Jesper Mathisen

{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jesper Mathisen

| image = Jesper Mathisen IMG 6821.jpg

| upright = 1.2

| full_name = Jesper Aleksander Mathisen

| caption = Mathisen with IK Start in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kristiansand, Norway

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2004–2015

| clubs1 = IK Start

| caps1 = 144

| goals1 = 10

| years2 = 2005

| clubs2 = → Bryne (loan)

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| totalcaps = 146

| totalgoals = 10

| nationalyears1 = 2003

| nationalteam1 = Norway U16

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2004

| nationalteam2 = Norway U17

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalyears3 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam3 = Norway U18

| nationalcaps3 = 10

| nationalgoals3 = 6

| nationalyears4 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam4 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps4 = 12

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| nationalyears5 = 2005–2007

| nationalteam5 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

}}

Jesper Mathisen (born 17 March 1987) is a Norwegian former footballer who spent his entire career with IK Start with the exception of a loan to Bryne. Originally a striker, he converted to being a centre-back.{{cite news|url=http://fotball.fvn.no/forstediv/article118310.ece |title=- Jeg skal bli fast på laget |last=Jørgensen |first=Pål W. |date=18 September 2008 |publisher=Fædrelandsvennen |language=no |access-date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204094338/http://fotball.fvn.no/forstediv/article118310.ece |archive-date=4 December 2008 }}