Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen

Ulrik Jenssen

Personal information
Full name	Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
Date of birth	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tromsø, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Rosenborg
Number	23
Youth career
	Fløya
	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	2	(0)
2023–	Rosenborg	56	(3)
International career^‡
2011	Norway U15	4	(0)
2012	Norway U16	10	(0)
2013	Norway U17	12	(1)
2014	Norway U18	7	(0)
2014–2015	Norway U19	6	(0)
2015-2018	Norway U21	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024

Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.

Club career

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 November 2022, Jenssen signed for Rosenborg, joining the club from January 2023.^[6]

International career

In 2016, he was called up to the Norway national football team despite not having played a senior first-team match for any club.^[7]

Personal life

Born in Tromsø, Jenssen is the son of former Tromsø and Sogndal manager Truls Jenssen. His older brother is the footballer Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.

Career statistics

As of 5 April 2025^[8][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		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	3	0	—		30	1
	Total		39	2	4	0	—		43	2
FC Nordsjælland	2017–18	Danish Superliga	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
	2018–19		31	4	1	0	3[b]	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	—		24	0
FC Nordsjælland	2022–23	Danish Superliga	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	—		3	0
Rosenborg	2023	Eliteserien	27	2	3	0	4[c]	0	34	2
	2024		27	1	3	0	0	0	30	1
	2025		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		56	3	6	0	4	0	66	3
Career total			176	14	13	0	7	0	296	14

1. Appearances in Norwegian Football Cup, Danish Cup, and KNVB Beker
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. "LANGTIDSKONTRAKT FOR YTTERGÅRD JENSSEN". www.til.no (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
2. FCN snupper norsk forsvarsspiller‚ bold.dk, 22 December 2017
3. Aert, Dolf van (24 July 2021). "Willem II versterkt defensie verder met transfervrije Jenssen". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
4. "Contract Jenssen ontbonden, Yeboah vertrekt". Willem II (in Dutch). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
5. "FC Nordsjælland skriver kontrakt med Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
6. "Yttergård Jenssen klar for Rosenborg" [Yttergård Jenssen to Rosenborg] (in Norwegian). RBK.no. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
7. Magnussen, Jostein (18 May 2016). "Norge-klare Ulrik (19): – Uttaket kom som et sjokk". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen at Soccerway
9. Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

External links

• Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen at Soccerway