David Raagaard Jensen (born 25 March 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lyngby. He has amassed a total 32 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.
.jpg) Jensen with Utrecht in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Raagaard Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hillerød G&IF | |||
| Nordsjælland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Nordsjælland | 81 | (0) |
| 2012 | → FC Fredericia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → AB (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Utrecht | 86 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Jong FC Utrecht | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | New York Red Bulls | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Westerlo (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | İstanbulspor | 46 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lyngby | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Denmark U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:52, 5 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editJensen was born in Hillerød, Denmark, he began his youth career at Hillerød G&IF[1] before going on to Nordsjælland where he has played since he was 13 years old, signing his first contract with the club at age 16.[2] He would later go on trial with Celtic, but decided against a move to the Scottish club stating that though moving to a large foreign club would be a dream move, moving at 16 years of age was too young and that staying at FCN would be better for his development.[3]
David Jensen has an older brother Daniel Jensen, a former FCN defender who also played for FC Fredericia.
Senior career
editNordsjælland
editDavid Jensen was promoted to reserve goalkeeper as backup to first choice Jesper Hansen in 2010. On 2 August 2011, he signed a new contract with FCN, keeping him at the club until 2014.[2] On 31 August 2011, Jensen made his senior debut in goal against hometown team Hillerød Fodbold in the second round of the Danish Cup, keeping a clean sheet with a 5–0 win. He would play his second match for the senior team in the following round of the Danish Cup on 21 September, in a 2–0 win over 1st Division side FC Hjørring. David Jensen would go on to make his Superliga debut on 24 September, coming on as a 44th-minute substitute for the injured Jesper Hansen, in a 1–0 loss to AGF. He would make his first league start on 2 October, in a 1–0 win over SønderjyskE, but had to come off at half time because of an injury to his knees from a collision with another player. He was expected to be out of action anywhere between four and six weeks.[4] After not featuring regularly for Nordsjælland, Jensen was loaned to FC Fredericia and AB during the 2012/13 season. Upon returning to the club he would become the first choice keeper for the next three seasons.
Utrecht
editJensen transferred to Utrecht of the Eredivisie on 28 July 2016.[5] He made his first appearance for the club as an injury substitution in a 3–3 draw against Feyenoord.[6] In his first season at the club he helped Utrecht to a fourth place finish in the Eredivisie and qualification to the Europa League. In 2017, Jensen recorded his first clean sheet in European competition during the 2017–18 Europa League Second Qualifying Round in a 0–0 draw against Maltese club, Valletta.[7]
New York Red Bulls
editOn 29 January 2020, Jensen signed with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.[8] Jensen started the club's first game of the 2020 season and earned the victory over FC Cincinnati, 3–2."NEW YORK RB VS. CINCINNATI 3 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
On 7 July 2022, it was announced that Jensen and New York mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[9]
Westerlo (loan)
editOn 17 June 2021, the Red Bulls announced that they had loaned David Jensen to Belgian First Division B side K.V.C. Westerlo.[10] Jensen made his debut and earned his first clean sheet for Westerlo on August 15, 2021, during a 2-0 victory over Excelsior Virton.[11] Jensen helped to lead Westerlo to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B championship, playing 26 of 28 matches during the season.[12]
İstanbulspor
editOn 30 July 2022, Jensen signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Süper Lig club İstanbulspor.[13] In December 2023, Jensen and the Turkish club decided to part ways by mutual agreement.[14]
Lyngby
editOn 3 January 2024, Jensen returned to Denmark, signing a 2,5-year deal with Danish Superliga side Lyngby.[15]
International career
editJensen was part of the Danish under-20 team that won the 2011 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 November 2022[17]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| FC Fredericia (loan) | 2012–13 | Danish 1st Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| AB (loan) | 2012–13 | Danish 1st Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Utrecht | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 86 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 112 | 0 | ||
| New York Red Bulls | 2020 | MLS | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Westerlo (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| İstanbulspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 233 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 261 | 0 | ||
Honours
editNordsjælland
Westerlo
Denmark U20
References
edit- ^ "To danmarksmestre fra Hillerød" (in Danish). HGI92.webbyen.dk (Hillerød GI). 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ a b "FCN: David Jensen forlænger" (in Danish). FCN.dk (F.C. Nordsjælland). 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Pedersen, Kim (10 July 2008). "FCN forlænger med ung keeper" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Blond, Mikael (5 October 2011). "FCN-reservekeeper foran længere pause" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "FC Utrecht Verstterkt Zich Met Davis Jensen". fcutrecht.nl.
- ^ "Sky Sports Match Report: Utrecht v Feyenoord". skysports.com.
- ^ "Utrecht held by Valletta in Europa League qualifier". football-oranje.com. 13 July 2017.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Sign Goalkeeper David Jensen". newyorkredbulls.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Mutually Agreed to Terminate Contract of Goalkeeper David Jensen".
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Loan David Jensen to K.V.C Westerlo". newyorkredbulls.com. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "EXCELSIOR VIRTON VS. WESTERLO 0 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "THE LOAN LIST: Checking in on Red Bulls Players Currently Out on Loan". newyorkredbulls.com. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "İstanbulspor'da kaleci transferi... Danimarkalı eldiven David Jensen 2 yıllık imza attı". Türkiye Gazetesi (in Turkish). 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Færdig i Tyrkiet: Nu søger han mod Danmark, ekstrabladet.dk, 19 December 2023
- ^ Lyngby Boldklub henter David Jensen, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 3 January 2024
- ^ "Denmark beat Northern Ireland in Milk Cup Elite final". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ David Jensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Farlige Frank på bænken". ekstrabladet.dk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "FC Nordsjælland vs FC Midtjylland". livesocket.fctables.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
External links
edit- David Jensen at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at FCN.dk at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-10-02) (in Danish)
- David Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)