The midfielder made headlines around Europe this week after his 30-minute quadruple, including an 11-minute hat-trick, during Norway’s 11-1 thumping of Moldova. He was only pipped to the post for the match ball by team-mate Erling Haaland, who managed a quintuple of strikes in the same game.
Far from holding it against the Manchester City superstar for usurping his performance, Aasgaard is learning all he can from the man he described as having a ‘monster mentality’ and is eager to impress his new fans at home, starting against Hearts this weekend.
“First of all, (Haaland) is a brilliant character off the pitch. He's a leader,” Aasgaard said. “He's not a senior, I would say, but he's a real big personality off the pitch, and obviously on the pitch he speaks for himself.
"He gave the penalty to me for my hat-trick, and that speaks volumes about his character. Every time I go away, I learn so much not just from him, but from all the players.
“There are a lot of quality players. We've got a really good team. I really enjoy going away, but I just need to focus on this next block of games before the next one, and hopefully I can do it as well as I can. All I can do is just try to take that into the next game. I'm just desperate to do well at this club."
The 23-year-old is quickly getting to grips with the intensity of playing in Glasgow, something his international team-mate Kristoffer Ajer knows only too well, having spent five years across the city at rivals Celtic. Aasgaard revealed that the Brentford man had given him a glowing report of life at one-half of the Old Firm.
“Yeah, he obviously gave me a bit of insight of what it was like on the other side," Aasgaard added. “He said he loved the city and when he came to Ibrox, it was electric, and he enjoyed it.”
After his start to life at Rangers was stunted by an unfortunate injury picked up in a pre-season game, Aasgaard is yet to find his best position for Rangers, having been moved around by manager Russell Martin, including a spell at centre forward in a 1-1 draw away at St Mirren. Although he admitted his adaptability on the park is an asset, he does have a preferred role.
“I like to play as a left-hand eight,” he said. “I'd say that's my favourite position, but I like to move all over the pitch. Even when I'm there, I like to be free.
“I'm comfortable. I've played as a right-eight and as a winger on the left before. I feel like that's one of my strengths. I can play in multiple positions.”
He’s not the only one who is expected to hit the ground running. Since Rangers’ last outing in the 0-0 draw with Celtic, they have added Derek Cornelius on-loan from Marseille and Youssef Chermiti, who arrived from Everton in a £10million deal.
Aasgaard knows how crucial it is for the players to gel quickly and to get a much-needed win against Derek McInnes’ outfit, who currently sit six points above the Light Blues in the table.
“I feel like it was a solid performance against Celtic and quite a lot of the lads have done well over the international break," he said. “We're a new group. For any team, it's going to take a little while for relationships to form across the pitch.
“I think the last week or so has been really good for the new faces to train together. I'm really looking forward to building some really good relationships with some of the new players and continuing to do that with the lads that I've been here with already.”