Richard Jensen (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Olav Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Porvoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| 2012–2016 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong FC Twente | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Twente | 10 | (0) |
| 2018– | Roda JC Kerkrade | 21 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Finland U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Finland U21 | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2018 | |||
Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and has captained the Finland national under-21 football team.[1] Jensen was born in Porvoo, Finland.
Professional career
Jensen joined FC Twente's youth academy in 2012 from HJK Helsinki. On 20 January 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Twente for three years.[2] Exactly a year later, on 20 January 2018, he made his professional debut for Twente in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with Roda JC Kerkrade.[3]
International career
Jensen is a youth international for Finland at various youth levels.[4]
Personal life
Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.[5]
References
- ^ "Richard Jensenillä edessä viimeinen nuorten maaottelu" [Richard Jensen has the last youth national match ahead] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2017/01/28/broderna-jensen-forlangde-med-fc-twente
- ^ "FC Twente laat spelers bij Roda JC debuteren - Sport - Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl.
- ^ "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- ^ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
External links
- Roda JC Kerkrade official profile
- Richard Jensen at BDFutbol
- Richard Jensen at WorldFootball.net
- Richard Jensen at Soccerway
- Kicker.de Profile
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Porvoo
- Association football central defenders
- Finnish footballers
- Finland under-21 international footballers
- Finland youth international footballers
- FC Twente players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands