Isak Jensen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isak Steiner Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Næsby | |||
| OB | |||
| SønderjyskE | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | SønderjyskE | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | St. Louis City 2 | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | St. Louis City | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Viborg (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2024– | Viborg | 14 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U-18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Denmark U-21 | 4 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||
Isak Steiner Jensen (born 23 December 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Viborg FF as a left winger.
Career
[edit]SønderjyskE
[edit]Jensen played for Næsby and OB before he joined SønderjyskE.[2]
Jensen was already training continuously with the first-team squad at age 16 and on 20 November 2020, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[3] 17-year old Jensen got his official debut for SønderjyskE against Fremad Amager in a Danish Cup game.[4] This was his only appearance in the 2020-21 season.
In the 2021-22 season, he got his debut in the Danish Superliga age 17 in a match against Randers FC on 8 August 2021.[5]
St. Louis City
[edit]On 11 July 2022 it was confirmed, that Jensen had been sold to American MLS side St. Louis City, who would begin play in the 2023 season, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2026, with an option for one further year.[6]
Viborg FF
[edit]On 30 August 2023, Danish Superliga club Viborg FF confirmed that they had loaned Isaksen from St. Louis City for the 2023–24 season, with an option to buy at the end of the loan.[7] The loan moved proved to be successful as he scored seven goals from 27 appearances for the club, playing a key role in their late-season success. His first goal for the club came on 1 October, as Viborg defeated AGF 2–1.[8]
On 25 May 2024, it was confirmed by Viborg that they had decided to exercise their option to purchase Jensen. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SønderjyskE | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis City 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| St. Louis City | 2023 | MLS | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Viborg | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| Total | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | ||
| Career Total | 84 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, US Open Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Isak Jensen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Uhyggeligt smæld på stadion og irsk kaffe til sponsorerne, fyens.dk, 22 November 2021
- ^ Kontrakt til talentfuld SønderjyskE-spiller, ugeavisen.dk, 20 November 2020
- ^ VIDEO: ISAK JENSEN EFTER DEBUT, soenderjyske.dk, 11 March 2021
- ^ RANDERS VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 8 August 2021
- ^ St. Louis CITY SC Completes Transfer of Danish Winger Isak Jensen, stlcitysc.com, 11 July 2022
- ^ "VFF lejer Isak Jensen i St. Louis City SC" [VFF loans Isak Jensen from St. Louis City SC] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Mogensen, Jacob (1 October 2023). "Fortjent sejr mod AGF" [Deserved win against AGF] (in Danish). Viborg FF. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "VFF og Isak Jensen indgår en treårig aftale" [VFF and Isak Jensen enter into a three-year agreement] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Viborg FF trigger Purchase Option on St. Louis CITY SC winger Isak Jensen". St. Louis City SC. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Isak Jensen at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Isak Jensen at Soccerway
- Isak Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Næsby Boldklub players
- Odense Boldklub players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players
- St. Louis City SC players
- St. Louis City 2 players
- Viborg FF players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Danish football biography stubs