Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1997)
Hans Fredrik Jensen (born 9 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club Augsburg and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for Twente, before signing with Augsburg at age 20 in 2018.
![]() Jensen with Twente in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hans Fredrik Jensen[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 September 1997||
Place of birth | Porvoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Augsburg | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Futura | ||
2008–2011 | Honka | ||
2012–2013 | HJK Helsinki | ||
2013–2016 | Twente | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Twente | 55 | (9) |
2016 | → Jong Twente | 4 | (1) |
2018– | Augsburg | 66 | (3) |
2022 | → FC Augsburg II | 3 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Finland U21 | 7 | (1) |
2017– | Finland | 26 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Twente
Jensen began his senior career at Twente. He made his Eredivisie debut on 6 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 defeat against Excelsior.[2]
FC Augsburg
Jensen signed with Augsburg at age 20 in 2018, on a five-year deal,[3] for a transfer fee of €3 million.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut on 27 October 2018, when he came in as a substitute for Koo Ja-cheol on 68th minute in a 2–1 win against Hannover.[5]
On 20 January 2023, Jensen renewed his contract with Augsburg, signing a new deal until the end of June 2025.[6][7]
International career
Jensen made his debut for Finland on 28 March 2017 at the age of 19 in a 1–1 friendly draw over Austria, scoring the equalising goal.[8] He later appeared in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, where Finland secured its first-ever place in the main tournament group stage.[9]
Jensen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[10] He played in two international games at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament while Finland was placed third in Group B following a 2–0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021.[11] They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.
Personal life
Jensen's older brother Richard is also a professional footballer and plays for Aberdeen FC.[12] Jensen is a member of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 October 2023[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Twente | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Twente | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |
2017–18 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
Total | 55 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 60 | 9 | |||
Augsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 66 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 73 | 7 | |||
Augsburg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Career total | 128 | 14 | 12 | 4 | — | 140 | 18 |
- Includes KNVB Beker and DFB Pokal
International
National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Finland | 2017 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2018 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
2019 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
2020 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
2021 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 7 |
Notes
- Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- Appearance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
- Appearances and goals in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
- Appearances and goals in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.
- Four appearances in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances in UEFA Euro 2020.
- Appearance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
International goals
- As of match played on 21 June 2021[15][16]
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 March 2017 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 1 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 26 March 2018 | Gloria Sports Arena, Belek, Turkey | 6 | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
3 | 26 March 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 8 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
4 | 15 October 2019 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | 10 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
5 | 6 September 2020 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 13 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
6 | 11 October 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 15 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
7 | 14 October 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 16 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- "Fredrik Jensen". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Fredrik Jensen" (in Dutch). fctwentestatistieken.nl. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "FCA sign Fredrik Jensen". FC Augsburg. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "FC Twente midfielder, Fredrik Jensen joins Augsburg". okay. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- "Bundesliga-debuten undanstökad: Fredrik Jensen hoppade in då Augsburg bortaslog Hannover" [Bundesliga debut: Fredrik Jensen jumped in as Augsburg beat Hannover away] (in Swedish). Yle. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- "Fredrik Jensen kahden vuoden jatkosopimukseen FC Augsburgin kanssa". Yle. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- "Fredrik Jensen oli jo lähdössä huippuseurasta, kun hän sai uuden mahdollisuuden, tuloksena vakuuttava alkukausi Bundesliigassa". Yle. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "Viel probiert, wenig passiert". Der Standard (in German). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Pukki fires Finland to first major finals at Euro 2020". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Belgium win to push Finland into third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Jensen's 'leadership qualities' make him a strong addition - Robson"". 23 August 2023.
- Götz, Robert (28 June 2018). "Der FCA erfüllt Fredrik Jensen seinen Traum". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "F. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Fredrik Jensen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Fredrik Jensen". European Football. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
- FC Augsburg official profile
- Fredrik Jensen – SPL competition record
- Fredrik Jensen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fredrik Jensen at BDFutbol
- Fredrik Jensen at Soccerway