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 FC 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) Midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 FC 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– FC Augsburg 41 (4)
2022– → FC Augsburg II (loan) 2 (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 25 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Twente

Jensen began his senior career at Twente. He made his Eredivisie debut on 6 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–2 defeat against Excelsior.[2]

Augsburg

Jensen signed with Augsburg at age 20 in 2018.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Jensen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[6] He played in two international games at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He failed to score in these matches however, and Finland was placed 3rd in Group B following a 2-0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021.[7] They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.

Personal life

Jensen's older brother Richard is also a professional footballer and plays for Roda JC.[8] Jensen is a member of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 October 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Twente 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 4 1 0 0 — 4 1
Twente 2016–17 Eredivisie 25410—264
2017–18 30540—345
Total 55950—609
Augsburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 6030—90
2019–20 10110—111
2020–21 13012—142
2021–22 7011—81
Total 36163—424
Career total 9511113—10614

    International
    As of match played on 7 September 2021.[11][12]
    National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    Finland 201720 3 1 5 1
    201810 1 1 2 1
    201942 0 0 4 2
    202043 1 0 5 3
    202140 3 0 7 0
    Total 15 5 8 2 23 7

    International goals
    As of match played on 21 June 2021. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.[11][12]
    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. "Fredrik Jensen" (in Dutch). fctwentestatistieken.nl. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
    3. "FCA sign Fredrik Jensen". FC Augsburg. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    4. "Viel probiert, wenig passiert". Der Standard (in German). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    5. "Pukki fires Finland to first major finals at Euro 2020". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    6. "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
    7. "Belgium win to push Finland into third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
    8. "Thuis bij Richard en Fredrik Jensen: "Niet normaal wat voor gevechten wij hebben uitgevochten"". 13 August 2016.
    9. 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.
    10. "F. JENSEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
    11. "Fredrik Jensen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
    12. "Fredrik Jensen". European Football. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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