Mathias Ross

Mathias Ross Jensen (born 15 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Plymouth Argyle. He is the older brother of Oliver Ross.

Club career

AaB Fodbold Growing up in the Hasseris district of Aalborg, At under-13 level he joined the AaB youth academy. In his first year as a U17 player, other centre-backs were preferred ahead of Ross, which meant that he mainly appeared on the reserve team or as a substitute striker in the final minutes. and in June 2018 he was named U17 Player of the Year in AaB. At the time of the substitution, AaB were behind 2–1, and newspaper Tipsbladet described Ross' debut as "excellent". During the regular season he was used three times, but from the relegation round he established himself as a starter in the first team. AaB eventually qualified for the play-offs to participate in the first qualifying round for the UEFA Europa League, where they were, eliminated in the first round against AGF.

In January 2019, Ross signed a contract extension keeping him in AaB until 2023.

Galatasaray On 8 September 2022, Ross signed a four-year contract with Galatasaray. It was announced that a transfer fee of €1,750,000 would be paid to the player's former team, AaB.

Ross became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with Galatasaray. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.

On 4 July 4 2025, Galatasaray announced that it has parted ways with defender Ross.

Loan to NEC Nijmegen On 21 July 2023, Ross was loaned out to the Eredivisie club NEC for one season. Accordingly, NEC Nijmegen would pay a temporary transfer fee of €250,000 to Galatasaray.

Loan to Sparta Prague On 16 July 2024, it was confirmed that Ross joined Sparta Prague, which had Ross' former AaB manager, Lars Friis, as manager, on a loan deal for the 2024–25 season, with a purchase option of around €1.2 million.

Plymouth Argyle On 21 August 2025, following his release from Turkish giants Galatasaray, Ross signed a three-year contract with English League One club Plymouth Argyle F.C.

International career Ross made his international debut on 7 October 2017 as part of the Denmark under-17 team, when he was part of the starting lineup and played 90 minutes in a 3–4 defeat to Germany in a friendly match. He went from being a peripheral player under the auspices of the Danish Football Association (DBU) to being team captain in the last match during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Ross made his first appearance for the Denmark under-19 team on 7 September 2018, and soon established himself as a starter.

Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2022–23