Mathias Ross

Mathias Ross Jensen (born 15 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Danish Superliga club AaB.

Mathias Ross
Personal information
Full name Mathias Ross Jensen
Date of birth (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 AaB
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2013 Aalborg KFUM
2013–2018 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– AaB 38 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Denmark U17 11 (0)
2018– Denmark U19 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:38, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Growing up in the Hasseris district of Aalborg,[1] Ross started his football career as a 10-year-old at Aalborg KFUM.[2] At under-13 level he joined the AaB youth academy.[3][1] In his first year as a U17 player, other centre backs were preferred ahead of Ross, which meant that he mainly appeared on the reserve team or as a substitute striker in the final minutes.[1] In his second U17 year, however, he became a regular player for the team in the U17 league.[1] AaB U17 finished the 2017–18 season in third place in the league table,[4] and in June 2018 he was named U17 Player of the Year in AaB.[1]

Ross made his professional debut for the AaB first team on 2 September 2018, when he came on as a substitute after 27 minutes instead of an injured Jakob Blåbjerg in a 2–2 draw against Randers FC.[5] At the time of the substitution, AaB were behind 2–1, and newspaper Tipsbladet described Ross' debut as "excellent".[1] A month later, in October 2018, he was permanently promoted to AaB's first team squad.[6] During the regular season he was utilised a total of three times, but from the relegation round he established himself as a starter in the first team. AaB eventually qualified for the play-offs to participate in the first qualifying round for the UEFA Europa League, where they were, however, eliminated in the first round against AGF.

In January 2019, Ross signed a contract extension keeping him in AaB until 2023.[7]

International career

Ross made his international debut on 7 October 2017 as part of the Denmark under-17 team, when he was part of the starting lineup and played 90 minutes in a 3–4 defeat to Germany in a friendly match.[8] He went from being a peripheral player under the auspices of the Danish Football Association (DBU) to being team captain in the last match during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9][1] He made a total of 11 appearances for the national under-17 team.[10]

Ross made his first appearance for the Denmark under-19 team on 7 September 2018, and soon established himself as a starter.[10]

References
  1. "En mentalt robust gut fra Hasseris". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 7 September 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. Gammelgaard, Camilla (15 October 2017). "Mathias udlever sin fodbolddrøm". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. Krøll, Rasmus (9 October 2018). "AaB rykker 17-årig forsvarsspiller op i Superligatruppen". TV 2/Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Stilling - U/17 Ligaen 2017-18". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. Jensen, Claus (16 September 2018). "17-årig på spring: AaB-talent rusker op i hierarkiet". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. Krøll, Rasmus (9 October 2018). "Mathias Ross rykket op i AaB-truppen". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. Andersen, Brian (27 January 2019). "AaB og Ross forlænger til 2023". AaB Fodbold (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. "Danmark - Tyskland 3-4". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. "Danmark - Belgien 0-1". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. "Mathias Ross Jensen - DBU". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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