David Jensen (footballer)

David Jensen

Jensen with Utrecht in 2017
Personal information
Full name	David Raagaard Jensen
Date of birth	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Hillerød, Denmark
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lyngby
Number	40
Youth career
	Hillerød G&IF
	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Nordsjælland	81	(0)
2012	→ FC Fredericia (loan)	4	(0)
2013	→ AB (loan)	12	(0)
2016–2020	Utrecht	86	(0)
2016–2018	Jong FC Utrecht	4	(0)
2020–2022	New York Red Bulls	11	(0)
2021–2022	→ Westerlo (loan)	26	(0)
2022–2023	İstanbulspor	46	(0)
2024–	Lyngby	7	(0)
International career‡
2007–2008	Denmark U16	2	(0)
2008–2009	Denmark U17	10	(0)
2009	Denmark U18	5	(0)
2010–2011	Denmark U19	8	(0)
2011–2012	Denmark U20	3	(0)
2014–2015	Denmark U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:52, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

David Raagaard Jensen (born 25 March 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lyngby. He has amassed a total 32 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.

Early life

Jensen was born in Hillerød, Denmark, he began his youth career at Hillerød G&IF ^[1] before going on to Nordsjælland where he has played since he was 13 years old, signing his first contract with the club at age 16. ^[2] He would later go on trial with Celtic, but decided against a move to the Scottish club stating that though moving to a large foreign club would be a dream move, moving at 16 years of age was too young and that staying at FCN would be better for his development. ^[3]

David Jensen has an older brother Daniel Jensen, a former FCN defender who also played for FC Fredericia.

Senior career

Nordsjælland

David Jensen was promoted to reserve goalkeeper as backup to first choice Jesper Hansen in 2010. On 2 August 2011, he signed a new contract with FCN, keeping him at the club until 2014. ^[2] On 31 August 2011, Jensen made his senior debut in goal against hometown team Hillerød Fodbold in the second round of the Danish Cup, keeping a clean sheet with a 5–0 win. He would play his second match for the senior team in the following round of the Danish Cup on 21 September, in a 2–0 win over 1st Division side FC Hjørring. David Jensen would go on to make his Superliga debut on 24 September, coming on as a 44th-minute substitute for the injured Jesper Hansen, in a 1–0 loss to AGF. He would make his first league start on 2 October, in a 1–0 win over SønderjyskE, but had to come off at half time because of an injury to his knees from a collision with another player. He was expected to be out of action anywhere between four and six weeks. ^[4] After not featuring regularly for Nordsjælland, Jensen was loaned to FC Fredericia and AB during the 2012/13 season. Upon returning to the club he would become the first choice keeper for the next three seasons.

Utrecht

Jensen transferred to Utrecht of the Eredivisie on 28 July 2016. ^[5] He made his first appearance for the club as an injury substitution in a 3–3 draw against Feyenoord. ^[6] In his first season at the club he helped Utrecht to a fourth place finish in the Eredivisie and qualification to the Europa League. In 2017, Jensen recorded his first clean sheet in European competition during the 2017–18 Europa League Second Qualifying Round in a 0–0 draw against Maltese club, Valletta. ^[7]

New York Red Bulls

On 29 January 2020, Jensen signed with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. ^[8] Jensen started the club's first game of the 2020 season and earned the victory over FC Cincinnati, 3–2. "NEW YORK RB VS. CINCINNATI 3 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

On 7 July 2022, it was announced that Jensen and New York mutually agreed to terminate his contract. ^[9]

Westerlo (loan)

On 17 June 2021, the Red Bulls announced that they had loaned David Jensen to Belgian First Division B side K.V.C. Westerlo. ^[10] Jensen made his debut and earned his first clean sheet for Westerlo on August 15, 2021, during a 2-0 victory over Excelsior Virton. ^[11] Jensen helped to lead Westerlo to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B championship, playing 26 of 28 matches during the season. ^[12]

İstanbulspor

On 30 July 2022, Jensen signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Süper Lig club İstanbulspor. ^[13] In December 2023, Jensen and the Turkish club decided to part ways by mutual agreement. ^[14]

Lyngby

On 3 January 2024, Jensen returned to Denmark, signing a 2,5-year deal with Danish Superliga side Lyngby. ^[15]

International career

Jensen was part of the Danish under-20 team that won the 2011 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022 ^[17]

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nordsjælland	2010–11	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2011–12		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14		16	0	2	0	0	0	—		18	0
	2014–15		32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	2015–16		30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		81	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	83	0
FC Fredericia (loan)	2012–13	Danish 1st Division	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
AB (loan)	2012–13	Danish 1st Division	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
Utrecht	2016–17	Eredivisie	20	0	2	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2017–18		33	0	2	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	45	0
	2018–19		33	0	3	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	38	0
	2019–20		0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		86	0	8	0	8	0	10	0	112	0
New York Red Bulls	2020	MLS	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Westerlo (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division B	26	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
İstanbulspor	2022–23	Süper Lig	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Career total			233	0	10	0	8	0	10	0	261	0

1. Appearance(s) in Playoffs Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nordsjælland

• Danish Superliga: 2011–12

Westerlo

• Belgian First Division B: 2021–22 ^[18]

Denmark U20

• Milk Cup Elite: 2011

References

1. "To danmarksmestre fra Hillerød" (in Danish). HGI92.webbyen.dk (Hillerød GI). 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
2. "FCN: David Jensen forlænger" (in Danish). FCN.dk (F.C. Nordsjælland). 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
3. Pedersen, Kim (10 July 2008). "FCN forlænger med ung keeper" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
4. Blond, Mikael (5 October 2011). "FCN-reservekeeper foran længere pause" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
5. "FC Utrecht Verstterkt Zich Met Davis Jensen". fcutrecht.nl.
6. "Sky Sports Match Report: Utrecht v Feyenoord". skysports.com.
7. "Utrecht held by Valletta in Europa League qualifier". football-oranje.com. 13 July 2017.
8. "New York Red Bulls Sign Goalkeeper David Jensen". newyorkredbulls.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
9. "New York Red Bulls Mutually Agreed to Terminate Contract of Goalkeeper David Jensen".
10. "New York Red Bulls Loan David Jensen to K.V.C Westerlo". newyorkredbulls.com. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
11. "EXCELSIOR VIRTON VS. WESTERLO 0 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
12. "THE LOAN LIST: Checking in on Red Bulls Players Currently Out on Loan". newyorkredbulls.com. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
13. "İstanbulspor'da kaleci transferi... Danimarkalı eldiven David Jensen 2 yıllık imza attı". Türkiye Gazetesi (in Turkish). 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
14. Færdig i Tyrkiet: Nu søger han mod Danmark, ekstrabladet.dk, 19 December 2023
15. Lyngby Boldklub henter David Jensen, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 3 January 2024
16. "Denmark beat Northern Ireland in Milk Cup Elite final". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
17. David Jensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
18. "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

External links

• David Jensen at WorldFootball.net
• Profile at FCN.dk at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-10-02)(in Danish)
• David Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)