Mike Lindemann Jensen (; born 19 February 1988) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...
. He has also been capped by
Denmark
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Jensen joined the Brøndby youth academy at age 13, and made his professional debut for the club in the 2006–07 season as a promising talent. After a loan to
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
, he grew into a key figure on the Brøndby team, making well above 100 appearances for the club. In February 2013, Jensen left for Norway to play for top tier club Rosenborg. There, he became
team captain
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and was part of the squads winning four league titles and three Norwegian Cups.
Jensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in August 2010.
Club career
Brøndby
The son of former Brøndby player Henrik Jensen, Mike Jensen moved to the Brøndby youth academy at age 13 from BK Rødovre. In 2006, he was promoted to the first team. He made his professional debut in the
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
on 13 August 2006 in a 1–1 draw against
Randers
Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Martin Ericsson
Martin Kjell Henrik Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented IK Brage, IFK Göteborg, Aalborg BK, Brøndby IF, IF Elfsborg, and BK Häcken during a career that spann ...
in the 85th minute. On 28 September 2006, he made his European debut in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the
UEFA Cup
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against Eintracht Frankfurt (2–2); he came on in the 86th minute for Thomas Rasmussen. In the league, he made 11 appearances during the 2006–07 season, as he won the 2006 Danish U19 Player of the Year award. He scored his first senior goal in the 3–1 win over
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).
In July 2008, Jensen moved on loan to
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
club
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
on a six-month deal and made 10 appearances. After the loan deal ended, he returned to Brøndby and found himself on the bench again, but became a regular during the 2009–10 season. With Brøndby, he failed to qualify for the group stage of the
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
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with the team being knocked out by Portuguese club
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
in the play-off round.
Rosenborg
After Brøndby and Jensen could not agree on a contract extension in early 2013, he moved to Norwegian club
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
in February 2013. On 17 March 2013, he played his first game for the
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
club in the away match against
Odd
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Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
on the first matchday and scored his first goal for his club in the 71st minute, which was also the 1–0 winner. With Rosenborg, Jensen regularly qualified for the Europa League and the Champions League, without advancing from the group stages.
In October 2015, Jensen won the
2015 Tippeligaen
The 2015 Tippeligaen was the 71st completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 6 April 2015, one week later than in the previous season. A short summer-break in June was scheduled between the rounds played on 12 Ju ...
with Rosenborg. One month later, in November, Rosenborg secured the Norwegian double, when Jensen scored the final goal against
Sarpsborg 08
Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...
in the
Norwegian Football Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football ...
final of 2015. Rosenborg won the match 2–0. He would also go on the win the
2016
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,
2017
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and
2018
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editions of the highest Norwegian league. Jensen was appointed
team captain
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in January 2016, and he signed a five-year contract extension the following month.
Jensen made 285 total appearances for Rosenborg in which he scored 52 goals during his seven years at the club.
APOEL
On 11 January 2020, Jensen signed a contract with Cypriot club
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
to 2021. On 22 December 2020, Jensen and
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
agreed to terminate the contract, making Jensen a free agent.
HB Køge
On 1 February 2021, Jensen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with second-tier
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...
club
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...
on a free transfer. He made his debut on 13 February in a 1–1 league draw against
Hobro IK
Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system.
Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...
, playing the full 90 minutes. The following week, Jensen scored his first goal for Køge in a 3–1 away win over
Skive IK
Skive Idræts Klub, commonly known as Skive IK, SIK (especially locally) or simply Skive, is a Danish professional football club based in Skive, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1901, the club is affiliated with the DBU Jutland association ...
.
International career
In May 2018 he was named in Denmark’s preliminary 35-man
squad
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for the
2018 World Cup
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in Russia but did not make the final 23.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Brøndby
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Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...
Royal League
The Royal League was an annual Scandinavian football tournament held three times between teams from the three Scandinavian monarchies (Denmark, Sweden, and Norway), starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and Sweden. De ...
2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Norwegian Football Cup
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2015
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2016
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2018
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Mesterfinalen
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2017
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2018
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Individual
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Eliteserien
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Player of the Year:
2016
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Eliteserien
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
Midfielder of the Year:
2016
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Eliteserien
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
Top assist provider:
2015
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