Richard Jensen (footballer)

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Richard Jensen
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Personal information
Full name Richard Olav Jensen
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Roda JC Kerkrade
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– Roda JC Kerkrade 64 (5)
National team‡
2012–2013 Finland U17 3 (0)
2013–2014 Finland U18 6 (1)
2014 Finland U19 3 (0)
2015–2018 Finland U21 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2018

Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and has captained the Finland national under-21 football team.[1] Jensen was born in Porvoo, Finland.

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]

International career[]

Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels.[5] He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[6]

Personal life[]

Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 10 September 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 56 5 5 0 0 0 61 5
Career total 89 5 7 0 0 0 96 5

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. ^ "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
  8. ^ "R. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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