Kevin Jensen (footballer)

Kevin Jensen
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alexander Jensen
Date of birth (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kalmar FF
Number 7
Youth career
Billeberga GIF
–2017 Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Landskrona BoIS 86 (20)
2022– Kalmar FF 43 (2)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2021 Sweden U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024

Kevin Jensen (born 15 June 2001) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kalmar FF in Allsvenskan.[2]

Career

Jensen grew up in Tågarp[3] and started his youth career in Billeberga GIF.[1] He went on to the youth section of Landskrona BoIS, and in 2017 he was benched 13 times for the senior team. He made his Superettan debut in April 2018 against Värnamo.[2] His breakthrough came in 2019, when he scored 8 goals in 25 league games as a winger, and was named as Talent of the Year in Division 1.[4][5]

Jensen also played two tournaments in 2018 for Sweden U17, then returned in 2021 to play back-to-back matches against Finland U20 for Sweden U20.[6]

After winning promotion to the 2021 Superettan and playing every league game there except one,[2] Jensen was recruited by Kalmar FF. Choosing Kalmar over Hammarby, Jensen stated that Henrik Rydström's Kalmar played as a "mini version of Manchester City" and that Hammarby seemed too turbulent, especially outside the pitch.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Jensen". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kevin Jensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Fotbollslivet leker för Kevin just nu" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ Larsson, Mattias; Wall, Johan Dolck (18 November 2019). "Kevin, 18, är årets talang – jagas nu av ärkerivalen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ^ Lund, Oskar (15 April 2020). ""Kul att allsvenska lag har koll på mig"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Kevin Jensen" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ Lind, David (1 April 2022). "Kevin Jensen: "Kalmar FF en miniversion av Manchester City"" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  8. ^ Avdic, Anel (11 February 2022). "Han nobbade Bajen på grund av turbulensen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.