Mike Lindemann Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjensn̩]; born 19 February 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club HB Køge. He has also been capped by Denmark.
 Jensen in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike Lindemann Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HB Køge | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2001 | BK Rødovre | ||
| 2001–2006 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Brøndby | 133 | (12) |
| 2008–2009 | → Malmö FF (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2020 | Rosenborg | 197 | (36) |
| 2020 | APOEL | 17 | (1) |
| 2021– | HB Køge | 110 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Denmark U17 | 27 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Denmark U19 | 15 | (3) |
| 2008 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Denmark U21 | 27 | (3) |
| 2010–2018 | Denmark | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 | |||
Jensen joined the Brøndby youth academy at age 13 and made his professional debut for the club in the 2006–07 season as a promising talent. After a loan to Malmö FF, he grew into a key figure on the Brøndby team, making well above 100 appearances for the club. In February 2013, Jensen left for Norway to play for top-tier club Rosenborg. There, he became team captain and was part of the squad's winning four league titles and three Norwegian Cups.
Jensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in August 2010.
Club career
editBrøndby
editThe son of former Brøndby player Henrik Jensen, Mike Jensen moved to the Brøndby youth academy at age 13 from BK Rødovre.[1][2] In 2006, he was promoted to the first team.[3] He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga on 13 August 2006 in a 1–1 draw against Randers, where he came on for Martin Ericsson in the 85th minute. On 28 September 2006, he made his European debut in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt (2–2); he came on in the 86th minute for Thomas Rasmussen.[4] In the league, he made 11 appearances during the 2006–07 season,[5] as he won the 2006 Danish U19 Player of the Year award.[3] He scored his first senior goal in the 3–1 win over Silkeborg. In the following season, he made 13 appearances.[5]
In July 2008, Jensen moved on loan to Allsvenskan club Malmö FF on a six-month deal and made 10 appearances.[6][5] After the loan deal ended, he returned to Brøndby and found himself on the bench again, but became a regular during the 2009–10 season. With Brøndby, he failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League with the team being knocked out by Portuguese club Sporting CP in the play-off round.[7]
Rosenborg
editAfter Brøndby and Jensen could not agree on a contract extension in early 2013, he moved to Norwegian club Rosenborg BK in February 2013.[8] On 17 March 2013, he played his first game for the Trondheim club in the away match against Odd on the first matchday and scored his first goal for his club in the 71st minute, which was also the 1–0 winner.[9] With Rosenborg, Jensen regularly qualified for the Europa League and the Champions League, without advancing from the group stages.
In October 2015, Jensen won the 2015 Tippeligaen with Rosenborg. One month later, in November, Rosenborg secured the Norwegian double, when Jensen scored the final goal against Sarpsborg 08 in the Norwegian Football Cup final of 2015. Rosenborg won the match 2–0. He would also go on the win the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of the highest Norwegian league. Jensen was appointed team captain in January 2016,[10] and he signed a five-year contract extension the following month.[11]
Jensen made 285 total appearances for Rosenborg in which he scored 52 goals during his seven years at the club.[5]
APOEL
editOn 11 January 2020, Jensen signed a contract with Cypriot club APOEL to 2021. On 22 December 2020, Jensen and APOEL agreed to terminate the contract, making Jensen a free agent.[12]
HB Køge
editOn 1 February 2021, Jensen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with second-tier Danish 1st Division club HB Køge on a free transfer.[13] He made his debut on 13 February in a 1–1 league draw against Hobro IK, playing the full 90 minutes.[14] The following week, Jensen scored his first goal for Køge in a 3–1 away win over Skive IK.[15]
International career
editIn May 2018 he was named in the Denmark national team’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 16 March 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby | 2005–06 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 133 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 149 | 14 | ||
| Malmö (loan) | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Rosenborg | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| 2014 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 4 | 36 | 13 | ||
| 2015 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13[b] | 2 | 47 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11[d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14[e] | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 2019 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13[f] | 2 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Total | 197 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 67 | 9 | 285 | 52 | ||
| APOEL | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Køge | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 88 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 444 | 56 | 26 | 7 | 85 | 11 | 555 | 73 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup, Cypriot Cup
- ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editBrøndby
Rosenborg
- Eliteserien: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[20][21]
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2015, 2016, 2018[20]
- Mesterfinalen: 2017, 2018
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2016
- Eliteserien Midfielder of the Year: 2016
- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2015
References
edit- ^ Nøhr, Mikkel (17 April 2020). "Gyldent gensyn: Helt speciel kultur i Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Hansen, Søren-Mikael (11 January 2018). "Mike Jensen : I 2017 spillede han 7 minutter på landsholdet, så nu er tiden kommet til at vise sig frem". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Brøndby uden Mike: Katastrofe eller ok?". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Brøndby-Frankfurt 2006 History". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Mike Jensen at Soccerway
- ^ Hansen, Kasper (17 July 2008). "Mike Jensen udlejet til Malmö". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Hybholt Hare, Hans-Henrik (26 August 2010). "Fatale brølere af Brøndby mod Sporting". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Anker-Møller, Kristian (6 February 2013). "Mike Jensen får fire år i Rosenborg". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Odd vs. Rosenborg - 17 March 2013". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (29 January 2016). "Mike Jensen ny Rosenborg-anfører". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Tornby, Gustav (16 August 2016). "Mike Jensen skriver lang kontrakt med Rosenborg". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Kjær, Christian (22 December 2020). "Mike Jensen får ophævet sin kontrakt" [Mike Jensen has his contract revoked]. tv2 (in Danish). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "HB Køge skriver med Mike Jensen" [HB Køge signs Mike Jensen]. HB Køge (in Danish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Krügermejer Nygaard, Jonas (13 February 2021). "Mike Jensen debuterer i 1. division – men cirklen slutter ikke der - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Mike Jensen gæster Fodboldmagasinet Offside mandag aften". HB Køge (in Danish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Confirmed: Denmark cut ex-Arsenal star from FIFA World Cup squad". Socceroos. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Mike Jensen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Retov sikrede Brøndby pokalen – Sport". B.dk. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Brøndby vinder Royal League". Bold.dk. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Chris Thomas Skogli (24 September 2016). "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
External links
edit- Mike Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Mike Jensen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Mike Jensen at Rosenborg BK at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2016)