Richard Jensen (footballer)

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Richard Jensen
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Jensen with Finland U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Richard Olav Jensen
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Vejle
(on loan from Aberdeen)
Number 29
Youth career
Futura [1]
–2011 Honka [2]
2012 HJK
2012–2016 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Jong Twente 28 (0)
2017–2018 Twente 10 (0)
2018–2022 Roda JC 82 (7)
2022–2023 Górnik Zabrze 34 (1)
2023– Aberdeen 29 (0)
2024– → Vejle (loan) 5 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Finland U17 3 (0)
2013–2014 Finland U18 6 (1)
2014 Finland U19 3 (0)
2015–2018 Finland U21 21 (0)
2022– Finland 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish side Vejle on loan from Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and the Finland national team. He has captained the Finland national under-21 football team. [3] Jensen was born in Porvoo, Finland.

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Jensen made his international debut for Finland in June 2022, at the age of 26.

Club career

Twente

Jensen joined FC Twente's youth academy in 2012 from HJK Helsinki. On 20 January 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Twente for three years. [4] Exactly a year later, on 20 January 2018, he made his professional debut for Twente in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with Roda JC Kerkrade. [5]

Roda

On 23 July 2018, Jensen joined Eerste Divisie club Roda, signing a two-year deal. [6] He made his debut for Roda on 17 August 2018 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Jong Ajax. [7]

Górnik Zabrze

On 20 July 2022, Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze announced the signing of Jensen on a one-year contract. [8] On 7 February 2023, his contract was extended until the end of June 2024. [9]

Aberdeen F.C.

On 23 August 2023, Jensen signed a three-year deal with Scottish club Aberdeen, [10] for a rumoured £400,000 transfer fee. [11] [12] He debuted with his new team in Scottish Premiership on 27 August 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against St Mirren. [13] Jensen also represented Aberdeen in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, playing in all six group stage matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, and HJK Helsinki. [14]

Vejle Boldklub (loan)

On 23 August 2024, Jensen joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a season-long loan deal. [15]

International career

Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels. [16] He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. [17]

He made his debut for the Finland national team on 7 June 2022 in a UEFA Nations League qualification game in Helsinki Olympic Stadium against Montenegro. [18]

Personal life

Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 October 2024. [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Twente 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 23000——230
2017–18 Derde Divisie 5000——50
Total280000000280
Twente 2017–18 Eredivisie 10020——120
Roda JC Kerkrade 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 19130——221
2019–20 Eerste Divisie8200——82
2020–21 Eerste Divisie23220——252
2021–22 Eerste Divisie32220——342
Total827700000897
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 29120——311
2023–24 Ekstraklasa5000——50
Total341200000361
Aberdeen 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 28030107 [lower-alpha 3] 0390
2024–25 Scottish Premiership100010–20
Total290302070410
Vejle (loan) 2024–25 Danish Superliga 5110——61
Career total188915020702139

International

As of match played 4 June 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
TeamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Finland 20225 [lower-alpha 1] 00050
20236 [lower-alpha 2] 01070
2024002020
Total11030140

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

Honours

Aberdeen

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References

  1. ↑ Porvoolaislähtöinen FC Futuran kasvatti Richard Jensen ensi kertaa Huuhkajien matkassa, uusimaa.fi
  2. ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  3. ↑ "Richard Jensenillä edessä viimeinen nuorten maaottelu" [Richard Jensen has the last youth national match ahead] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bröderna Jensen förlängde med FC Twente".
  5. ↑ "FC Twente laat spelers bij Roda JC debuteren - Sport - Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl. 20 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Roda JC contracteert Richard Jensen" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Roda JC pakt drie punten tegen Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Richard Jensen piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 20 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "RICHARD JENSEN NA DŁUŻEJ W GÓRNIKU" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 7 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dons deal in defender Jensen". Aberdeen. 23 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Aberdeen sign Finnish international defender Richard Jensen". pressandjournal.co.uk. 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Scottish Premiership 2023-24 stats: Who have been the top performers so far this season?, pressandjournal.co.uk, 10 January 2024
  13. ↑ ST. MIRREN VS. ABERDEEN 2 - 2, int.soccerway.com
  14. ↑ RICHARD JENSEN, UEFA/ uefa.com
  15. ↑ "DEFENDER DEPARTS ON LOAN". www.afc.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  17. ↑ "Pikkuhuuhkajien toppari vaihtoi seuraa peliajan perässä: "En ole katunut sekuntiakaan"" [Little Eagle Owl´s center-back changed club in search of play time: "I haven't regretted for a second"] (in Finnish). MSN. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Kuva: Tunteikas hetki Olympiastadionilla – Huuhkajien pelaaja jäi sanattomaksi" [Photo: An emotional moment at the Olympic Stadium - The Eagle Owls player was left speechless] (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "R. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Richard Jensen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland . Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  22. ↑ SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2023/2024, eurosport.com
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