Synne Jensen
 Steyr, Austria, April 10th, 2016, ÖFB Women's European Championship qualification - Austria vs Norway. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gjelleråsen IF | |||
| 2011–2012 | LSK Kvinner FK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | LSK Kvinner FK | 21 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Linderud-Grei (loan) | 10 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Kolbotn | 42 | (24) |
| 2015–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Stabæk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Stabæk | 44 | (9) |
| 2019 | Røa | 22 | (16) |
| 2020–2022 | Vålerenga | 36 | (13) |
| 2022–2024 | Real Sociedad | 46 | (12) |
| 2024- | Atlético Madrid | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Norway U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Norway U16 | 16 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Norway U17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U19 | 22 | (11) |
| 2014– | Norway | 24 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2020 | |||
Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen (born 15 February 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Madrid. She made her debut for the Norway women's national team in 2014.
Club career
[edit]Norwegian leagues, 2011–2015
[edit]Jensen played for Gjelleråsen IF as a young teenager. In January 2011 at age 16, she signed with LSK Kvinner FK.[1] She debuted for the club on 14 April 2012 during the club's 6–0 win over SK Trondheims-Ørn in the Toppserien.[2]
In August 2012, she joined Linderud-Grei in the Norwegian First Division.[3] Jensen made 10 appearances for the club and scored 11 goals. She returned to Lillestrøm for the 2013 season where she made eight appearances before committing to league rival Kolbotn IL.[4] Jensen played three seasons for the club. In 2013, she scored five goals in 12 appearances.[5] The following season, she scored 13 goals in 21 appearances.[5] In 2015, she scored six goals in eight appearances.[5]
VfL Wolfsburg, 2015–2016
[edit]At the age of 19, Jensen signed a three-year contract with German club VfL Wolfsburg for the 2015–16 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga.[6] Coach Ralf Kellermann praised her "enormous potential to develop further."[7] On 29 August 2015 she made her competitive debut for Wolfsburg and scored a brace against Jena during the club's season opener, resulting in an 8–0 win.[8][9]
In June 2016, Wolfsburg sent Jensen on loan to Stabæk for one year, to aid her development with regular first team football.[10] At the end of the season she was allowed to return to Stabæk on a permanent basis, as part of Wolfsburg's transfer deal for Marie Dølvik Markussen.[11]
International career
[edit]After representing Norway at the youth international level, Jensen made her senior debut for Norway against New Zealand on 25 November 2014.[12]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 March 2020 | Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal |  Denmark |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 10 March 2020 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal |  New Zealand |
1–1 | 2–1 |
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "VELDIG GOD FØLELSE Å AVGJØRE". Norway Football Federation. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "TRONDHEIMS-ØRN VS. LILLESTRØM 0 - 6". Soccer Way. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "SYNNE FORLENGER MED LGT". LGT Oslo. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Larsson, Av Atle (28 June 2013). "Stortalent signerer for Kolbotn". Om ØB.no. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Synne Jensen". Soccer Way. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "WOLFSBURG HOLT NORWEGISCHES TALENT JENSEN". DFB. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Wolfsburg sign Jensen, Glasgow add Montgomery". UEFA. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Goals galore as seasons start". FIFA. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "USV JENA VS. WOLFSBURG 0 - 8". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "On loan in Norway". VfL Wolfsburg. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Lawson, Sophie (22 December 2016). "Wolfsburg move for Dølvik Markussen as Synne Jensen stays in Norway". Vavel. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Synne Jensen". Norway Football Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
External links
[edit]- Synne Jensen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- NFF profile (in Norwegian)
- Wolfsburg profile (in German)
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Oslo
- Kolbotn Fotball players
- LSK Kvinner FK players
- Toppserien players
- Norwegian women's footballers
- 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen
- Norway women's international footballers
- Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
- VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players
- Vålerenga Fotball Damer players
- Women's association football forwards
- Norwegian women's football biography stubs