Mathias Jensen

Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team. Jensen is a product of the Nordsjalland academy and made his debut for Denmark's senior team in 2020.

Club Career

Nordsjalland

A midfielder, Jensen progressed through the academy at Nordsjalland and signed a three-year professional contract in January 2015. He was promoted into the first team squad for the 2015–16 season and made five appearances during the campaign, scoring one goal, which came in a 2–2 draw with Randers on 1 May 2016. Jensen was a regular in the 2016–17 season, making 22 appearances, before 2017–18 proved to be his breakthrough season. He made 36 appearances, scored 12 goals, was awarded the captaincy and his achievements were recognised by the DBU and his club, with the DBU 2017 Talent of the Year and FC Nordsjalland Player of the Year awards respectively. After three early 2018–19-season appearances, Jensen departed Nordsjalland in August 2018. During just over three seasons as a professional at Farum Park, Jensen made 66 appearances and scored 15 goals.

Celta Vigo

On 8 August 2018, Jensen moved to Spain joining La Liga club Celta Vigo on a five-year contract. During an injury-affected 2018–19 season, he made just six appearances and left the club in July 2019.

Brentford

On 10 July 2019, Jensen moved to England signing with Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5 million. He made 43 appearances and scored one goal during the 2019–20 season, which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final. Jensen made a career high 53 appearances during the 2020–21 season and celebrated promotion to the Premier League with victory in the 2021 Championship play-off Final. As a result of suffering a "badly gashed" foot while away o

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