Mathias Jensen
Mathias Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [mæˈtsʰiˀæs ˈjensn̩]; born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for English club Brentford as a midfielder. He is a product of the FC Nordsjælland academy, and has been capped by Denmark at international level.
![]() Jensen while with Celta in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mathias Jensen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Jerslev, Denmark[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hvidebæk IF | |||
Farum BK | |||
Kalundborg GB | |||
–2015 | FC Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | FC Nordsjælland | 63 | (15) |
2018–2019 | Celta | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Brentford | 58 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Denmark U20 | 6 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Denmark U21 | 15 | (2) |
2020– | Denmark | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 19 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:36, 18 November 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
FC Nordsjælland
A midfielder, Jensen progressed through the academy at FC Nordsjælland and signed a three-year professional contract in January 2015.[3][4] He was promoted into the first team squad for the 2015–16 season and made five appearances during the campaign, scoring one goal, which came in a 2–2 draw with Randers on 1 May 2016.[1] Jensen was a regular in the 2016–17 season, making 22 appearances,[5] before 2017–18 proved to be his breakthrough season.[1] He made 36 appearances, scored 12 goals, was awarded the captaincy and his achievements were recognised by the DBU and his club,[6] with the DBU 2017 Talent of the Year and FC Nordsjælland Player of the Year awards respectively.[7][8] After three early 2018–19-season appearances, Jensen departed Nordsjælland in August 2018.[9] During just over three seasons as a professional at Farum Park, Jensen made 66 appearances and scored 15 goals.[1]
Celta
On 8 August 2018, Jensen moved to Spain joining La Liga club Celta Vigo on a five-year contract.[9] In an injury-affected 2018–19 season, he made just six appearances and left the club in July 2019.[10][11]
Brentford
On 10 July 2019, Jensen moved to England signing with Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee,[11] reported to be £3.5 million.[12] He made 43 appearances and scored one goal during the 2019–20 season,[13] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[14]
International career
Jensen made 30 appearances and scored 3 goals for Denmark between U18 and U21 level.[15] He was a part of Denmark's squads at the 2017 and 2019 European U21 Championships.[15] Jensen was named in the senior team's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup,[16] but he was not included in the final squad.[11] In October 2020, Jensen won a late call-up to the full Denmark squad for a series of three matches, as a replacement for injured Brentford teammate Christian Nørgaard.[17] He made his full international debut with a start in a 4–0 friendly win over the Faroe Islands on 7 October.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Nordsjælland | 2015–16[1] | Superliga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 5 | 1 | |||
2016–17[5] | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 23 | 2 | |||||
2017–18[1] | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 36 | 12 | |||||
2018–19[1] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 63 | 15 | 3 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | ― | 67 | 15 | ||||
Celta | 2018–19[10] | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 6 | 0 | |||
Brentford | 2019–20[13] | Championship | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
2020–21[18] | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | ― | 21 | 1 | ||||
Total | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | 64 | 2 | |||
Career total | 127 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 17 |
- Appearance in Europa League
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
- Danish Talent of the Year: 2017[7]
- FC Nordsjælland Player of the Year: 2017–18[8]
References
- Mathias Jensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- "Mathias Jensen – Midfielder – First Team". Brentford FC. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "FC Nordsjælland forlænger med U19-anfører" (in Danish). bold.dk. 15 January 2015.
- "U/19 og U/17 klar til et spændende forår". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Games played by Mathias Jensen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Mathias Jensen stolt af anførerrolle i FCN". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Mathias Jensen snuppede årets talent". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "Mathias Jensen er årets spiller i FCN" (in Danish). bold.dk. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "El Celta refuerza su centro del campo con el danés Mathias Jensen" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 August 2018.
- "Games played by Mathias Jensen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Brentford sign Mathias Jensen from Celta Vigo". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Frank feeling good about Brentford's fortunes". Ealing Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Games played by Mathias Jensen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Goal.com.
- "16 players building-up to international action this week". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Games played by Mathias Jensen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
External links
- Mathias Jensen at Soccerway
- Mathias Jensen at Soccerbase
- Mathias Jensen at dbu.dk
- Mathias Jensen – UEFA competition record
- Mathias Jensen at brentfordfc.com