Mathias Jensen


Mathias Jensen is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brentford. He is a product of the FC Nordsjælland academy and was capped by Denmark at youth level.

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

A midfielder, Jensen progressed through the academy at FC Nordsjælland and signed a three-year professional contract in January 2015. He was promoted into the first team squad for the 2015–16 season and made five appearances during the campaign, scoring one goal, which came in a 2–2 draw with Randers on 1 May 2016. Jensen was a regular in the 2016–17 season, making 22 appearances, before 2017–18 proved to be his breakthrough season. He made 36 appearances, scored 12 goals, was awarded the captaincy and his achievements were recognised by the DBU and his club, with the DBU 2017 Talent of the Year and FC Nordsjælland Player of the Year awards respectively. After three early 2018–19-season appearances, Jensen departed Nordsjælland in August 2018. During just over three seasons as a professional at Farum Park, Jensen made 66 appearances and scored 15 goals.

Celta

On 8 August 2018, Jensen moved to Spain to join La Liga club Celta Vigo on a five-year contract. In an injury-affected 2018–19 season, he made just six appearances and left the club in July 2019.

Brentford

On 10 July 2019, Jensen moved to England to transfer to Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5 million. He scored his first goal for the club on his 20th appearance, in a 7–0 win over Luton Town on 30 November 2019.

International career

Jensen made 30 appearances and scored 3 goals for Denmark between U18 and U21 level. He was a part of Denmark's squads at the 2017 and 2019 European U21 Championships. Jensen was named in the senior team's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, but he was not included in the final squad.

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