Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1997)
Hans Fredrik Jensen (born 9 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for Twente, before signing with Augsburg at age 20 in 2012.
| Jensen with Twente in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Fredrik Jensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Porvoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC 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– | FC Augsburg | 57 | (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 17 February 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
Jensen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[7] 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.[8] They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.
Personal life
Jensen's older brother Richard is also a professional footballer and plays for Górnik Zabrze.[9] Jensen is a member of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 October 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 55 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 114 | 12 | 12 | 4 | — | 126 | 16 | |||
International
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 7 | |
- As of match played on 21 June 2021[12][13]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2017 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 1 | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 March 2018 | Gloria Sports Arena, Belek, Turkey | 6 | Malta | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 March 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 8 | Armenia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 4 | 15 October 2019 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | 10 | Armenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 5 | 6 September 2020 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 13 | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 6 | 11 October 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 15 | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 7 | 14 October 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 16 | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Fredrik Jensen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "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