Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Mads Frøkjær-Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁœˌkʰeˀɐ̯ ˈjensn̩]; born 29 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the EFL Championship club Preston North End.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hvidovre | |||
| Avedøre | |||
| Rosenhøj | |||
| Greve | |||
| 2014–2018 | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | OB | 117 | (16) |
| 2023– | Preston North End | 11 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 21 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
OB
Frøkjær-Jensen joined OB in 2014.[2] On 19 December 2017, Frøkjær-Jensen signed a three-year professional contract active from the summer 2018, which also meant, that he would be promoted permanently to the first team squad.[3] He made his official debut on 6 September 2018, Frøkjær-Jensen got his debut for the first team of OB in the Danish Cup. He started on the bench, before replacing Nicklas Helenius in the 73rd minute in a 4–0 victory against Akademisk Boldklub.[4]
Frøkjær-Jensen made his Danish Superliga debut on 14 April 2019 against FC Midtjylland coming in from the bench with 17 minutes left.[5] He played a total of five games for the first team in the 2018–19 season. On 24 January 2020, OB confirmed that Frøkjær-Jensen had signed a contract extension until the summer 2024.[6]
Preston North End
On 11 July 2023, Frøkjær-Jensen signed for English Championship club Preston North End for an undisclosed fee.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OB | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 16 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 129 | 18 | ||||
| Preston North End | 2023–24 | Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| Career total | 127 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 21 | ||
References
- Mads Frøkjær-Jensen at Soccerway
- Hansen, Jørgen (17 June 2016). "Greve-træning gav skub fremad". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Rasmussen, Leif (19 December 2017). "18-årig får kontrakt i OB". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Sikkert avancement i Sydbank Pokalen". ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
Med små tyve minutter tilbage af kampen blev der givet debut til Mads Frøkjær-Jensen, så vi i dag fik tre debutanter på banen, hvoraf to af dem var fra vores aget akademi i form af Oliver Christensen og Mads Frøkjær-Jensen, mens Kamil Vacek også spillede sin første OB-kamp.
- Dalgård, Jonas (15 April 2019). "OB-debutant: Har ventet lidt længe på det". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "OB forlænger kontrakten med Mads Frøkjær". ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Preston sign midfielder Frokjaer-Jensen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- "Odense BK - FC Midtjylland 3:4 (DBU Pokalen 2021/2022, Final)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
External links
ØMads Frøkjær-Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)