Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a

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for Danish side Vejle on loan from club Aberdeen and the

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. He has captained the Finland national under-21 football team. Jensen was born in Porvoo, Finland. Jensen made his international debut for Finland in June 2022, at the age of 26.

Club career

Twente

Jensen joined FC Twente's youth academy in 2012 from HJK Helsinki. On 20 January 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Twente for three years. Exactly a year later, on 20 January 2018, he made his professional debut for Twente in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with Roda JC Kerkrade.

Roda

On 23 July 2018, Jensen joined Eerste Divisie club Roda, signing a two-year deal. He made his debut for Roda on 17 August 2018 playing full 90 minutes in a match against

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Górnik Zabrze

On 20 July 2022, Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze announced the signing of Jensen on a one-year contract. On 7 February 2023, his contract was extended until the end of June 2024.

Aberdeen F.C.

On 23 August 2023, Jensen signed a three-year deal with Scottish club Aberdeen, for a rumoured £400,000 transfer fee. He debuted with his new team in Scottish Premiership on 27 August 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against St Mirren. Jensen also represented Aberdeen in the

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, playing in all six group stage matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, and HJK Helsinki.

Vejle Boldklub (loan)

On 23 August 2024, Jensen joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a season-long loan deal.

International career

Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels. He captained Finland U21 in the

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. He made his debut for the

on 7 June 2022 in a UEFA Nations League qualification game in Helsinki Olympic Stadium against Montenegro.

Personal life

Jensen's younger brother,

Fredrik Jensen Fredrik Jensen may refer to: * Fredrik Jensen (soldier) (1921–2011), Norwegian soldier * Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1985), Swedish footballer * Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (born 1993), Norwegian footballer * Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1997 ...

is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.

Career statistics

Club

International

Notes

Honours

Aberdeen * Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2023–24SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2023/2024
eurosport.com

References

External links

Aberdeen F.C. official profile

Finnish Football Federation profile
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