![]() Jensen with Finland U21 in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Olav Jensen | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 1996 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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. [3] 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. [4]
On 23 July 2018, Jensen joined Eerste Divisie club Roda, signing a two-year deal. [5] He made his debut for Roda on 17 August 2018 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Jong Ajax. [6]
On 20 July 2022, Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze announced the signing of Jensen on a one-year contract. [7] On 7 February 2023, his contract was extended until the end of June 2024. [8]
On 23 August 2023, Jensen signed a three-year deal with Scottish club Aberdeen, [9] for a rumoured £400,000 transfer fee. [10] [11] He debuted with his new team in Scottish Premiership on 27 August 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against St Mirren. [12] 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. [13]
On 23 August 2024, Jensen joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a season-long loan deal. [14]
Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels. [15] He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. [16]
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. [17]
Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg. [18]
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Twente | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Twente | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Roda JC Kerkrade | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
Total | 82 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 7 | ||
Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Aberdeen | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 [c] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Vejle (loan) | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Career total | 188 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 213 | 9 |
Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Finland | 2022 | 5 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2023 | 6 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Notes
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