Mathias Ross

Mathias Ross Jensen (born 15 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC on loan from the Turkish club Galatasaray. He is the older brother of Oliver Ross.

Mathias Ross
Personal information
Full name Mathias Ross Jensen
Date of birth (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 NEC
(on loan from Galatasaray)
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2013 Aalborg KFUM
2013–2018 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 AaB 92 (4)
2022– Galatasaray 0 (0)
2023– → NEC (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Denmark U17 11 (0)
2018–2020 Denmark U19 17 (0)
2021– Denmark U20 2 (0)
2021– Denmark U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

AaB Fodbold

Growing up in the Hasseris district of Aalborg,[1] Ross started his football career as a 10-year-old at Aalborg KFUM.[2] At under-13 level he joined the AaB youth academy.[3][1] In his first year as a U17 player, other centre backs were preferred ahead of Ross, which meant that he mainly appeared on the reserve team or as a substitute striker in the final minutes.[1] In his second U17 year, however, he became a regular player for the team in the U17 league.[1] AaB U17 finished the 2017–18 season in third place in the league table,[4] and in June 2018 he was named U17 Player of the Year in AaB.[1]

Ross made his professional debut for the AaB first team on 2 September 2018, when he came on as a substitute after 27 minutes instead of an injured Jakob Blåbjerg in a 2–2 draw against Randers FC.[5] At the time of the substitution, AaB were behind 2–1, and newspaper Tipsbladet described Ross' debut as "excellent".[1] A month later, in October 2018, he was permanently promoted to AaB's first team squad.[6] During the regular season he was utilised a total of three times, but from the relegation round he established himself as a starter in the first team. AaB eventually qualified for the play-offs to participate in the first qualifying round for the UEFA Europa League, where they were, however, eliminated in the first round against AGF.

In January 2019, Ross signed a contract extension keeping him in AaB until 2023.

Galatasaray

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 4-year contract with Galatasaray.[7] It has been announced that a transfer fee of €1,750,000 will be paid to the player's former team, AaB.[8]

Ross became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[9]

Loan to NEC Nijmegen

On 21 July 2023, Ross was loaned out to the Eredivisie club NEC for one season.[10] Accordingly, NEC Nijmegen team will pay a temporary transfer fee of 250,000 Euros to Galatasaray.[11]

International career

Ross made his international debut on 7 October 2017 as part of the Denmark under-17 team, when he was part of the starting lineup and played 90 minutes in a 3–4 defeat to Germany in a friendly match.[12] He went from being a peripheral player under the auspices of the Danish Football Association (DBU) to being team captain in the last match during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13][1] He made a total of 11 appearances for the national under-17 team.[14]

Ross made his first appearance for the Denmark under-19 team on 7 September 2018, and soon established himself as a starter.[14]

Honours

Galatasaray

References
  1. "En mentalt robust gut fra Hasseris". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 7 September 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. Gammelgaard, Camilla (15 October 2017). "Mathias udlever sin fodbolddrøm". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. Krøll, Rasmus (9 October 2018). "AaB rykker 17-årig forsvarsspiller op i Superligatruppen". TV 2/Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Stilling - U/17 Ligaen 2017-18". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. Jensen, Claus (16 September 2018). "17-årig på spring: AaB-talent rusker op i hierarkiet". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. Krøll, Rasmus (9 October 2018). "Mathias Ross rykket op i AaB-truppen". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Mathias Ross Jensen!". Galatasaray S.K. September 8, 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. "Mathias Ross Jensen Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. September 8, 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  9. "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  10. "N.E.C. huurt Mathias Ross van Galatasaray". NEC Nijmegen. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. "Mathias Ross, NEC Nijmegen Kulübü'ne kiralandı". Galatasaray S.K. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. "Danmark - Tyskland 3-4". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. "Danmark - Belgien 0-1". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  14. "Mathias Ross Jensen - DBU". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  15. "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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