Richard Olav Jensen

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)
Playing position Defender
Club 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)
National team‡
2012–2013 Finland U17 3 (1)
2013–2014 Finland U18 6 (1)
2014 Finland U19 3 (1)
2015– Finland U21 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.[1] 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.[2]

International career

Jensen is a youth international for Finland at various youth levels.[3]

Personal life

Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2017/01/28/broderna-jensen-forlangde-med-fc-twente
  2. ↑ "FC Twente laat spelers bij Roda JC debuteren - Sport - Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl.
  3. ↑ uefa.com. "Richard Jensen – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  4. ↑ "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
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