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 26)[1]
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Augsburg
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2007 Futura
2008–2011 Honka
2012–2013 HJK Helsinki
2013–2016 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Twente 55 (9)
2018– Augsburg 19 (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 16 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020

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

Club career

Jensen began his senior career at Twente before signing with Augsburg at age 20 in 2018.[2]

International career

He 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.[3] Jensen 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.[4]

Personal life

Jensen's older brother, Richard is also a professional footballer who plays for Roda JC.[5] Jensen is a member of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 October 2020[7][8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2017 5 1
2018 2 1
2019 4 2
2020 5 3
Total 16 7

International goals

As of match played 14 October 2020. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.[7][8]
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
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 1–0 3–0
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
7 14 October 2020 16  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fredrik Jensen". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FCA sign Fredrik Jensen". FC Augsburg. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Viel probiert, wenig passiert". Der Standard (in German). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Pukki fires Finland to first major finals at Euro 2020". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Fredrik Jensen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Fredrik Jensen". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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