Leon Jessen

{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| name = Leon Jessen

| image = Leon Jessen.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| fullname = Leon Jessen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brande, Denmark

| height = {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}}

| position = Left back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2001–2003 | youthyears2 =2003–2005

| youthclubs1 = Brande IF | youthclubs2 =Ikast FS

| years1 = 2005–2010

| clubs1 = Midtjylland{{cite web|url=http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=551057 |title=Leon Jessen |publisher=Danmarks Radio |language=Danish |accessdate=18 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208044805/http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=551057 |archivedate= 8 February 2012 }}

| caps1 = 99 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2010–2015

| clubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps2 = 54 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2013–2015

| clubs3 = → FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan)

| caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Esbjerg fB

| caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U-19

| nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006–2008

| nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U-21 | nationalyears3 = 2006

| nationalteam3 = Denmark U-20

| nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam4 = Denmark{{cite web | url = http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/4865 | title = Leon Jessen | publisher = DBU | language = Danish | accessdate = 18 February 2012}}

| nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 0

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Leon Jessen (born 11 June 1986) is a retired Danish football defender.

Career

Jessen began his career 2001 with Brande IF and joined Ikast FS in 2003.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcm.dk/index.php?ID=6&holdID=3&spillerID=17&mode=spillerinfo&topID=5 | title = Nr.19 – Leon Jessen | publisher = FC Midtjylland| language = Danish | accessdate = 18 February 2012}} On 23 June 2010, Jessen left the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland after five years and signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany (Bundesliga).{{cite web | url = http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/1005219 | title = Kaiserslautern verpflichtet Dänen Jessen | publisher = sueddeutsche.de | language = German}}{{Dead link|date=February 2012}}

On 10 July 2015, it was confirmed that Jessen had signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga-side Esbjerg fB.{{cite web|url=http://www.efb.dk/leon_jessen_haerdet_i_tysk_fodbold_til_tre_aar_i_efb |title=Leon Jessen hærdet i tysk fodbold til tre år i EfB |publisher=Esbjerg fB |language=Danish |date=10 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717043533/http://www.efb.dk/leon_jessen_haerdet_i_tysk_fodbold_til_tre_aar_i_efb/ |archivedate=17 July 2015 }}

It was announced on 31 December 2016 that Jessen would retire.[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/leon-jessen-stopper-karrieren/ Leon Jessen stopper karrieren]‚ bold.dk, 31 January 2016

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