Mathias Jensen

Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Brentford and the Denmark national team.

Jensen is a product of the Nordsjælland academy and began his senior career with the club in 2016. Following two seasons as a regular member of the team, he transferred to Celta Vigo in 2018. After an injury-hit 2018–19 season, he transferred to Brentford and was a part of the squad which was promoted to the Premier League in 2021. A former Denmark youth international, Jensen made his full international debut in 2020. He was a member of the Denmark squads at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

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. 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 an injury-affected 2018–19 season, he made just six appearances and left the club in July 2019. reported to be £3.5 million. He made 43 appearances and scored one goal during the 2019–20 season, 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. particularly after the January 2022 signing of Christian Eriksen, Jensen made 35 appearances during a "stop-start" season. Despite being affected by COVID-19 and another minor injury, Jensen won praise from head coach Thomas Frank for training "like an animal" while sidelined. He was challenged by head coach Thomas Frank to be the replacement for the departed Christian Eriksen.

On 18 January 2022, Jensen signed a new -year contract, with the option of a further year. Until missing the final match of the season, Jensen had been an ever-present starter in league matches and had improved his goal tally to five. Jensen made 36 appearances and scored four goals during a lower mid-table 2023–24 season. Injury and illness affected Jensen's 2024–25 season and he lost his starting place to Mikkel Damsgaard. He ended the season with 27 appearances, predominantly as a substitute. He broke into the starting lineup in November 2025 and held onto a starting position for much of the remainder of the 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 and captained the team in the latter tournament. but he was not included in the final squad. 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 Denmark's 2022 World Cup squad and made two appearances prior to the team's group stage exit. Jensen was named in Denmark's Euro 2024 squad, but was an unused substitute in each match prior to the team's round-of-16 exit.

Style of play Jensen has been described as a "player who can dictate the game", "has a great passing ability" and "a great football brain".

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Individual Danish Talent of the Year: 2017 FC Nordsjælland Player of the Year: 2017–18