Richard Jensen (footballer)

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.

Richard Jensen
Personal information
Full name Richard Olav Jensen
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996
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 81 (7)
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 22 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2018

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 895700 0965

    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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