Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen

Norwegian footballer (born 1996)
Ulrik Jenssen
Personal information
Full name Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
Date of birth (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rosenborg
Number 23
Youth career
Fløya
Tromsø
2013–2016 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Lyon II 48 (1)
2016–2017 Tromsø 39 (2)
2018–2021 Nordsjælland 108 (8)
2021–2022 Willem II 23 (0)
2022 Nordsjælland 2 (0)
2023– Rosenborg 31 (2)
International career‡
2011 Norway U15 4 (0)
2012 Norway U16 10 (0)
2013 Norway U17 12 (1)
2014 Norway U18 7 (0)
2014–2015 Norway U19 6 (0)
2015-2018 Norway U21 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024

Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Club career

On 4 August 2016, Jenssen transferred from Lyon II to sign a three-and-a-half year with Tromsø.[1]

After joining FC Nordsjælland in January 2018,[2] Jensen left the club again in the summer 2021.

In July 2021, Jenssen signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Willem II.[3] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 20 June 2022, after the club had suffered relegation.[4]

Jenssen returned to Nordsjælland on 19 August 2022, signing a contract until December 2022.[5]

In November 2022, Jenssen signed for Rosenborg, joining the club from January 2023.[6]

International career

In 2016, he was called up to the Norway national football team despite not having played a senior first-team match for any club.[7]

Personal life

Born in Tromsø, Jenssen is the son of former Tromsø and Sogndal manager Truls Jenssen. His older brother is the footballer Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.

Career statistics

As of 24 April 2024[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon II 2013–14 CFA 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2014–15 20 1 0 0 — 20 1
2015–16 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Total 48 1 0 0 — — 48 1
Tromsø 2016 Tippeligaen 12 1 1 0 — 13 1
2017 Eliteserien 27 1 3 0 — 30 1
Total 39 2 4 0 — 43 2
FC Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 17 0 0 0 — 17 0
2018–19 31 4 1 0 3[b] 0 35 4
2019–20 32 1 0 0 — 32 1
2020–21 28 3 0 0 — 28 3
Total 108 8 1 0 3 0 112 8
Willem II 2021–22 Eredivisie 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
Total 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
FC Nordsjælland 2022–23 Danish Superliga 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Rosenborg 2023 Eliteserien 27 2 3 0 4[c] 0 34 2
2024 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Total 31 2 5 0 4 0 40 2
Career total 251 13 12 0 7 0 270 13
  1. ^ Appearances in Norwegian Football Cup, Danish Cup, and KNVB Beker
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "LANGTIDSKONTRAKT FOR YTTERGÅRD JENSSEN". www.til.no (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ FCN snupper norsk forsvarsspiller‚ bold.dk, 22 December 2017
  3. ^ Aert, Dolf van (24 July 2021). "Willem II versterkt defensie verder met transfervrije Jenssen". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "Contract Jenssen ontbonden, Yeboah vertrekt". Willem II (in Dutch). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "FC Nordsjælland skriver kontrakt med Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Yttergård Jenssen klar for Rosenborg" [Yttergård Jenssen to Rosenborg] (in Norwegian). RBK.no. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ Magnussen, Jostein (18 May 2016). "Norge-klare Ulrik (19): – Uttaket kom som et sjokk". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  8. ^ Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen at Soccerway
  9. ^ Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

External links

  • Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen at Soccerway
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Rosenborg BK – current squad