Richard Jensen (footballer)

Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze and the Finland national team. He has captained the Finland national under-21 football team.[1] Jensen was born in Porvoo, Finland.

Richard Jensen
Jensen in 2015
Personal information
Full name Richard Olav Jensen
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Górnik Zabrze
Number 3
Youth career
2012 HJK Helsinki
2012–2016 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jong Twente 28 (0)
2017–2018 Twente 10 (0)
2018–2022 Roda JC Kerkrade 82 (7)
2022– Górnik Zabrze 28 (1)
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 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

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

Club career

Twente

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]

Roda

On 23 July 2018, Jensen joined Eerste Divisie club Roda, signing a two-year deal.[4] He made his debut for Roda on 17 August 2018 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Jong Ajax.[5]

Górnik Zabrze

On 20 July 2022, Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze announced the signing of Jensen on a one-year contract.[6]

International career

Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels.[7] He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 March 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Twente 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Twente 2017–18 Eredivisie 10 0 2 0 — 12 0
Roda 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 19 1 3 0 — 22 1
2019–20 8 2 0 0 — 8 2
2020–21 23 2 2 0 — 25 2
2021–22 32 2 2 0 — 34 2
Total 82 7 7 0 0 0 89 7
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 23 1 2 0 — 25 1
Career total 13881100 01498

    International
    As of match played 26 March 2023[12]
    Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
    Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Finland 2022 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 5 0
    2023 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 1 0 3 0
    Total 7 0 1 0 8 0

    Notes

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

    References
    1. "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.
    2. "Bröderna Jensen förlängde med FC Twente".
    3. "FC Twente laat spelers bij Roda JC debuteren - Sport - Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl. 20 January 2018.
    4. "Roda JC contracteert Richard Jensen" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
    5. "Roda JC pakt drie punten tegen Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
    6. "Richard Jensen piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 20 July 2022.
    7. "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
    8. "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.
    9. "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.
    10. "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
    11. "R. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
    12. "Richard Jensen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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