Jonas Jensen-Abbew

Jonas Jensen-Abbew, also known as AJ, (born 20 April 2002) is a Danish-Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Nordsjælland.

Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Personal information
Full name Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Date of birth (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 30
Youth career
B1973
AB
2019– Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Nordsjælland 10 (0)
National team
2019–2020 Denmark U18 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Jensen-Abbew started his career at B1973 in Herlev, before joining AB as a U15 player. In September 2018, 16-year old Jensen-Abbew also went on a trial at English Premier League club Tottenham's U18 team.[1]

Nordsjælland

As a U17 player, in January 2019, Jensen-Abbew joined FC Nordsjælland.[2] In his first six months in Nordsjælland, he won the Danish U17 league with his team. His first year as a U19 player, the 2019-20 season, was plagued by injuries for Jensen-Abbew, but it turned into six U18 national matches that season, and he also played a number of matches for the club's first team, against a number of Danish 1st Division clubs in the winter training matches. In the 2020–21 season, Jensen-Abbew captained the U19 team.[2]

On 4 April 2021, 18-year old Jensen-Abbew made his official debut for Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga against AGF.[3] Jensen-Abbew started on the bench, before replacing Adamo Nagalo in the 66th minute.[4] This was his only professional appearance in the 2020–21 season.

Jensen-Abbew was permanently promoted to the first team squad ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5]

Personal life

Jensen-Abbew has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.

References
  1. Blond, Mikael (25 September 2019). "Tottenham tester ung AB-stopper". bold.dk (in Danish).
  2. "Fra akademi til Superliga: Jonas Jensen-Abbew". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 July 2021.
  3. "Nordsjælland vs. AGF – 4 April 2021 – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "Jensen-Abbew før debut i sejren over AGF: Mit hjerte bankede hurtigere og hurtigere - FC Nordsjælland". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 6 April 2021.
  5. Roesen, Andreas (2 May 2021). "FCN-stopper får fuldtidskontrakt til sommer". bold.dk (in Danish).
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