Jonathan Asp Jensen

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Jonathan Asp Jensen
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Gauerslund, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 46
Youth career
0000–2013 Gauerslund IF
2013–2017 Vejle
2017 Gauerslund IF
2017–2022 Midtjylland
2022– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Bayern Munich II 13 (2)
2024– Bayern Munich 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Denmark U16 8 (5)
2022– Denmark U17 8 (2)
2023– Denmark U18 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Asp Jensen (born 14 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

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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

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]

International career

Asp Jensen has represented Denmark internationally at youth level. [7]

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. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 132–––132
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 100000–10
Total1000000010
Career total142000000142

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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. ↑ "Jensen: Det er en stor drøm". tipsbladet.dk.
  8. ↑ 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.
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