Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tromsø | |||
| 2013–2016 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Lyon II | 48 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Tromsø | 39 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Nordsjælland | 108 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Willem II | 23 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nordsjælland | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021- | Norway U23 | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 28 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Tromsø, Jenssen is the son of former Tromsø and Sogndal manager Truls Jenssen. His older brother is the footballer Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.
On 4 August 2016, Jenssen transferred from Lyon II to sign a three-and-a-half year with Tromsø.[1]
After joining FC Nordsjælland in January 2018,[2] Jensen left the club again in the summer 2021.
In July 2021, Jenssen signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Willem II.[3] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 20 June 2022, after the club had suffered relegation.[4]
Jenssen returned to Nordsjælland on 19 August 2022, signing a contract until December 2022.[5]
In 2016, he was called up to the Norway national football team despite not having played a senior first-team match for any club.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon II | 2013–14 | CFA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| Tromsø | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 108 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 8 | ||
| Willem II | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 218 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 11 | ||
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