Hans Fredrik Jensen (born 9 September 1997) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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or forward for

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club

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and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for

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, before signing with

at age 20 in 2018.

Club career

Twente

Jensen began his senior career at

. He made his

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debut on 6 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 defeat against

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FC Augsburg

Jensen signed with

at age 20 in 2018, on a five-year deal, for a transfer fee of €3 million. He made his

debut on 27 October 2018, when he came in as a substitute for

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on 68th minute in a 2–1 win against

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. On 20 January 2023, Jensen renewed his contract with Augsburg, signing a new deal until the end of June 2025.

International career

Jensen made his debut for

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on 28 March 2017 at the age of 19 in a 1–1 friendly draw over

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, scoring the equalising goal. He later appeared in the

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and the

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campaign, where Finland secured its first-ever place in the main tournament group stage. Jensen was called up for the

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pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. He played in two international games at the

tournament while Finland was placed third in

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following a 2–0 defeat to

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on 21 June 2021. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.

Personal life

Jensen's older brother

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is also a professional footballer and plays for

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. Jensen is a member of the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Notes

International goals

:''Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.''

References

External links

FC Augsburg official profile

Fredrik Jensen
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competition record * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Fredrik 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Porvoo Footballers from Uusimaa Men's association football wingers Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's youth international footballers FC Twente players FC Augsburg players Eredivisie players Tweede Divisie players Bundesliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish-speaking Finns FC Honka players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Jong FC Twente players