Jonas Jensen-Abbew

Jonas Jensen-Abbew, also known as AJ, (born 20 April 2002) is a Danish-Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Nordsjælland.

Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Personal information
Full name Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Date of birth (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 30
Youth career
B1973
AB
2019– Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Nordsjælland 6 (0)
National team
2019–2020 Denmark U-18 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:14, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Jensen-Abbew started his career at B1973 in Herlev, before joining AB as a U-15 player. In September 2018, 16-year old Jensen-Abbew also went on a trial at English Premier League club Tottenham's U-18 team.[1]

Nordsjælland

As a U-17 player, in January 2019, Jensen-Abbew joined FC Nordsjælland.[2] In his first six months in Nordsjælland, he won the Danish U-17 league with his team. His first year as a U-19 player, the 2019-20 season, was a bit mixed for Jensen-Abbew, as he had a lot of injuries, but it turned into six U-18 national matches that season, and he also played a couple of matches for the clubs first team, against a number of Danish 1st Division clubs in the winter training matches. In the 2020-21 season, Jensen-Abbew captained the U-19 team and had a very good season.

On 4 April 2021, 18-year old Jensen-Abbew got his official debut for Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga against AGF.[3] Jensen-Abbew started on the bench, before replacing Adamo Nagalo in the 66th minute.[4] This was his only professional appearance in the 2020-21 season.

Jensen-Abbew was permanently promoted to the first team squad ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Personal life

Jensen-Abbew has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.

References
  1. ottenham tester ung AB-stopper, bold.dk, 25 September 2018
  2. FRA AKADEMI TIL SUPERLIGA: JONAS JENSEN-ABBEW, fcn.dk, 27 July 2021
  3. NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0, soccerway.com, 4 April 2021
  4. JENSEN-ABBEW FØR DEBUT I SEJREN OVER AGF: MIT HJERTE BANKEDE HURTIGERE OG HURTIGERE, fcn.dk, 6 April 2021
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