Jonathan Asp Jensen

Danish footballer (born 2005)
Jonathan Asp Jensen
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Gauerslund, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 46
Youth career
0000–2013 Gauerslund IF
2013–2017 Vejle
2017 Gauerslund IF
2017–2022 Midtjylland
2022– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Bayern Munich II 13 (2)
2024– Bayern Munich 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Denmark U16 8 (5)
2022– Denmark U17 8 (2)
2023– Denmark U18 3 (0)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Asp Jensen (born 14 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Early life

Asp Jensen is a native of Gauerslund, Denmark. He has been regarded as one of the most prominent football prospects in the country.[1]

Club career

Asp Jensen joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich from the youth academy of Danish Superliga side Midtjylland on 2022.[2]

He started his professional career with the Bayern Munich II side. On 24 February 2024, Asp Jensen made his professional debut during a 1–0 win Regionalliga Bayern match over Viktoria Aschaffenburg.[3] A month later, on 8 March, he scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II on a 2–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against DJK Vilzing.[4] A week later on 16 March, Asp Jensen started and scored his second goal for the club during a 4–0 Regionalliga Bayern away win match against FC Memmingen.[5]

On 12 May 2024, he made his Bundesliga debut for the senior team of Bayern Munich, coming off the bench to substitute Lovro Zvonarek, in a 2–0 win over VfL Wolfsburg.[6]

International career

Asp Jensen has represented Denmark internationally at youth level.[7]

Style of play

Asp Jensen mainly operates as an attacking midfielder. He is two-footed and is known for his playmaking ability and for his ability to read the game.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 13 2 – – – 13 2
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Asp Jensen: Kender du ham?". jv.dk.
  2. ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet dänisches Talent Jonathan Asp Jensen" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Amateure feiern umkämpften Auswärtssieg in Aschaffenburg" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Krummes Ding und Kerns Geniestreich: Bayern Amateure ärgern Vilzing" (in German). Kicker. 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Platzverweis zieht Memmingen den Zahn: Bayern-Amateure zerpflücken den FCM" (in German). Kicker. 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Überzeugende Bayern feiern Sieg gegen Wolfsburg im letzten Heimspiel" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Jensen: Det er en stor drøm". tipsbladet.dk.
  8. ^ Kraft, Justin (8 December 2023). "Von einem Mittelfeldspieler sind am Campus alle begeistert! Die größten Talente im Nachwuchs des FC Bayern" (in German). Goal.com.
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