Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonas Jensen-Abbew | ||
Date of birth | 20 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
AB | |||
2019– | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Nordsjælland | 6 | (0) |
National team | |||
2019–2020 | Denmark U18 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:14, 5 December 2021 (UTC) |
Jonas Jensen-Abbew, also known as AJ, (born 20 April 2002) is a Danish-Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Nordsjælland.
Club career[]
Early years[]
Jensen-Abbew started his career at in Herlev, before joining AB as a U15 player. In September 2018, 16-year old Jensen-Abbew also went on a trial at English Premier League club Tottenham's U18 team.[1]
Nordsjælland[]
As a U17 player, in January 2019, Jensen-Abbew joined FC Nordsjælland.[2] In his first six months in Nordsjælland, he won the Danish U17 league with his team. His first year as a U19 player, the 2019-20 season, was plagued by injuries for Jensen-Abbew, but it turned into six U18 national matches that season, and he also played a number of matches for the club's first team, against a number of Danish 1st Division clubs in the winter training matches. In the 2020–21 season, Jensen-Abbew captained the U19 team.[2]
On 4 April 2021, 18-year old Jensen-Abbew made his official debut for Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga against AGF.[3] Jensen-Abbew started on the bench, before replacing Adamo Nagalo in the 66th minute.[4] This was his only professional appearance in the 2020–21 season.
Jensen-Abbew was permanently promoted to the first team squad ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5]
Personal life[]
Jensen-Abbew has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.
References[]
- ^ Blond, Mikael (25 September 2019). "Tottenham tester ung AB-stopper". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ a b "Fra akademi til Superliga: Jonas Jensen-Abbew". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Nordsjælland vs. AGF – 4 April 2021 – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Jensen-Abbew før debut i sejren over AGF: Mit hjerte bankede hurtigere og hurtigere - FC Nordsjælland". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 6 April 2021.
- ^ Roesen, Andreas (2 May 2021). "FCN-stopper får fuldtidskontrakt til sommer". bold.dk (in Danish).
External links[]
- Jonas Jensen-Abbew at Soccerway
- Jonas Jensen-Abbew at DBU
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Danish people of Ghanaian descent
- Association football defenders
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Akademisk Boldklub players
- FC Nordsjælland players