Richard Jensen (footballer)

Richard Jensen

Personal information
Full name	Richard Olav Jensen
Date of birth	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997
Place of birth	Porvoo, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Roda JC
Number	4
Youth career
2012	HJK Helsinki
2012–2016	FC Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Jong FC Twente	23	(0)
2017–2018	FC Twente	6	(0)
International career‡
2012–2013	Finland U17	3	(1)
2013–2014	Finland U18	6	(1)
2014	Finland U19	3	(1)
2015–	Finland U21	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2018

Richard Olav Jensen (born 9 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Professional career

Jensen joined FC Twente's youth academy in 2012 from HJK Helsinki.On 20 January 2017, Jensen signed his first professional contract with Twente for 3 years. Exactly a year later, on 20 January 2018, Jensen made his professional debut for Twente in a 1-1 Eredivisie tie with Roda JC Kerkrade.

International career

Jensen is a youth international for Finland at various youth levels.

Personal life

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

External links

• Soccerway Profile
• FC Twente Profile
• Eredivisie Profile
• Palloliitto Profile
• Kicker.de Profile