Jonathan Asp Jensen (born 14 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.
Early life
Asp Jensen is a native of Gauerslund, Denmark. He has been regarded as one of the most prominent football prospects in the country.[1]
Club career
Asp Jensen joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich from the youth academy of Danish Superliga side Midtjylland on 2022.[2]
He started his professional career with the Bayern Munich II side. On 24 February 2024, Asp Jensen made his professional debut during a 1–0 win Regionalliga Bayern match over Viktoria Aschaffenburg.[3] A month later, on 8 March, he scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II on a 2–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against DJK Vilzing.[4] A week later on 16 March, Asp Jensen started and scored his second goal for the club during a 4–0 Regionalliga Bayern away win match against FC Memmingen.[5]
On 12 May 2024, he made his Bundesliga debut for the senior team of Bayern Munich, coming off the bench to substitute Lovro Zvonarek, in a 2–0 win over VfL Wolfsburg.[6]
Asp Jensen was called-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a friendly match on 6 January 2025, after the 2024 winter break concluded, in which he substituted Joshua Kimmich at the 63rd minute of a 6–0 win over Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, scoring the sixth and last goal at the 77th minute.[7]
International career
Asp Jensen has represented Denmark internationally at youth level.[8]
Style of play
Asp Jensen mainly operates as an attacking midfielder. He is two-footed and is known for his playmaking ability and for his ability to read the game.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ "Jonathan Asp Jensen: Kender du ham?". jv.dk.
- ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet dänisches Talent Jonathan Asp Jensen" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Amateure feiern umkämpften Auswärtssieg in Aschaffenburg" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Krummes Ding und Kerns Geniestreich: Bayern Amateure ärgern Vilzing" (in German). Kicker. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Platzverweis zieht Memmingen den Zahn: Bayern-Amateure zerpflücken den FCM" (in German). Kicker. 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Überzeugende Bayern feiern Sieg gegen Wolfsburg im letzten Heimspiel" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 12 May 2024.
- ^ https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-red-bull-salzburg-fc-bayern-06-01-25/news
- ^ "Jensen: Det er en stor drøm". tipsbladet.dk.
- ^ Kraft, Justin (8 December 2023). "Von einem Mittelfeldspieler sind am Campus alle begeistert! Die größten Talente im Nachwuchs des FC Bayern" (in German). Goal.com.