Mathias Jensen
Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Brentford and the Denmark national team. Jensen is a product of the Nordsjælland academy and made his debut for Denmark's senior team in 2020. Club career. Nordsjælland. A midfielder, Jensen progressed through the academy at Nordsjælland and signed a three-year professional contract in January 2015. He was promoted into the first team squad for the 2015–16 season and made five appearances during the campaign, scoring one goal, which came in a 2–2 draw with Randers on 1 May  2016. Jensen was a regular in the 2016–17 season, making 22 appearances, before 2017–18 proved to be his breakthrough season. He made 36 appearances, scored 12 goals, was awarded the captaincy and his achievements were recognised by the DBU and his club, with the DBU 2017 Talent of the Year and FC Nordsjælland Player of the Year awards respectively. After three early 2018–19-season appearances, Jensen departed Nordsjælland in August 2018. During just over three seasons as a professional at Farum Park, Jensen made 66 appearances and scored 15 goals. Celta Vigo. On 8 August 2018, Jensen moved to Spain  joining La Liga club Celta Vigo on a five-year contract. During an injury-affected 2018–19 season, he made just six appearances and left the club in July 2019. Brentford. On 10 July 2019, Jensen moved to England signing with Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5 million. He made 43 appearances and scored one goal during the 2019–20 season, which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final. Jensen made a career high 53 appearances during the 2020–21 season and  celebrated promotion to the Premier League with victory in the 2021 Championship play-off Final. As a result of suffering a "badly gashed" foot while away on international duty, Jensen missed Brentford's entire 2021–22 pre-season and the first three matches of the regular season. International career. Jensen made 30 appearances and scored 3 goals for Denmark between U18 and U21 level. He was a part of Denmark's squads at the 2017 and 2019 European U21 Championships. Jensen was named in the senior team's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, but he was not  included in the final squad. In October 2020, Jensen won a late call-up to the full Denmark squad for a series of three matches, as a replacement for injured Brentford teammate Christian Nørgaard. He made his full international debut with a start in a 4–0 friendly win over the Faroe Islands on 7 October and scored his first full international goal on his fifth cap, in a 8–0 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Moldova on 28 March 2021. Jensen was named in the Denmark squad for Euro 2020 and he appeared as a substitute in each of the  six matches during the Danes' run to the semi-final. Personal life. Jensen is a Manchester United and Barcelona supporter. Honours. Brentford Individual