Richard Jensen (footballer)

Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Aberdeen and the Finland national team. 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.

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 Jong Ajax.

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 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, playing in all six group stage matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, and HJK Helsinki.

International career
Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels. He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

He made his debut for the Finland national team 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 is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.

International
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Honours
Aberdeen
 * Scottish League Cup: 2023–24 Runners-up