Mathias Jensen
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Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mathias Jensen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Jerslev, Zealand, Denmark[2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2007 | Hvidebæk IF | ||
2007–2011 | Kalundborg GB | ||
2011–2015 | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Nordsjælland | 63 | (15) |
2018–2019 | Celta Vigo | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Brentford | 184 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
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 | 30 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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Jensen is a product of the Nordsjælland academy and began his senior career with the club in 2016. Following two seasons as a regular member of the team, he transferred to Celta Vigo in 2018. After an injury-hit 2018–19 season, he transferred to Brentford and was a part of the squad which was promoted to the Premier League in 2021. A former Denmark youth international, Jensen made his full international debut in 2020.