Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1997)

Hans Fredrik Jensen (born 9 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Bundesliga club Augsburg and the Finland national team.

For other people named Fredrik Jensen, see Fredrik Jensen (disambiguation).
Fredrik Jensen
Jensen with Twente in 2017
Personal information
Full name Hans Fredrik Jensen[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997[1]
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)
Club information
Current team
 Augsburg
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2007 Futura
2008–2011 Honka
2012–2013 HJK Helsinki
2013–2016 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Twente 55 (9)
2018– Augsburg 19 (1)
National team‡
2012–2014 Finland U17 4 (0)
2012–2014 Finland U18 4 (0)
2015 Finland U19 2 (0)
2016–2017 Finland U21 7 (1)
2017– Finland 16 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

Jensen began his senior career at Twente before signing with Augsburg at age 20 in 2018.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Finland on 28 March 2017 at the age of 19 in a 1–1 friendly draw over Austria, scoring the equalising goal.[3] Jensen later appeared in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, where Finland secured its first-ever place in the main tournament group stage.[4]

Personal life

Jensen's older brother, Richard is also a professional footballer who plays for Roda JC.[5] Jensen is a member of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 14 October 2020[7][8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201751
201821
201942
202053
Total167

International goals
As of match played 14 October 2020. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.[7][8]
List of international goals scored by Fredrik Jensen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
128 March 2017Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria1 Austria1–11–1Friendly
226 March 2018Gloria Sports Arena, Belek, Turkey6 Malta4–05–0
326 March 2019Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia8 Armenia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
415 October 2019Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland101–03–0
56 September 2020Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland13 Republic of Ireland1–01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B
611 October 2020Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland15 Bulgaria2–02–0
714 October 202016 Republic of Ireland1–01–0

References
  1. "Fredrik Jensen". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "FCA sign Fredrik Jensen". FC Augsburg. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. "Viel probiert, wenig passiert". Der Standard (in German). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. "Pukki fires Finland to first major finals at Euro 2020". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
  6. Götz, Robert (28 June 2018). "Der FCA erfüllt Fredrik Jensen seinen Traum". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. "Fredrik Jensen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. "Fredrik Jensen". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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