Noah Christoffer Jensen (born July 20, 1999) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays for

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in the Canadian Premier League.

College career

Jensen played five seasons of

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with the

Oakland Golden Grizzlies The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies are the athletic teams that represent Oakland University (OU) in the Horizon League and Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The school fields 16 teams: baseball, men's and w ...

. He assisted the winning goal in his first regular season game on August 25, 2017, and went on to be named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team. He scored his first goal for Oakland in his sophomore season on September 2, 2018, on a penalty against the

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. In 2018, he was named a Horizon League All-Academic Team. In 2019, he was named team captain and named to the All-Horizon League Second Team and United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team. In his fourth season 2020–21, he was named 2021 Horizon League Player of the Year, an All-Horizon League first team selection, a second team All-American and was a finalist for the

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, while leading all players in the nation in assists with 14. In his final year, he helped the Golden Grizzlies win the Horizon League regular season and conference tournament championships and was awarded the tournament's most valuable player award. He was also named an All-Horizon League first team selection for the second consecutive year. He also won the 2021 Senior CLASS Award.

Club career

From 2016 to 2019, he played in League1 Ontario with

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. He scored his first goal on May 18, 2019, against Master's FA. In 2021, he joined the

Flint City Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mid-Michigan Bucks, play ...

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. He scored his first goal on June 29, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute in a 2–1 victory over the South Bend Lions. In the final regular season match of the season on July 10, Jensen recorded four assists in a 4–0 victory over

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. In February 2022, he signed with

of the Canadian Premier League. He made his debut on February 24 in a

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match against Mexican side Cruz Azul at Estadio Azteca. On May 14, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the equalizer from 30 yards out, in a 1–1 draw with Atlético Ottawa. In 2022, he won the CPL Championship with Forge. On April 18, 2023, he scored a brace to lead Forge to a 3–0 victory over

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, in the first round of the

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. In October 2023, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the

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International career

In December 2022, Jensen was called up to a camp with the Canada national futsal team.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Golden Grizzlies statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Noah 1999 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Clarington Men's association football midfielders Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's soccer players Sigma FC players League1 Ontario players Flint City Bucks players USL League Two players Forge FC players Canadian Premier League players