Mathias Jensen

Mathias Jensen
Jensen with Celta Vigo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mathias Jensen[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Jerslev, Zealand, Denmark[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brentford
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2007 Hvidebæk IF
2007–2011 Kalundborg GB
2011–2015 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Nordsjælland 63 (15)
2018–2019 Celta Vigo 6 (0)
2019– Brentford 187 (11)
International career
2014 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U19 8 (0)
2015–2017 Denmark U20 6 (1)
2017–2019 Denmark U21 15 (2)
2020– Denmark 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:55, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:26, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.

Jensen is a product of the Nordsjælland academy and began his senior career with the club in 2016. Following two seasons as a regular member of the team, he transferred to Celta Vigo in 2018. After an injury-hit 2018–19 season, he transferred to Brentford and was a part of the squad which was promoted to the Premier League in 2021. A former Denmark youth international, Jensen made his full international debut in 2020. He was a member of the Denmark squads at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Soccerway was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Get to Know: Mathias Jensen". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Mathias Jensen". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.