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Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1997)

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Fredrik Jensen
Jensen with Twente in 2017
Personal information
Full name Hans Fredrik Jensen[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 24
Youth career
–2007 Futura
2008–2011 Honka
2012–2013 HJK
2013–2016 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Jong Twente 4 (1)
2016–2018 Twente 55 (9)
2018– Augsburg 88 (5)
2022 → Augsburg II 3 (1)
International career‡
2012–2014 Finland U17 5 (0)
2012–2014 Finland U18 4 (0)
2015 Finland U19 2 (0)
2016–2017 Finland U21 7 (1)
2017– Finland 33 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Hans Fredrik Jensen (born 9 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Finland national team.

Jensen began his senior club career playing for Twente, before signing with FC Augsburg at age 20 in 2018.

Club career

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Twente

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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

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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]

After a long run of minor injuries and other absences, Jensen returned to the starting line-up in the Bundesliga match on 22 October 2023, and recorded three assists for Augsburg in a 5–2 away win against Heidenheim.[8]

International career

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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.[9] 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.[10]

Jensen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[11] 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.[12] They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.

Personal life

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Jensen's older brother Richard is also a professional footballer and plays for Aberdeen FC.[13] Jensen is a member of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 October 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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 Eredivisie 30 5 4 0 — 34 5
Total 55 9 5 0 — 60 9
FC Augsburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 6 0 3 0 — 9 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 10 1 1 0 — 11 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 13 0 1 2 — 14 2
2021–22 Bundesliga 12 0 1 1 — 13 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 20 2 1 1 — 21 3
2023–24 Bundesliga 22 2 0 0 — 22 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 88 5 7 4 — 95 9
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 3 1 — — 3 1
Career total 150 16 12 4 — 162 20
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Beker and DFB Pokal

International

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As of match played on 13 October 2024.[16][17]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2017 2[a] 0 3 1 5 1
2018 1[b] 0 1 1 2 1
2019 4[c] 2 0 0 4 2
2020 4[d] 3 1 0 5 3
2021 6[e] 0 3 0 9 0
2022 1[f] 0 0 0 1 0
2023 2[g] 0 0 0 2 0
2024 4[h] 0 1 1 5 1
Total 24 5 9 3 33 8

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  2. ^ Appearance in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
  3. ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
  4. ^ Appearances and goals in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.
  5. ^ Four appearances in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances in UEFA Euro 2020.
  6. ^ Appearance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
  7. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Euro 2024.
  8. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Euro 2024 and 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.

International goals

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As of match played on 21 June 2021[16][17]
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.
List of international goals scored by Fredrik Jensen
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

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  1. ^ a b c "Fredrik Jensen". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Fredrik Jensen" (in Dutch). fctwentestatistieken.nl. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "FCA sign Fredrik Jensen". FC Augsburg. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "FC Twente midfielder, Fredrik Jensen joins Augsburg". okay. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Fredrik Jensen kahden vuoden jatkosopimukseen FC Augsburgin kanssa". Yle. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Fredrik Jensen oli jo lähdössä huippuseurasta, kun hän sai uuden mahdollisuuden, tuloksena vakuuttava alkukausi Bundesliigassa". Yle. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ Unohdettu suomalainen päästettiin irti – iski hurjat tehot Bundesliigassa, Ilta-Sanomat, Janne Kosunen, 22 October 2023
  9. ^ "Viel probiert, wenig passiert". Der Standard (in German). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Pukki fires Finland to first major finals at Euro 2020". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Belgium win to push Finland into third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Jensen's 'leadership qualities' make him a strong addition - Robson". 23 August 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "F. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Fredrik Jensen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Fredrik Jensen". European Football. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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