for November 2024, thanks to scoring 12 goals in six domestic games, including two hat-tricks in three domestic games against Tubize-Braine in the Belgian Cup and Cercle Brugge in the league.
On 23 April 2025, Dolberg scored four goals against Gent in a Pro League Champions' Playoffs match, totalling his tally to 18 goals in the domestic competition.

Return to Ajax

On 2 September 2025, Ajax announced the return of Dolberg to the club, signing a contract until 2029.

International career

In November 2016, Dolberg received his first call-up to the senior Denmark squad for matches against Kazakhstan and Czech Republic. 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. On 10 June 2017, in a 1–3 away win against Kazakhstan in the 2018 [FIFA World Cup qualification |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.
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
In May 2021, he was selected in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Dolberg made his first start in the tournament, replacing the injured Yussuf Poulsen, in Denmark's round of 16 tie against Wales on 26 June and scored twice in a 4–0 win. He scored his third goal of the tournament in the quarter-finals against Czech Republic after a spectacular cross from Joakim Mæhle.

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. Diaby was later sacked by the club.
On 8 November 2021, Dolberg announced that he had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Career statistics

Club

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 June 2017Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan33–13–12018 FIFA [World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]
210 June 2019Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark131–05–1UEFA [Euro 2020 qualifying Group D|UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]
310 June 2019Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark133–15–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
415 October 2019Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark152–04–0Friendly
515 October 2019Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark153–04–0Friendly
628 March 2021MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark231–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
728 March 2021MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark236–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
826 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands281–04–0UEFA Euro 2020
926 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands282–04–0UEFA Euro 2020
103 July 2021Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan292–02–1UEFA Euro 2020
1125 September 2022Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark371–02–02022–23 [UEFA Nations League A]
1210 June 2025Odense Stadium, Odense, Denmark553–05–0Friendly

Honours

Ajax
Nice
Anderlecht
Individual