Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen

Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Ulrik Jenssen
Personal information
Full name Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
Date of birth (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rosenborg
Number 23
Youth career
Tromsø
2013–2016 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Lyon II 48 (1)
2016–2017 Tromsø 39 (2)
2018–2021 Nordsjælland 108 (8)
2021–2022 Willem II 23 (0)
2022 Nordsjælland 2 (0)
2023– Rosenborg 23 (2)
International career
2013 Norway U17 12 (1)
2014–2015 Norway U19 6 (0)
2021- Norway U23 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Club career

Born in Tromsø, Jenssen is the son of former Tromsø and Sogndal manager Truls Jenssen. His older brother is the footballer Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.

On 4 August 2016, Jenssen transferred from Lyon II to sign a three-and-a-half year with Tromsø.[1]

After joining FC Nordsjælland in January 2018,[2] Jensen left the club again in the summer 2021.

In July 2021, Jenssen signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Willem II.[3] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 20 June 2022, after the club had suffered relegation.[4]

Jenssen returned to Nordsjælland on 19 August 2022, signing a contract until December 2022.[5]

In November 2022, Jenssen signed for Rosenborg, joining the club from January 2023.[6]

International career

In 2016, he was called up to the Norway national football team despite not having played a senior first-team match for any club.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 October 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon II 2013–14 CFA 12000—120
2014–15 20100—201
2015–16 16000—160
Total 48100——481
Tromsø 2016 Tippeligaen 12110—131
2017 Eliteserien 27120—291
Total 39230——422
FC Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 17000—170
2018–19 3141030354
2019–20 32100—321
2020–21 28300—283
Total 108810301128
Willem II 2021–22 Eredivisie 23010—240
Total 2301000240
FC Nordsjælland 2022–23 Danish Superliga 2000—20
Total 20000020
Rosenborg 2023 Eliteserien 2323040302
Total 2323040302
Career total 243138070258123

References
  1. "LANGTIDSKONTRAKT FOR YTTERGÅRD JENSSEN". www.til.no (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. FCN snupper norsk forsvarsspiller‚ bold.dk, 22 December 2017
  3. Aert, Dolf van (24 July 2021). "Willem II versterkt defensie verder met transfervrije Jenssen". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  4. "Contract Jenssen ontbonden, Yeboah vertrekt". Willem II (in Dutch). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. "FC Nordsjælland skriver kontrakt med Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. "Yttergård Jenssen klar for Rosenborg" [Yttergård Jenssen to Rosenborg] (in Norwegian). RBK.no. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. Magnussen, Jostein (18 May 2016). "Norge-klare Ulrik (19): – Uttaket kom som et sjokk". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  8. "U. Jenssen". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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