Richard Jensen (footballer)
![]() 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 | Aberdeen | ||
Number | 5 | ||
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) |
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 12 August 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 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.
Jensen made his international debut for Finland in June 2022, at the age of 26.
Club career
[edit]Twente
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 12 August 2024.[19]
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 | ||
Career total | 183 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 207 | 8 |
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Polish Cup, and Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League qualifying and UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 4 June 2024[20]
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
- ^ Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.
Honours
[edit]Aberdeen
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2023–24[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Porvoolaislähtöinen FC Futuran kasvatti Richard Jensen ensi kertaa Huuhkajien matkassa, uusimaa.fi
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bröderna Jensen förlängde med FC Twente".
- ^ "FC Twente laat spelers bij Roda JC debuteren - Sport - Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl. 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Roda JC contracteert Richard Jensen" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Roda JC pakt drie punten tegen Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Richard Jensen piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "RICHARD JENSEN NA DŁUŻEJ W GÓRNIKU" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Dons deal in defender Jensen". Aberdeen. 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen sign Finnish international defender Richard Jensen". pressandjournal.co.uk. 23 August 2023.
- ^ Scottish Premiership 2023-24 stats: Who have been the top performers so far this season?, pressandjournal.co.uk, 10 January 2024
- ^ ST. MIRREN VS. ABERDEEN 2 - 2, int.soccerway.com
- ^ RICHARD JENSEN, UEFA/ uefa.com
- ^ "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
- ^ "R. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Richard Jensen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2023/2024, eurosport.com
External links
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- Aberdeen F.C. official profile
- Finnish Football Federation profile
- Richard Jensen at BDFutbol
- Richard Jensen at WorldFootball.net
- Richard Jensen at Soccerway
- Kicker.de Profile
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Porvoo
- Footballers from Uusimaa
- Men's association football central defenders
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- Jong FC Twente players
- FC Twente players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland