Jesper Robertsen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|name = Jesper Robertsen
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|full_name = Jesper Bergset Robersen{{soccerway|668512}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|23|df=y}}
|birth_place = Oslo, Norway
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Hødd (on loan from Tromsø)
|clubnumber = 24
|youthyears1 = 2010–2020
|youthclubs1 = Tromsø
|years1 = 2020–
|clubs1 = Tromsø
|caps1 = 19
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2021–
|clubs2 = Tromsø 2
|caps2 = 28
|goals2 = 3
|years3 = 2023
|clubs3 = →Mjøndalen (loan)
|caps3 = 5
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2023
|clubs4 = →Mjøndalen 2 (loan)
|caps4 = 3
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = →Sogndal (loan)
|caps5 = 11
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2024
|clubs6 = →Sogndal 2 (loan)
|caps6 = 1
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2025–
|clubs7 = →Hødd (loan)
|caps7 = 1
|goals7 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2020
|nationalteam1 = Norway U16
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2021
|nationalteam2 = Norway U17
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2023
|nationalteam3 = Norway U19
|nationalcaps3 = 2
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|club-update = 2 June 2025
|nationalteam-update = 23 February 2023
}}
Jesper Bergset Robertsen (born 23 March 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Hødd, on loan from Tromsø.
Early life
Born in Oslo, Robertsen moved to Tromsø at the age of six. Immediately after moving he started playing football for Tromsø at their different youth levels before advancing to the senior squad at the age of sixteen.{{cite news|url=https://www.itromso.no/sport/til/i/R9Me68/landslagsspiller-jesper-16-har-lenge-vaert-i-skyggen-av-andre-talenter-naa-skal-han-trene-med-tils-a-lag|title=Landslagsspiller Jesper (16) har lenge vært i skyggen av andre talenter: Nå skal han trene med TILs A-lag|trans-title=National team player Jesper (16) has long been in the shadow of other talents: Now he is going to train with TIL's A-team|language=no|last=Eilertsen|first=Tobias Stein|publisher=iTromsø|date=9 July 2020|access-date=2 June 2025}}
Career
After traning with Tromsø's senior squad for several months his first game for the club came in October 2020 against HamKam in the 1. divisjon, coming on as a substitute for Eric Kitolano in the additional time.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7589716|title=Kampreferat: Tromsø - HamKam|language=no|publisher=NFF|access-date=2 June 2025}} His first professional contract was signed a month later, lasting three years.{{cite news|url=https://www.nordlys.no/her-signerer-jespen-16-proff-kontrakt/s/5-34-1398897#am-comments|title=Her signerer Jespen (16) proff-kontrakt|trans-title=Jesper (16), signs a professional contract|language=no|publisher=Nordlys|date=12 November 2020|access-date=2 June 2025}} Despite being injured for almost the entirety of the 2022 season, Robertsen signed a new contract with Tromsø in September 2022, lasting until the end of the 2025 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.itromso.no/sport/til/i/q1nW10/til-talent-skrev-ny-langtidskontrakt|title=TIL talent skrev ny langtidskontrakt|trans-title=TIL talent signs new long-term contract|language=no|last1=Eilertsen|first1=Tobias Stein|last2=Sivertsen|first2=Øyvind|publisher=iTromsø|date=6 September 2022|access-date=2 June 2025}}
On deadline day in the summer transfer window of 2023 Robertsen signed a loan deal with Mjøndalen. The loan lasted until the end of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.miffotball.no/nyheter/klar-for-mif|title=Klar for MIF|trans-title=Signs for MIF|language=no|publisher=Mjøndalen IF|date=31 August 2023|access-date=2 June 2025}} Robertsen's second loan spell came at the latter half of the 2024 season, this time going to Sogndal.{{cite news|url=https://www.sogndalfotball.no/nyheiter/velkommen-jesper-robertsen|title=Velkommen Jesper Robertsen|trans-title=Welcome Jesper Robertsen|language=nn|publisher=Sogndal Fotball|date=5 August 2024|access-date=2 June 2025}} In 2025, as Tromsø entered their mid-season break, Hødd confirmed in late May that Robertsen had signed a month-long loan with the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.hodd.no/nyheiter/jesper-robertsen-klar-for-hodd|title=Jesper Robertsen klar for Hødd|trans-title=Jesper Robertsen signs for Hødd|language=nn|publisher=IL Hødd|date=27 May 2025|access-date=2 June 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/laner-ut-tromso-il-spiller-til-obos-klubb-1.17431552|title=Låner ut Tromsø IL spiller til OBOS-klubb|trans-title=Tromsø IL loans player to OBOS-club|language=no|publisher=NRK|date=25 May 2025|access-date=2 June 2025}}
International career
Robertsen has appeared for Norway's U16, U17, and U19 team. His only international goal came against Wales U16 in 2020.{{NFF|3233432}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7423833|title=Kampreferat: Wales - Norge|language=no|publisher=NFF|access-date=2 June 2025}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=7|Tromsø
|2020 |3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|Eliteserien |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|Eliteserien |4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|Eliteserien |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025
|Eliteserien |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| rowspan=6|Tromsø 2
|2021 |7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2022
|3. divisjon |7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2023
|3. divisjon |9 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2024
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|3. divisjon |4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!28 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 28 | 3 | |||
| Mjøndalen (loan)
|2023 |1. divisjon |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mjøndalen 2 (loan)
|2023 |3. divisjon |3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| Sogndal (loan)
|2024 |1. divisjon |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sogndal 2 (loan)
|2024 |4. divisjon |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hødd (loan)
|2025 |1. divisjon |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!68 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 3 |
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References
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Category:Footballers from Tromsø
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Mjøndalen IF Fotball players
Category:Sogndal Fotball players
Category:Norwegian First Division players