Mathias Jørgensen (born 20 September 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Jørgensen | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Hundested, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hundested | |||
| Nordsjælland | |||
| 2017–2018 | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | OB | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | New York Red Bulls | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | New York Red Bulls II | 38 | (13) |
| 2021 | → AGF (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Esbjerg fB | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2022 | |||
Jørgensen began his youth career with local side Hundested before joining the youth squad of Nordsjælland. On 8 January 2017 he signed with the Odense Boldklub youth squad at the age of 16. [1] Jørgensen started to draw the attention of the first team with his play with the U19 squad. On 15 September 2018, he scored four goals with the U19 team in a 4–1 victory over Lyngby.[2] While with OB's U19 team Jørgensen scored 28 goals in 24 matches.[3]
Jørgensen made his professional debut with OB on 18 April 2018 in a 1–1 draw against Randers FC.[4] For the 2018/19 season he was promoted to the first team. He scored his first goal as a professional on 15 July 2018 in a 3–2 loss to Vendsyssel FF.[5] The following matchday, he also scored in a 2–2 draw against SønderjyskE.[6] On 3 October 2018 Jørgensen scored the second goal for OB in a 2–0 victory over Thisted FC in a Danish Cup match.[7] His play with OB drew the interest of several European clubs, and during January 2019 he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach during training camp in Spain.[8]
On 12 February 2019 it was announced that Jørgensen was transferred to New York Red Bulls for a reported fee of $2.5 million.[9][10] On 16 March 2019 Jørgensen made his debut for New York, coming on as a late game substitute in a 4-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes. [11] Following the 2021 season, New York declined their contract option on Jørgensen.[12]
On 8 December 2020, Jørgensen moved on a 6 month loan to Danish Superliga side AGF.[13] He left the club again at the end of the season.
On 26 January 2022 it was confirmed, that Jørgensen had joined Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a deal until the end of 2024.[14] He made his debut on 25 February, coming off the bench for Lasha Parunashvili in a 4–2 league loss to Fremad Amager.[15]
Jørgensen was called up to the Denmark national under-18 football team in 2017 and also represented Denmark at the U-19 level. On 19 November 2018 he scored his first goal for Denmark in a 2–0 victory over Switzerland in a friendly match with the U-19 side.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OB | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| New York Red Bulls | 2019 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 16 | ||
Esbjerg fB – current squad | |
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