Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Rosenborg.

Club career

On 4 August 2016, Jenssen transferred from Lyon II to sign a three-and-a-half-year with

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. After joining

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in January 2018, Jensen left the club again in the summer 2021. In July 2021, Jenssen signed a three-year contract with

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club Willem II. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 20 June 2022, after the club had suffered relegation. Jenssen returned to Nordsjælland on 19 August 2022, signing a contract until December 2022. In November 2022, Jenssen signed for Rosenborg, joining the club from January 2023.

International career

In 2016, he was called up to the

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despite not having played a senior first-team match for any club.

Personal life

Born in

, Jenssen is the son of former

and

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manager Truls Jenssen. His older brother is the footballer Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenssen, Ulrik Yttergaard 1996 births Living people Footballers from Tromsø Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Tromsø IL players FC Nordsjælland players Willem II Tilburg players Championnat National 2 players Eliteserien players Danish Superliga players Eredivisie players