Jochem Jansen (born 4 January 1990) is a Dutch professional

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who plays for

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club DUNO.

Career

De Graafschap

Jansen progressed through the youth teams of Concordia-Wehl before being scouted to the academy of

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in 2000. He made his professional debut on 4 December 2009 in a 3–0 win over Veendam, coming on as a late substitute for

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. That season, the club managed to win the Eerste Divisie title and promote to the Eredivisie, as Jansen mostly played for the reserves where he was team captain. In April 2011, Jansen signed a contract extension with De Graafschap until 2013.

FC Oss

On 2 September 2013, Jansen moved to

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviatio ...

after his contract with De Graafschap had expired. He suffered a

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in January 2014, after his teammate Marcel van der Sloot had accidentally shot a ball at the back of his head during practice. This sidelined him for the rest of the season. In May 2015, he signed a contract extension until 2017. He became team captain during his stint with Oss.

FC Roskilde

On 4 August 2017, Jansen signed with

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club FC Roskilde. He made his debut on two days later in a 3–2 home loss to

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known as ...

, but suffered a serious knee injury after only 11 minutes on the pitch. He made his comeback on 11 October in a 3–1 away win over HB Køge, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 76th minute. These appearances would remain his only games for the club.

DUNO

Jansen moved to VV DUNO in the Eerste Klasse on 2 March 2018. A few months later, he won promotion to the

with the team.

Honours

De Graafschap * Eerste Divisie: 2009–10 DUNO * Eerste Klasse Saturday C – South: 2017–18

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jansen, Jochem Living people 1990 births People from Zevenaar Association football defenders Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers De Graafschap players TOP Oss players FC Roskilde players VV DUNO players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Danish 1st Division players Eerste Klasse players Vierde Divisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Footballers from Gelderland 21st-century Dutch people