Rasmus Højlund, the Danish striker born in 2003 and in his first season as an Atalantino, currently holds the title for the youngest foreign player to have scored at least two goals in the Serie A TIM thus far this season: after celebrating for the first time against Monza, his “killer instinct” was again rewarded during the latest matchday, namely in the away fixture against Spezia.

Rasmus found his scoring ways for the first time on September 5, during the outing against Monza: on the day of his first appearance in Atalanta’s starting XI, the Dane made a dream debut as his performance was crowned by his first goal as a black-and-blue player. His opener, together with the own goal of the Brianteo team inspired by one of Lookman’s blazes, allowed Atalanta to seize the U-Power Stadium with a 2-0 win.

Despite the blow for not sewing up the three points in La Spezia, Rasmus played a crucial role in setting Atalanta’s comeback into motion: in fact, Højlund’s net paved the way to level a 2 goal gap (from 2-0 to 2-2), as Pašalić completed the comeback with a last-minute equaliser.

To depict a complete picture of the offensive output of the Danish youngster, it bears adding up to his current goalscoring stats also the assist provided to Giorgio Scalvini on the 18th of September 2022 to win 1-0 the outing against Roma hosted in the Olimpico stadium.

Statistical Source: Opta Facts by Stats Perform