Synne Jensen

Synne Jensen
Personal information
Full name Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen
Date of birth (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wolfsburg
Number 7
Youth career
Gjelleråsen IF
2011–2012 LSK Kvinner FK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2013 LSK Kvinner FK 21 (0)
2012 → Linderud-Grei (loan) 10 (11)
2013–2015 Kolbotn 42 (24)
2015– VfL Wolfsburg 3 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Norway U-15 5 (1)
2011–2012 Norway U-16 16 (11)
2012–2013 Norway U-17 10 (5)
2013–2014 Norway U-19 22 (11)
2014– Norway 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 26 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2016

Synne Sofie Kinden Jensen (born 15 February 1996) is a Norwegian football forward who plays for Frauen Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Norway women's national football team.

Club career

Norwegian leagues, 2011–2015

Jensen played for Gjelleråsen IF as a young teenager. In January 2011 at age 16, she signed with LSK Kvinner FK. [1][1] She debuted for the club on 14 April 2012 during the club's 6-0 win over SK Trondheims-Ørn in the Toppserien.[2]

In August 2012, she joined Linderud-Grei in the Norwegian First Division.[3] Jensen made 10 appearances for the club and scored 11 goals. She returned to Lillestrøm for the 2013 season where she made eight appearances before committing to league rival Kolbotn IL.[4] Jensen played three seasons for the club. In 2013, she scored five goals in 12 appearances.[5] The following season, she scored 13 goals in 21 appearances.[5] In 2015, she scored six goals in eight appearances.[5]

VfL Wolfsburg, 2015–present

At the age of 19, Jensen signed a three-year contract with German club VfL Wolfsburg for the 2015/16 season of the Bundesliga.[6] Coach Ralf Kellermann praised her "enormous potential to develop further."[7] On August 29, 2015, she made her competitive debut for Wolfsburg and scored a brace against Jena during the club's season opener resulting in a 8–0 win.[8][9]

International career

After representing Norway at the youth international level, Jensen made her senior debut for Norway against New Zealand on 25 November 2014.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "VELDIG GOD FØLELSE Å AVGJØRE". Norway Football Federation. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "TRONDHEIMS-ØRN VS. LILLESTRØM 0 - 6". Soccer Way. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "SYNNE FORLENGER MED LGT". LGT Oslo. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Larsson, Av Atle. "Stortalent signerer for Kolbotn". Om ØB.no. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Synne Jensen". Soccer Way. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "WOLFSBURG HOLT NORWEGISCHES TALENT JENSEN". DFB. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Wolfsburg sign Jensen, Glasgow add Montgomery". UEFA. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Goals galore as seasons start". FIFA. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "USV JENA VS. WOLFSBURG 0 - 8". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Synne Jensen". Norway Football Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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