Victor Christoffer Jensen (born 8 February 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Utrecht.
 Jensen with FC Utrecht in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Christoffer Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Hvidovre IF[1] | ||
| 2013–2017 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2017–2019 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Jong Ajax | 59 | (14) |
| 2020–2023 | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2023– | Utrecht | 34 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2021 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38 UTC 16 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 | |||
Club career
editAjax
editOn 2 June 2017, the 17-year-old Jensen officially signed for Ajax from FC Copenhagen's youth sector.[2][3] Jensen would join the club's U19 squad on 1 July due to his young age. Copenhagen sold Jensen for about €3.5 million which made him the most expensive player ever under 18 to be sold from Denmark.[4] In October 2017 Jensen was also nominated by The Guardian to the list of the 60 biggest talents born in 2000.[5]
In his first season at Ajax, he played 27 games for the U19 squad, scoring 6 goals. He also made his way to Jong Ajax making his Eerste Divisie debut on 12 January 2018 in a game against Fortuna Sittard.[6] From the 2018–19 season, he became a permanent part of the Jong Ajax squad.
Jensen made his first team debut on 11 January 2019 in a friendly game against Brazilian club Flamengo.[7]
Jensen made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax on 12 December 2020 in a game against PEC Zwolle as a 75th-minute substitute for Antony.
Loan to Nordsjælland
editOn 1 February 2021, Jensen was sent on a six-month loan to Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.[8] He made his debut for the club on 4 February against Brøndby which ended in a 1–0 loss.[9]
Loan to Rosenborg
editOn 1 March 2022, it was announced that Jensen had extended his contract with Ajax until 2024, while undergoing his second loan spell, this time with Norwegian Eliteserien side Rosenborg BK, until the end of the year.[10]
Utrecht
editOn 31 January 2023, Jensen officially joined Eredivisie side Utrecht on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2026 with the club.[11]
References
edit- ^ Danmarks nye stortalent: Droppede tidligt fredags-slikket, tipsbladet.dk, 16 June 2016
- ^ Ajax and FC Copenhagen reach agreement for the transfer of Victor Jensen, english.ajax.nl, 3 June 2017
- ^ Officielt: Victor Jensen får treårig Ajax-kontrakt, fodbold-transfers.dk, 2 June 2017
- ^ FCK smadrer transferrekord: Her er prisen på Ståles unge darling, ekstrabladet.dk, 2 June 2017
- ^ Victor Jensen på prestigefyldt talentliste: Et stort talent, tipsbladet.dk, 17 October 2017
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 January 2018.
- ^ Victor Jensen fik Ajax-debut i testnederlag, tipsbladet.dk, 11 January 2019
- ^ "Victor Jensen op huurbasis naar FC Nordsjælland" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Flemming P: Det er pisse ærgerligt". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Contract extension and loan for Victor Jensen". ajax.nl. AFC Ajax. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Victor Jensen maakt overstap naar FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
External links
edit- Career stats - Voetbal International
- Victor Jensen at Soccerway
- Victor Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)