Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Explained

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Fullname:Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Birth Date:29 July 1999
Birth Place:Hvidovre, Denmark
Height:1.86 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Preston North End
Clubnumber:10
Youthclubs1:Hvidovre
Youthclubs2:Avedøre
Youthclubs3:Rosenhøj
Youthclubs4:Greve
Youthyears5:2014–2018
Youthclubs5:OB
Years1:2018–2023
Clubs1:OB
Caps1:117
Goals1:16
Years2:2023–
Clubs2:Preston North End
Caps2:43
Goals2:3
Nationalyears1:2020
Nationalteam1:Denmark U21
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:02:04, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen (in Danish pronounced as /ˈfʁœˌkʰeˀɐ̯ ˈjensn̩/; born 29 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the club Preston North End.

Career

OB

Frøkjær-Jensen joined OB in 2014.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Frøkjær-Jensen made his Danish Superliga debut on 14 April 2019 against FC Midtjylland coming in from the bench with 17 minutes left.[4] 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.[5]

Preston North End

On 11 July 2023, Frøkjær-Jensen signed for English Championship club Preston North End for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB2018–19Danish Superliga17000170
2019–2025210262
2020–2119020210
2021–2228682368
2022–2328810298
Total1171612212918
Preston North End2023–24Championship4230010433
2024–25Championship10001121
Total4330021454
Career total160191222117422

Honours

OB

Notes and References

  1. News: Hansen . Jørgen . Greve-træning gav skub fremad . 26 December 2020 . Sjællandske Nyheder . 17 June 2016 . Danish.
  2. News: Rasmussen . Leif . 18-årig får kontrakt i OB . 26 December 2020 . Fyens Stiftstidende . 19 December 2017 . Danish.
  3. Web site: Sikkert avancement i Sydbank Pokalen . ob.dk . . 26 December 2020 . Danish . 6 September 2018 . 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..
  4. News: Dalgård . Jonas . OB-debutant: Har ventet lidt længe på det . 26 December 2020 . bold.dk . 15 April 2019 . Danish.
  5. Web site: OB forlænger kontrakten med Mads Frøkjær . ob.dk . . 26 December 2020 . Danish . 24 January 2020.
  6. News: Preston sign midfielder Frokjaer-Jensen . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-07-11.
  7. Web site: Odense BK - FC Midtjylland 3:4 (DBU Pokalen 2021/2022, Final) . 2023-07-11 . worldfootball.net . en.