Jonas Jensen-Abbew

Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Personal information
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)
2022HB 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
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