Ruben Yttergård Jenssen
Norwegian footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 May 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Tromsø, and the Norwegian national team. He was playing regularly for Tromsø in the Tippeligaen since 2008, and became one of the team's most important players before transferring to Kaiserslautern. Early in his career, Jenssen played as a winger, but he has later played as a central midfielder. Jenssen made his international debut for Norway in May 2010, and has since then been a member of the national team, and a regular starter since September 2012. He is the son of former footballer Truls Jenssen.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | ||
Date of birth | (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1996 | Fløya | ||
1997 | Sogndal | ||
1998–2004 | Fløya | ||
2005–2006 | Tromsø | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2013 | Tromsø | 170 | (4) |
2013–2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 75 | (9) |
2016–2018 | FC Groningen | 42 | (2) |
2018 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Brann | 38 | (3) |
2020– | Tromsø | 118 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
2005 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Norway U18 | 8 | (1) |
2007 | Norway U19 | 5 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Norway U21 | 13 | (0) |
2010–2017 | Norway | 39 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2016 |
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