Mike Jensen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1988)}}
{{about|the Danish footballer|the internet pioneer|Mike Jensen (internet pioneer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mike Jensen
| image = Mike Jensen.JPG
| caption = Jensen in 2013
| full_name = Mike Lindemann Jensen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|2|19}}
| birth_place = Herlev, Denmark
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = HB Køge
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 1993–2001
| youthclubs1 = BK Rødovre
| youthyears2 = 2001–2006
| youthclubs2 = Brøndby
| years1 = 2006–2013
| clubs1 = Brøndby
| caps1 = 133
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = → Malmö FF (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2020
| clubs3 = Rosenborg
| caps3 = 197
| goals3 = 36
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = APOEL
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = HB Køge
| caps5 = 110
| goals5 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2004
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2003–2005
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U17
| nationalcaps2 = 27
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2005–2006
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2005–2007
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps4 = 15
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 2008
| nationalteam5 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2008–2011
| nationalteam6 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps6 = 27
| nationalgoals6 = 3
| nationalyears7 = 2010–2018
| nationalteam7 = Denmark
| nationalcaps7 = 7
| nationalgoals7 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 5 December 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Mike Lindemann Jensen ({{IPA|da|ˈjensn̩}}; born 19 February 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club HB Køge. He has also been capped by Denmark.
Jensen joined the Brøndby youth academy at age 13 and made his professional debut for the club in the 2006–07 season as a promising talent. After a loan to Malmö FF, he grew into a key figure on the Brøndby team, making well above 100 appearances for the club. In February 2013, Jensen left for Norway to play for top-tier club Rosenborg. There, he became team captain and was part of the squad's winning four league titles and three Norwegian Cups.
Jensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in August 2010.
Club career
=Brøndby=
The son of former Brøndby player Henrik Jensen, Mike Jensen moved to the Brøndby youth academy at age 13 from BK Rødovre.{{cite news |last1=Nøhr |first1=Mikkel |title=Gyldent gensyn: Helt speciel kultur i Brøndby |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/gyldent-gensyn-helt-speciel-kultur-i-broendby/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=bold.dk |date=17 April 2020 |language=Danish}}{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Søren-Mikael |title=Mike Jensen : I 2017 spillede han 7 minutter på landsholdet, så nu er tiden kommet til at vise sig frem |url=https://politiken.dk/sport/art6287049/I-2017-spillede-han-7-minutter-p%C3%A5-landsholdet-s%C3%A5-nu-er-tiden-kommet-til-at-vise-sig-frem |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Politiken |date=11 January 2018 |language=Danish}} In 2006, he was promoted to the first team.{{cite news |title=Brøndby uden Mike: Katastrofe eller ok? |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/broendby-uden-mike-katastrofe-eller-ok |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Tipsbladet |date=7 December 2012 |language=Danish}} He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga on 13 August 2006 in a 1–1 draw against Randers, where he came on for Martin Ericsson in the 85th minute. On 28 September 2006, he made his European debut in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt (2–2); he came on in the 86th minute for Thomas Rasmussen.{{cite web |title=Brøndby-Frankfurt 2006 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84878--brondby-vs-frankfurt/ |website=UEFA |access-date=10 January 2021}} In the league, he made 11 appearances during the 2006–07 season, as he won the 2006 Danish U19 Player of the Year award. He scored his first senior goal in the 3–1 win over Silkeborg. In the following season, he made 13 appearances.{{Soccerway|mike-jensen/11681|Mike Jensen}}
In July 2008, Jensen moved on loan to Allsvenskan club Malmö FF on a six-month deal and made 10 appearances.{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Kasper |title=Mike Jensen udlejet til Malmö |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2008-07-17-mike-jensen-udlejet-til-malm%C3%B6 |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=TV 2 |date=17 July 2008 |language=Danish}} After the loan deal ended, he returned to Brøndby and found himself on the bench again, but became a regular during the 2009–10 season. With Brøndby, he failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League with the team being knocked out by Portuguese club Sporting CP in the play-off round.{{cite news |last1=Hybholt Hare |first1=Hans-Henrik |title=Fatale brølere af Brøndby mod Sporting |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/europaleague/article4147568.ece |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=26 August 2010 |language=Danish}}
=Rosenborg=
After Brøndby and Jensen could not agree on a contract extension in early 2013, he moved to Norwegian club Rosenborg BK in February 2013.{{cite news |last1=Anker-Møller |first1=Kristian |title=Mike Jensen får fire år i Rosenborg |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Mike-Jensen-faar-fire-aar-i-Rosenborg/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=bold.dk |date=6 February 2013 |language=Danish}} On 17 March 2013, he played his first game for the Trondheim club in the away match against Odd on the first matchday and scored his first goal for his club in the 71st minute, which was also the 1–0 winner.{{cite web |title=Odd vs. Rosenborg - 17 March 2013 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/17/norway/eliteserien/odd-grenland-ballklubb/rosenborg-ballklubb/1419574/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=10 January 2021}} With Rosenborg, Jensen regularly qualified for the Europa League and the Champions League, without advancing from the group stages.
In October 2015, Jensen won the 2015 Tippeligaen with Rosenborg. One month later, in November, Rosenborg secured the Norwegian double, when Jensen scored the final goal against Sarpsborg 08 in the Norwegian Football Cup final of 2015. Rosenborg won the match 2–0. He would also go on the win the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of the highest Norwegian league. Jensen was appointed team captain in January 2016,{{cite news |last1=Helmin |first1=Jesper |title=Mike Jensen ny Rosenborg-anfører |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/mike-jensen-ny-rosenborg-anfoerer/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=bold.dk |date=29 January 2016 |language=Danish}} and he signed a five-year contract extension the following month.{{cite news |last1=Tornby |first1=Gustav |title=Mike Jensen skriver lang kontrakt med Rosenborg |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/skandinavien/mike-jensen-skriver-lang-kontrakt-med-rosenborg |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Tipsbladet |date=16 August 2016 |language=Danish}}
Jensen made 285 total appearances for Rosenborg in which he scored 52 goals during his seven years at the club.
=APOEL=
On 11 January 2020, Jensen signed a contract with Cypriot club APOEL to 2021. On 22 December 2020, Jensen and APOEL agreed to terminate the contract, making Jensen a free agent.{{Cite web|last=Kjær|first=Christian|date=22 December 2020|title=Mike Jensen får ophævet sin kontrakt|trans-title=Mike Jensen has his contract revoked|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2020-12-22-mike-jensen-faar-ophaevet-sin-kontrakt|access-date=28 December 2020|website=tv2|language=da}}
=HB Køge=
On 1 February 2021, Jensen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with second-tier Danish 1st Division club HB Køge on a free transfer.{{Cite web|date=1 February 2021|title=HB Køge skriver med Mike Jensen|trans-title=HB Køge signs Mike Jensen|url=https://www.hbkoge.dk/hb-koege-skriver-med-mike-jensen/|access-date=2 February 2021|website=HB Køge|language=da}} He made his debut on 13 February in a 1–1 league draw against Hobro IK, playing the full 90 minutes.{{cite news |last1=Krügermejer Nygaard |first1=Jonas |title=Mike Jensen debuterer i 1. division – men cirklen slutter ikke der - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-02-13-mike-jensen-debuterer-i-1-division-men-cirklen-slutter-ikke-der |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=sport.tv2.dk |date=13 February 2021 |language=da-DK}} The following week, Jensen scored his first goal for Køge in a 3–1 away win over Skive IK.{{cite web |title=Mike Jensen gæster Fodboldmagasinet Offside mandag aften |url=https://www.hbkoge.dk/mike-jensen-gaester-fodboldmagasinet-offside-mandag-aften/ |website=HB Køge |access-date=22 February 2021 |language=da-DK |date=22 February 2021}}
International career
In May 2018 he was named in the Denmark national team’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23.{{cite web |title=Confirmed: Denmark cut ex-Arsenal star from FIFA World Cup squad |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/confirmed-denmark-cut-ex-arsenal-star-fifa-world-cup-squad |website=Socceroos |access-date=1 April 2020 |date=3 June 2018}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 16 March 2024}}{{cite web|title=Mike Jensen|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=132003&tournamentId=6310&seasonId=340&teamId=313&useFullUrl=false|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV 2|access-date=28 October 2018|language=no}}
| 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{{efn|Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup, Cypriot Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9"|Brøndby
|rowspan="8"|Danish Superliga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07
|13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2007–08
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2010–11
|32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2011–12
|18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2012–13
|19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!133 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 149 | 14 | |
| Malmö (loan)
|2008 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="8"|Rosenborg
|2013 |rowspan="4"|Tippeligaen |27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2014
|29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 4 | 36 | 13 | |
| 2015
|29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13{{efn|name=UEL}} | 2 | 47 | 7 | |
| 2016
|28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| 2017
|rowspan="3"|Eliteserien |29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2018
|28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 46 | 8 | |
| 2019
|27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13{{efn|Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 43 | 8 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!197 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 67 | 9 | 285 | 52 | |
| rowspan="3"|APOEL
|rowspan="2"|Cypriot First Division |7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020–21
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| rowspan="5"|Køge
|rowspan="4"|Danish 1st Division |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23
|31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!86 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 88 | 6 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!444 | 56 | 26 | 7 | 85 | 11 | 555 | 73 |
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Honours
Brøndby
- Danish Cup: 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.b.dk/sport/retov-sikrede-broendby-pokalen |title=Retov sikrede Brøndby pokalen – Sport |website=B.dk |access-date=2 October 2016}}
- Royal League: 2006–07{{cite web|url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Broendby-vinder-Royal-League/ |title=Brøndby vinder Royal League |website=Bold.dk |date=15 March 2007 |access-date=2 October 2016}}
Rosenborg
- Eliteserien: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018{{cite web |url=http://www.rbk.no/player-profiles/playerID/11681 |title=Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg |website=Rbk.no |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927075949/http://www.rbk.no/player-profiles/playerID/11681 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author=Chris Thomas Skogli |url=http://www.rbk.no/news/article/1atpyt1yu61no1l3ovie50fwk3/title/se-rbk-feire-gull-nummer-24 |title=Nyheter | Rosenborg |website=Rbk.no |date=24 September 2016 |access-date=2 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006151252/http://www.rbk.no/news/article/1atpyt1yu61no1l3ovie50fwk3/title/se-rbk-feire-gull-nummer-24 |archive-date=6 October 2016 }}
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2015, 2016, 2018
- Mesterfinalen: 2017, 2018
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2016
- Eliteserien Midfielder of the Year: 2016
- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2015
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{DBU player|5113}}
- [https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10858 Mike Jensen] official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927075949/http://www.rbk.no/player-profiles/playerID/11681 |date=dmy |title=Mike Jensen at Rosenborg BK }}
{{HB Køge squad}}
{{Brøndby IF Player of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Mike}}
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Category:Men's association football midfielders