Jesper Cornelius Rasmussen (born 26 June 2001) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club IK Start.
Career Club career Cornelius is a product of Randers FC, where he played in his youth years.Ikonisk mentor troede på ham - nu lever han drømmen, 8 March 2024 However, he was sorted out at the age of 14, and subsequently made the trip to several different clubs in East Jutland.Fra amatør til Lyngby på et år: Folk grinede ad mig, bold.dk, 4 February 2025 Cornelius played, among other things, for a period at Randers FC's reserve team, Randers Freja who played in the Jutland Series,Vild udvikling: Nu skal han bombe som professionel, tipsbladet.dk, 5 February 2024 before he and his coach, Svenne Poulsen, moved on to Vorup FB, which played in the Denmark Series.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
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.Lokal profil på vej væk? Tidligere Superliga-klub giver ham chancen for at vise sig frem, amtsavisen.dk, 3 January 2024Danmarksserie-bomber jagter kontrakt hos Hobro, bold.dk, 4 January 2024 On 2 February 2024, Hobro confirmed that Cornelius joined the club on a three-year contract.Hobro IK skriver med Jesper Cornelius, hobroik.dk, 2 February 2024
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.Jesper Cornelius skifter til kongeblåt, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 3 February 2025Hobro IK sælger Jesper Cornelius til 3F Superligamandskabet Lyngby BK, hobroik.dk, 3 February 2025 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.Midtjylland vs. Lyngby 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 16 February 2025
On 12 January 2026, Cornelius was sold to newly promoted Eliteserien club IK Start.Spissen Jesper Cornelius er klar for IK Start, ikstart.no, 12 January 2026
References
External links
Jesper Cornelius at superstats.dk