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Richard Jensen
Jensen with Finland U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Richard Olav Jensen
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Vejle
(on loan from Aberdeen)
Number 29
Youth career
Futura[1]
–2011 Honka[2]
2012 HJK
2012–2016 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Jong Twente 28 (0)
2017–2018 Twente 10 (0)
2018–2022 Roda JC 82 (7)
2022–2023 Górnik Zabrze 34 (1)
2023– Aberdeen 29 (0)
2024– → Vejle (loan) 3 (0)
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)
2022– Finland 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish side Vejle on loan from Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and the Finland national team. He has captained the Finland national under-21 football team.[3] Jensen was born in Porvoo, Finland.

Jensen made his international debut for Finland in June 2022, at the age of 26.

Club career

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Twente

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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.[4] 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.[5]

Roda

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On 23 July 2018, Jensen joined Eerste Divisie club Roda, signing a two-year deal.[6] He made his debut for Roda on 17 August 2018 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Jong Ajax.[7]

Górnik Zabrze

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On 20 July 2022, Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze announced the signing of Jensen on a one-year contract.[8] On 7 February 2023, his contract was extended until the end of June 2024.[9]

Aberdeen F.C.

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On 23 August 2023, Jensen signed a three-year deal with Scottish club Aberdeen,[10] for a rumoured £400,000 transfer fee.[11][12] He debuted with his new team in Scottish Premiership on 27 August 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against St Mirren.[13] Jensen also represented Aberdeen in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, playing in all six group stage matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, and HJK Helsinki.[14]

Vejle Boldklub (loan)

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On 23 August 2024, Jensen joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a season-long loan deal.[15]

International career

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Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels.[16] He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[17]

He made his debut for the Finland national team on 7 June 2022 in a UEFA Nations League qualification game in Helsinki Olympic Stadium against Montenegro.[18]

Personal life

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Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 23 September 2024.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Twente 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 23 0 0 0 — — 23 0
2017–18 Derde Divisie 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Twente 2017–18 Eredivisie 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Roda JC Kerkrade 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 19 1 3 0 — — 22 1
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 8 2 0 0 — — 8 2
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 23 2 2 0 — — 25 2
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 32 2 2 0 — — 34 2
Total 82 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 89 7
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 29 1 2 0 — — 31 1
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
Aberdeen 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 28 0 3 0 1 0 7[c] 0 39 0
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 1 0 – 2 0
Total 29 0 3 0 2 0 7 0 41 0
Vejle (loan) 2024–25 Danish Superliga 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Career total 186 8 15 0 2 0 7 0 211 8
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Polish Cup, and Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League qualifying and UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 4 June 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2022 5[a] 0 0 0 5 0
2023 6[b] 0 1 0 7 0
2024 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 11 0 3 0 14 0

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

Honours

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Aberdeen

References

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  1. ^ Porvoolaislähtöinen FC Futuran kasvatti Richard Jensen ensi kertaa Huuhkajien matkassa, uusimaa.fi
  2. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Bröderna Jensen förlängde med FC Twente".
  5. ^ "FC Twente laat spelers bij Roda JC debuteren - Sport - Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl. 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Roda JC contracteert Richard Jensen" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Roda JC pakt drie punten tegen Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Richard Jensen piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 20 July 2022.
  9. ^ "RICHARD JENSEN NA DŁUŻEJ W GÓRNIKU" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 7 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Dons deal in defender Jensen". Aberdeen. 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Aberdeen sign Finnish international defender Richard Jensen". pressandjournal.co.uk. 23 August 2023.
  12. ^ Scottish Premiership 2023-24 stats: Who have been the top performers so far this season?, pressandjournal.co.uk, 10 January 2024
  13. ^ ST. MIRREN VS. ABERDEEN 2 - 2, int.soccerway.com
  14. ^ RICHARD JENSEN, UEFA/ uefa.com
  15. ^ "DEFENDER DEPARTS ON LOAN". www.afc.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  17. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajien toppari vaihtoi seuraa peliajan perässä: "En ole katunut sekuntiakaan"" [Little Eagle Owl´s center-back changed club in search of play time: "I haven't regretted for a second"] (in Finnish). MSN. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Kuva: Tunteikas hetki Olympiastadionilla – Huuhkajien pelaaja jäi sanattomaksi" [Photo: An emotional moment at the Olympic Stadium - The Eagle Owls player was left speechless] (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
  20. ^ "R. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Richard Jensen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  22. ^ SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2023/2024, eurosport.com
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