Jonathan Asp Jensen

Jonathan Asp Jensen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Gauerslund, Denmark
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grasshopper (on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Gauerslund IF
2013–2017	Vejle
2017	Gauerslund IF
2017–2022	Midtjylland
2022–	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Bayern Munich II	36	(7)
2024–	Bayern Munich	1	(0)
2025–	→ Grasshopper (loan)	3	(1)
International career‡
2021–2022	Denmark U16	8	(5)
2022–	Denmark U17	8	(2)
2023–	Denmark U18	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Denmark UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2024 Cyprus
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:58, 24 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 April 2024

Jonathan Asp Jensen (born 14 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Early life

Asp Jensen is a native of Gauerslund, Denmark. He has been regarded as one of the most prominent football prospects in the country. ^[1]

Club career

Bayern Munich

Asp Jensen joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich from the youth academy of Danish Superliga side Midtjylland on 2022. ^[2]

He started his professional career with the Bayern Munich II side. On 24 February 2024, Asp Jensen made his professional debut during a 1–0 win Regionalliga Bayern match over Viktoria Aschaffenburg. ^[3] A month later, on 8 March, he scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II on a 2–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against DJK Vilzing. ^[4] A week later on 16 March, Asp Jensen started and scored his second goal for the club during a 4–0 Regionalliga Bayern away win match against FC Memmingen. ^[5]

On 12 May 2024, he made his Bundesliga debut for the senior team of Bayern Munich, coming off the bench to substitute Lovro Zvonarek, in a 2–0 win over VfL Wolfsburg. ^[6]

Asp Jensen was called-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a friendly match on 6 January 2025, after the 2024 winter break concluded, in which he substituted Joshua Kimmich at the 63rd minute of a 6–0 win over Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, scoring the sixth and last goal at the 77th minute. ^[7]

Loan to Grasshopper

On 26 June 2025, Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zurich announced his signing, Asp Jensen is set to move to Switzerland and officially join on loan for the 2025–26 season. ^[8] He scored his first goal for Grasshoppers on 24 August 2025 with the opening goal in a 2–2 draw at home against FC Winterthur. ^[9]

International career

Asp Jensen has represented Denmark internationally at youth level. ^[10]

Style of play

Asp Jensen mainly operates as an attacking midfielder. He is two-footed and is known for his playmaking ability and for his ability to read the game. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2023–24	Regionalliga Bayern	13	2	–		–		–		13	2
	2024–25		23	5	–		–		–		23	5
	Total		36	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	7
Bayern Munich	2023–24	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2024–25		–		–		0	0	–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Grasshopper (loan)	2025–26	Swiss Super League	3	1	1	0	–		–		4	1
	Total		3	1	1	0	–		–		4	1
Career total			40	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	7

Notes

Honours

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2024–25 ^[12]

References

1. "Jonathan Asp Jensen: Kender du ham?". jv.dk.
2. "FC Bayern verpflichtet dänisches Talent Jonathan Asp Jensen" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 17 February 2022.
3. "Amateure feiern umkämpften Auswärtssieg in Aschaffenburg" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 24 February 2024.
4. "Krummes Ding und Kerns Geniestreich: Bayern Amateure ärgern Vilzing" (in German). Kicker. 8 March 2024.
5. "Platzverweis zieht Memmingen den Zahn: Bayern-Amateure zerpflücken den FCM" (in German). Kicker. 16 March 2024.
6. "Überzeugende Bayern feiern Sieg gegen Wolfsburg im letzten Heimspiel" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 12 May 2024.
7. https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-red-bull-salzburg-fc-bayern-06-01-25/news
8. "GC verpflichtet Jonathan Asp Jensen per Leihe" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
9. "GCZ vergibt Heimsieg in der Nachspielzeit" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
10. "Jensen: Det er en stor drøm". tipsbladet.dk.
11. Kraft, Justin (8 December 2023). "Von einem Mittelfeldspieler sind am Campus alle begeistert! Die größten Talente im Nachwuchs des FC Bayern" (in German). Goal.com.
12. "FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga". FAZ.NET (in German). 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.