Leon Jessen

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Leon Jessen
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Personal information
Full name Leon Jessen
Date of birth (1986-06-11) 11 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Brande, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
2001–2003 Brande IF
2003–2005 Ikast FS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2010 Midtjylland [1] 99 (3)
2010–2015 1. FC Kaiserslautern 54 (1)
2013–2015 → FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2016 Esbjerg fB 33 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Denmark U-19 7 (0)
2006–2008 Denmark U-21 7 (0)
2006 Denmark U-20 1 (0)
2009–2010 Denmark [2] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Jessen (born 11 June 1986) is a retired Danish football defender.

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Career

Jessen began his career 2001 with Brande IF and joined Ikast FS in 2003. [3] On 23 June 2010, Jessen left the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland after five years and signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany (Bundesliga). [4]

On 10 July 2015, it was confirmed that Jessen had signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga-side Esbjerg fB. [5]

It was announced on 31 December 2016 that Jessen would retire. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Leon Jessen" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Leon Jessen" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Nr.19 - Leon Jessen" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kaiserslautern verpflichtet Dänen Jessen" (in German). sueddeutsche.de.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Leon Jessen hærdet i tysk fodbold til tre år i EfB" (in Danish). Esbjerg fB. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Leon Jessen stopper karrieren‚ bold.dk, 31 January 2016


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