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Mads Frøkjær-Jensen

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Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Personal information
Full name Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Date of birth (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hvidovre, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 10
Youth career
Hvidovre
Avedøre
Rosenhøj
Greve
2014–2018 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 OB 117 (16)
2023– Preston North End 58 (5)
International career
2020 Denmark U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁœˌkʰeˀɐ̯ ˈjensn̩]; born 29 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the EFL Championship club Preston North End.[1]

Career

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OB

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Frøkjær-Jensen joined OB in 2014.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Frøkjær-Jensen made his Danish Superliga debut on 14 April 2019 against FC Midtjylland coming in from the bench with 17 minutes left.[5] 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.[6]

Preston North End

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On 11 July 2023, Frøkjær-Jensen signed for English Championship club Preston North End for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 October 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OB 2018–19 Danish Superliga 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2019–20 Danish Superliga 25 2 1 0 — — 26 2
2020–21 Danish Superliga 19 0 2 0 — — 21 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 28 6 8 2 — — 36 8
2022–23 Danish Superliga 28 8 1 0 — — 29 8
Total 117 16 12 2 — — 129 18
Preston North End 2023–24 Championship 41 3 0 0 1 0 — 42 3
2024–25 Championship 11 2 0 0 4 1 — 15 3
Total 52 5 0 0 5 1 — 57 6
Career total 169 21 12 2 5 1 — 186 24

Honours

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OB

References

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