Jonathan Asp Jensen
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| Date of birth | 14 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gauerslund, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich II | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –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 | 23 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 7 December 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 Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Asp Jensen has represented Denmark internationally at youth level.[7]
Style of play
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonathan Asp Jensen: Kender du ham?". jv.dk.
- ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet dänisches Talent Jonathan Asp Jensen" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Amateure feiern umkämpften Auswärtssieg in Aschaffenburg" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Krummes Ding und Kerns Geniestreich: Bayern Amateure ärgern Vilzing" (in German). Kicker. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Platzverweis zieht Memmingen den Zahn: Bayern-Amateure zerpflücken den FCM" (in German). Kicker. 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Überzeugende Bayern feiern Sieg gegen Wolfsburg im letzten Heimspiel" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Jensen: Det er en stor drøm". tipsbladet.dk.
- ^ 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.
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Men's association football midfielders
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Regionalliga players
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- Bundesliga players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen