Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonas Jensen-Abbew | ||
Date of birth | 20 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AGF | ||
Youth career | |||
B1973 | |||
AB | |||
2019–2022 | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Nordsjælland | 18 | (0) |
2022 | → HB Køge (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2024– | AGF | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019–2020 | Denmark U18 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 |
Jonas Jensen-Abbew (born 20 April 2002), also known as AJ, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AGF.
Club career
Early years
Jensen-Abbew started his career at B1973 in Herlev, before joining AB as a U15 player. In September 2018, 16-year old Jensen-Abbew also went on a trial at English Premier League club Tottenham's U18 team.
Nordsjælland
As a U17 player, in January 2019, Jensen-Abbew joined FC Nordsjælland. In his first six months in Nordsjælland, he won the Danish U17 league with his team. His first year as a U19 player, the 2019-20 season, was plagued by injuries for Jensen-Abbew, but it turned into six U18 national matches that season, and he also played a number of matches for the club's first team, against a number of Danish 1st Division clubs in the winter training matches. In the 2020–21 season, Jensen-Abbew captained the U19 team.
On 4 April 2021, 18-year old Jensen-Abbew made his official debut for Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga against AGF. Jensen-Abbew started on the bench, before replacing Adamo Nagalo in the 66th minute. This was his only professional appearance in the 2020–21 season.
Jensen-Abbew was permanently promoted to the first team squad ahead of the 2021–22 season. At the end of July 2022, Jensen-Abbew was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge for the rest of the year.
In the 2022-22 season, Jensen-Abbew however only made four official appearances for Nordsjælland. In July 2023, he signed a new deal with Nordsjælland until June 2026.
AGF
On transfer deadline day, February 1, 2024, Jensen-Abbew was sold for around 1.5 million euros to AGF, where he signed a 5-year deal.
Personal life
Jensen-Abbew has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 October 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nordsjælland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
HB Køge (loan) | 2022–23 | 1.Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League