Victor Bak Jensen (born 3 October 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

Victor Bak
Personal information
Full name Victor Bak Jensen
Date of birth (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Østerild [da], Denmark
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Midtjylland
Number 55
Youth career
0000–2014 IF Nordthy
2014–2022 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Midtjylland 28 (0)
2022Hobro (loan) 9 (1)
2023Mafra (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Denmark U17 10 (0)
2024– Denmark U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Career

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FC Midtjylland

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Victor Bak Jensen began his career at IF Nordthy, but switched to FC Midtjylland as an under-12 player, where he became part of the FCM Elite Football School.[1] Bak Jensen worked his way up through the youth ranks and began training with the clubs first team squad during the 2021–22 season. At the end of December 2021, Bak Jensen signed a new five-year deal with Midtjylland.[2] On 22 May 2022, Bak Jensen was called up for his first professional game against Randers FC. He got his debut in the same game, playing the whole second half.[3][4]

To gain some more experience, the club confirmed on 30 August 2022, that Bak Jensen had joined Danish 1st Division side Hobro IK on a one-year loan deal.[5] Bak Jensen made his debut for Hobro in a 6–0 defeat against Hvidovre IF on 1 September 2022.[6]

On loan to Mafra

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On 3 August 2023, Liga Portugal 2 side Mafra announced the arrival of Bak Jensen on a season-long loan.[7] On 3 January 2024 Midtjylland confirmed that the club had recalled Bak Jensen.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Danish Superliga 12 0 0 0 2[a] 0 14 0
2023–24 Danish Superliga 10 0 0 0 1[b] 0 11 0
2024–25 Danish Superliga 5 0 2 0 5[c] 0 12 0
Total 28 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 38 0
Hobro (loan) 2022–23 Danish 1st Division 9 1 2 0 11 1
Mafra (loan) 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 15 0 2 0 17 0
Career total 52 1 6 0 8 0 0 0 66 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ 16-årig forsvarer nød sin ilddåb i Youth League: Jeg er stolt, herningfolkeblad.dk, 23 October 2019
  2. ^ Ny kontrakt: Fem år til ung FCM-forsvarer, herningfolkeblad.dk, 17 December 2021
  3. ^ En kæmpestor dag for FCM’s debutant: Jeg har jo været her, siden jeg var en lille »knejt«, herningfolkeblad.dk, 22 May 2022
  4. ^ MIDTJYLLAND VS. RANDERS 3 - 2, soccerway.com, 22 May 2022
  5. ^ HOBRO IK LEJER VICTOR BAK JENSEN I FC MIDTJYLLAND, hobroik.dk, 30 August 2022
  6. ^ HVIDOVRE VS. HOBRO 6 - 0, soccerway.com, 1 September 2022
  7. ^ "Victor Bak e Jamiu Musbaudeen são reforços Clube Desportivo de Mafra" [Victor Bak and Jamiu Musbaudeen are reinforcements of Clube Desportivo de Mafra]. cdmafra.com (in Portuguese). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ^ VICTOR BAK, VALDEMAR BYSKOV OG VICTOR LIND VENDER RETUR, fcm.dk, 3 January 2024
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