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Synne Jensen
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Steyr, Austria, April 10th, 2016, ÖFB Women's European Championship qualification - Austria vs Norway.
Personal information
Full name Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen
Date of birth (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number 20
Youth career
Gjelleråsen IF
2011–2012 LSK Kvinner FK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 LSK Kvinner FK 21 (0)
2012 → Linderud-Grei (loan) 10 (11)
2013–2015 Kolbotn 42 (24)
2015–2016 VfL Wolfsburg 3 (1)
2016Stabæk (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 Stabæk 44 (9)
2019 Røa 22 (16)
2020–2022 Vålerenga 36 (13)
2022– Real Sociedad
International career
2010–2011 Norway U15 5 (1)
2011–2012 Norway U16 16 (11)
2012–2013 Norway U17 10 (5)
2013–2014 Norway U19 22 (11)
2014– Norway 24 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:20, 08 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2020

Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen (born 15 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Sociedad. She made her debut for the Norway women's national team in 2014.

Contents

Club career

Norwegian leagues, 2011–2015

Jensen played for Gjelleråsen IF as a young teenager. In January 2011 at age 16, she signed with LSK Kvinner FK. [1] She debuted for the club on 14 April 2012 during the club's 6–0 win over SK Trondheims-Ørn in the Toppserien. [2]

In August 2012, she joined Linderud-Grei in the Norwegian First Division. [3] Jensen made 10 appearances for the club and scored 11 goals. She returned to Lillestrøm for the 2013 season where she made eight appearances before committing to league rival Kolbotn IL. [4] Jensen played three seasons for the club. In 2013, she scored five goals in 12 appearances. [5] The following season, she scored 13 goals in 21 appearances. [5] In 2015, she scored six goals in eight appearances. [5]

VfL Wolfsburg, 2015–2016

At the age of 19, Jensen signed a three-year contract with German club VfL Wolfsburg for the 2015–16 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga. [6] Coach Ralf Kellermann praised her "enormous potential to develop further." [7] On 29 August 2015 she made her competitive debut for Wolfsburg and scored a brace against Jena during the club's season opener, resulting in an 8–0 win. [8] [9]

In June 2016, Wolfsburg sent Jensen on loan to Stabæk for one year, to aid her development with regular first team football. [10] At the end of the season she was allowed to return to Stabæk on a permanent basis, as part of Wolfsburg's transfer deal for Marie Dølvik Markussen. [11]

International career

After representing Norway at the youth international level, Jensen made her senior debut for Norway against New Zealand on 25 November 2014. [12]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 March 2020 Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–12–1 2020 Algarve Cup
2.10 March 2020 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, PortugalFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–12–1

Honours

DFB-Pokal: Winner 2016

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