Jens Portin (born 13 December 1984) is a retired Finnish association footballer.

Jens Portin
Portin with Gefle in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jens Olof Portin
Date of birth (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 FF Jaro 95 (1)
2010–2017 Gefle IF 184 (1)
International career
2005 Finland U21[2] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2018

He spent his career at FF Jaro in Veikkausliiga and with Gefle IF in Allsvenskan, the Swedish premier division of football. His younger brother Jonas is also a former professional footballer.

Later after his retirement, Portin started to study aviation. He is currently a Finnair pilot since 2023.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FF Jaro 2004 Veikkausliiga 23 0 23 0
2005 Veikkausliiga 19 1 19 1
2006 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0
2007 Veikkausliiga 19 0 19 0
2008 Veikkausliiga 9 0 9 0
2009 Veikkausliiga 25 0 0 0 7 0 32 0
Total 95 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 102 1
Gefle IF 2010 Allsvenskan 22 0 3 0 2[c] 0 27 0
2011 Allsvenskan 21 0 1 0 22 0
2012 Allsvenskan 17 0 4 0 21 0
2013 Allsvenskan 29 0 4 0 6[c] 0 39 0
2014 Allsvenskan 31 1 1 0 32 1
2015 Allsvenskan 28 0 2 0 30 0
2016 Allsvenskan 19 0 3 0 22 0
2017 Superettan 20 0 0 0 20 0
Total 187 1 18 0 0 0 8 0 213 1
Career total 282 2 18 0 7 0 8 0 315 2
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "Veikkausliiga – Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2012. Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "A-truppen – Gefle IF fotboll". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  3. ^ Näin pienen pojan suurista haaveista tuli totta – Jens Portin, 38, pääsi jo toiseen unelma-ammattiinsa, Ilta-Sanomat, 8 June 2023