Mathias Jørgensen (footballer, born 2000)


Mathias Jørgensen is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for New York Red Bulls in MLS.

Club career

Youth

Jørgensen began his youth career with local side Hundested before joining the youth squad of Nordsjælland. On 8 January 2017 he signed with the Odense Boldklub youth squad at the age of 16.
Jørgensen started to draw the attention of the first team with his play with the U19 squad. On 15 September 2018, he scored four goals with the U19 team in a 4–1 victory over Lyngby. While with OB's U19 team Jørgensen scored 28 goals in 24 matches.

OB

Jørgensen made his professional debut with OB on 18 April 2018 in a 1–1 draw against Randers FC. For the 2018/19 season he was promoted to the first team. He scored his first goal as a professional on 15 July 2018 in a 3–2 loss to Vendsyssel FF.
The following matchday, he also scored in a 2–2 draw against SønderjyskE. On 3 October 2018 Jørgensen scored the second goal for OB in a 2–0 victory over Thisted FC in a Danish Cup match. His play with OB drew the interest of several European clubs, and during January 2019 he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach during training camp in Spain.

New York Red Bulls

On 12 February 2019 it was announced that Jørgensen was transferred to New York Red Bulls for a reported fee of $2.5 million.On 16 March 2019 Jørgensen made his debut for New York, coming on as a late game substitute in a 4-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes.

International career

Jørgensen was called up to the Denmark national under-18 football team in 2017 and also represented Denmark at the U-19 level. On 19 November 2018 he scored his first goal for Denmark in a 2–0 victory over Switzerland in a friendly match with the U-19 side.

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