# Richard Jensen (footballer)

Richard Olav Jensen (born 17 March 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish side Vejle on loan from Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and the Finland national team.

## Club career
### Twente

Jensen joined FC Twente's youth academy in 2012 from HJK Helsinki. On 20 January 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Twente for three years. Exactly a year later, on 20 January 2018, he made his professional debut for Twente in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with Roda JC Kerkrade.

### Roda

On 23 July 2018, Jensen joined Eerste Divisie club Roda, signing a two-year deal. He made his debut for Roda on 17 August 2018 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Jong Ajax.

### Górnik Zabrze

On 20 July 2022, Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze announced the signing of Jensen on a one-year contract. On 7 February 2023, his contract was extended until the end of June 2024.

### Aberdeen F.C.

On 23 August 2023, Jensen signed a three-year deal with Scottish club Aberdeen, for a rumoured £400,000 transfer fee. He debuted with his new team in Scottish Premiership on 27 August 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against St Mirren. Jensen also represented Aberdeen in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, playing in all six group stage matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, and HJK Helsinki.

#### Vejle Boldklub (loan)

On 23 August 2024, Jensen joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a season-long loan deal.

## International career

Jensen was a youth international for Finland at various youth levels. He captained Finland U21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
He made his debut for the Finland national team on 7 June 2022 in a UEFA Nations League qualification game in Helsinki Olympic Stadium against Montenegro.

## Personal life

Jensen's younger brother, Fredrik Jensen is also a professional footballer at FC Augsburg.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 3 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jong Twente | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Jong Twente | 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Jong Twente | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Twente | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | Total | Total | 82 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 7 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Total | Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Aberdeen | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Vejle (loan) | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 188 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 213 | 9 |
* ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Polish Cup, and Scottish Cup
* ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League qualifying and UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 4 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition :
| Team | Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Finland | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Finland | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Notes
* ↑ Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

## Honours

Aberdeen
* Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2023–24